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305th  Infantry 


A  History 

of  the 

305th  Infantry 


By 

Frank  B.  Tiebout 

Captain,  305th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 


Published  by 
The  305th  Infantry  AuxiHary 
189  Madison  Avenue ^  New  York.         f 


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Copyright,  1919,  by 
Frank  B.  Tiebout 

Crosby  Drawings  Copyrighted  by 
McClure  Newspaper  Syndicate 


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^Dedication 


TyECAVSE  his  great  ambition 
±_y  was  to  return  home  with  the 
305th,  still  its  Colonel — because  that 
fine  soldier  and  gentleman  would 
have  cheerfully  foregone  his  pro- 
motion to  the  rank  of  Brigadier  in 
order  to  remain  with  us — because  he 
really  loved  his  old  outfit — because 
his  old  outfit  was  proud  to  be  referred 
to  as  "Smedberg^s  Regiment,'^  the 
book  is  affectionately  dedicated   to 

Brigadier-General 
William    R.   Smedberg,  Jr. 


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CONTENTS 

Page 

Frontispiece 4 

Foreword 9 

Chapter        I — At  Camp  Upton 11 

Chapter      II — The  Crossing 33 

Chapter    III— Flanders 39 

Chapter     IV — ^Lorraine 55 

Chapter       V— The  Vesle  Defensive 87 

Chapter     VI— The  Advance  to  the  Aisne 121 

Chapter   VII— The  Argonne 139 

Chapter  VIII— The  Meuse 173 

Chapter     IX— The  Hardest  Battle  of  the  War 193 

Appendix 

The  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry  Auxiliary 231 

Itineraries , 234 

Operations : 

Operations  Report,  September  26-November  12,  1918 238 

Field  Order  for  Attack  of  Nov.  1,  1918 249. 

Disposition  of  Battalions,  Oct.  31-Nov.  10,  1918 252 

Report  of  Battles,  Skirmishes,  etc 254 

Official  Reports  vs.  Some  War  Rumors 258 

The  Honor  Roll 259 

Decorations  and  Citations: 

The  Distinguished  Service  Cross 267 

Division  Citations 271 

Regimental  Citations 292 

Regimental  Rosters: 

Officers 312 

Enlisted  Men 344 


FOREWORD 

IT  all  began  on  the  banks  of  the  Meuse  River.  No  sooner  had  a  colonel  of 
French  infantry  approached  one  of  our  junior  officers  on  November  12th, 
saying,  "Tell  your  commanding  officer  that  he  can  pull  his  regiment  out 
any  time  he  wants  to,"  than  a  couple  of  the  Old  Timers  found  themselves  of  the 
opinion  that  an  account  should  be  written  of  our  experiences.  As  a  result, 
about  the  first  of  January,  Colonel  Sheldon  decreed  that  one  officer,  to  be 
designated  as  Historian,  should  not  be  compelled  to  spend  all  his  time  driving 
imaginary  machine  gun  nests  out  of  the  wooded  hills  bordering  upon  Chau- 
mont. 

The  work  of  writing  A  History  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry 
thus  commenced,  gaining  headway  by  almost  imperceptible  degrees,  for  the 
Historian  was  rendered  practically  hors  de  combat  by  the  consciousness  of  his 
small  degree  of  new-found,  unprecedented  freedom,  incapable  of  sane,  con- 
secutive effort.  Nevertheless,  three  photographic  teams  were  sent  back  over 
all  the  fighting  ground,  obtaining  almost  a  thousand  pictures  from  which  two 
hundred  have  been  selected  for  publication,  and  many  men  of  the  Regiment 
were  persuaded  to  write  of  their  adventures.  Be  it  said  that  some  made 
startling  disclosures  to  which  propriety  and  practice  deny  the  light  of  print. 
Much  of  it  is,  however,  in  the  oft-times  inelegant  but  graphic  language  of  the 
American  Doughboy,  rough  of  speech  but  ever  kind  of  heart  and  keen.  If 
one  or  another  company  is  quoted  too  frequently  in  the  story  it  is  simply  because 
that  scribe,  squatting  upon  the  floor  of  his  billet,  bending  low  in  the  flickering 
candle-light  over  a  piece  of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  paper  and  a  stubby  pencil,  succeeded 
better  than  his  fellows  in  expressing  the  American  soldier  as  he  is.  His  ob- 
servations and  experiences  are  but  typical  of  all  the  others.  The  thought 
arises  at  this  point  that  too  much  space  may  have  been  devoted  to  the  rifle- 
men— that  not  enough  has  been  said  of  the  services  of  supply,  of  the  runners, 
of  the  signal  men  and  linemen,  braving  unspeakable  dangers  to  perfect  and 
maintain  the  "nerves"  of  the  Regiment.  Of  the  Auxiliary — we  cannot  say 
enough. 

It  was  early  a  question,  in  the  minds  of  those  displaying  the  greatest 
determination  that  there  be  a  permanent  regimental  record,  whether  this 
book  should  be  so  prepared  as  only  to  thrill  posterity  with  a  recital  of  glorious 
deeds,  or  so  constructed  as  to  reveal  the  man  in  the  ranks  as  he  really  is. 
Should  it  be  an  idealistic  or  realistic  representation?  Should  it  assume  the 
guise  of  a  glorified  Operations  Report,  setting  everything  down  in  painstaking 
chronological  order?  Should  it  be  a  series  of  Company  Histories,  or  Battalion 
Histories  or  one  big  Regimental  Story? 

A  story  it  is,  rather  than  a  history.  We  do  not  go  "over  the  top"  in 
every  chapter,  waving  the  Flag  and  shouting,  "Forward!"  as  the  posters  de- 
pict. We  spend  a  lot  of  time  growling  and  grumbHng  with  the  other  boys; 
we  try  to  show  the  mud  on  his  shoes,  the  humor  that  never  deserted  him  even 


10  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

in  the  very  blackest  moments;  we  picture  him  with  a  suggestion  of  budding 
horns,  instead  of  Cupid-wings — and  have  a  lot  of  fun  living  over  again  with 
him  the  crowded  hours  of  the  last  two  years. 

When  Captain  Kenderdine  was  asked  to  prepare  a  roster  of  officers,  past 
and  present,  he  obligingly  said,  "Sure,"  expecting  to  be  detained  half  an  hour. 
Four  weeks  later  he  came  up  for  air.  You  can  therefore  guess,  without  much 
difficulty,  how  stupendous  was  the  task  of  Sergeant  James  J.  White  who 
assembled  the  roster  of  enlisted  personnel,  with  statistics  pertaining  to  seven 
thousand  men !  To  Captain  Garner  goes  the  credit  for  the  preparation  of  the 
maps,  and  to  Captain  Crosby — well,  the  book  would  not  have  been  a  true 
account  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  without  his  cover  and  his  inimitable 
sketches. 

Of  sage  conclusion  as  to  war,  prohibition,  Prussianism  and  politics 
there  is  none.  Only  this :  that  had  there  been  such  a  thing  as  universal  service, 
we  might  have  got  over  sooner  and  back  earlier.  Some  of  our  other  ideas 
have  changed  a  whole  lot.  No  longer  shall  we  sob  if  the  bed  seems  short. 
No  longer  shall  we  scoff  at  eating  warmed-overs.  After  twelve  months  of 
canned  corned  beef  and  hardtack  the  old  hash  will  seem  like  a  political  banquet. 
When  we  think  of  chlorinated  water,  cold  coffee  will  be  as  welcome  to  us  as 
cream  to  a  cat.  In  short,  we  think  that  members  of  the  Three  Hundred  and 
Fifth  will  be  a  whole  lot  easier  to  live  with,  and  that  America  is  the  only  real 
place  in  which  really  to  live. 

F.  B.  T. 


CHAPTER  I 

AT   CAMP  UPTON 

FORTY  years  hence,  when  Httle  John  clambers  upon  your  knee  with  a 
"Grandpa,  tell  me  a  soldier  story,"  you  will  not  have  to  disappoint  the 
child.  If  your  memory  has  not  survived  the  strain,  if  you  still  suffer 
from  shell  shock,  you  can  at  least  look  in  the  book  for  inspiration.  The 
Regimental  Story  will  remind  you  of  all  the  stories  it  fails  to  record.  On  the 
other  hand,  if  your  imagination  is  too  fruitful,  it  will  serve  as  a  check  upon  the 
irresistible  tendency  to  tell  a  whopper.  By  all  means,  keep  the  child  quiet; 
his  mother  will  thank  you;  but  at  the  same  time  fill  him  with  a  wholesome 
respect  for  the  glory  of  American  Arms,  and  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth. 
Yet  be  careful!  Get  these  few  essential  facts  straight,  or  the  boy  will  come 
back  at  you  with  embarrassing  questions  as  soon  as  he  is  old  enough  to  read 
the  book  for  himself. 

However,  the  main  purpose  of  this  story  is  to  record  the  fun  and  the 
facts  as  we  found  them.  To  be  sure,  we  often  had  to  manufacture  the  fun; 
though  really,  a  laugh  could  be  found  in  almost  any  situation,  however  tense, 
however  hopeless  and  disagreeable.  You  laughed  your  way  through  stump 
pulling,  kitchen  police,  through  the  endless  drilling;  through  the  submarine 
zone,  through  marmalade  and  tea;  through  shell  fire  on  the  Vesle,  through 
machine-gun  fire  in  the  Argonne;  through  the  five  months  following  the  armis- 
tice— the  hardest  battle  of  the  war.  Your  persistent  good  humor  went  a  long 
way  toward  beating  the  Hun.  ' 

Come  back  to  Upton  with  us  then;  come  over  to  France.  Get  into  the 
old  ramshackle  billets  again  where  you  argued  for  standing  room  with  the 
cows  and  chickens.  Step  down  into  the  trenches  once  more;  roll  around  in 
the  muddy  old  funk  holes.  Get  real  muddy!  Sleep  on  the  floor  of  a  cold 
hommes  et  chevaux  parlor  car.  Sample  the  cold  corned  willie.  See  if  the 
canned  goldfish  is  any  less  delicious  than  it  used  to  be.  Growl  and  grumble, 
as  you  used  to  and  then — laugh,  as  you  used  to. 

Begin  your  story  by  telling  how  you  and  a  host  of  other  civilians,  in  the 
summer  of  1917,  knowing  nothing  of  military  life  and  caring  less,  were  called 
upon  by  the  United  States  to  show  the  world,  Germany  in  particular,  that 
there  are  certain  outrages  we  cannot  stand  for;  how  your  local  board  instructed 
you  to  report  on  such-and-such  a  day,  how  the  bands  and  the  banners  and  the 
tears  convinced  you  that  the  trenches  were  only  a  week  or  two  away  at  most; 
how  you  landed  at  Camp  Upton  near  Yaphank,  Long  Island,  and  felt  your 
heart  sink.  On  that  memorable  day,  you  probably  experienced  no  patriotic 
thrill.  You  and  your  trainload  of  comrades,  mostly  in  old  clothes,  with  little 
handbags  or  bundles  containing  the  things  your  mother  thought  necessary  to 
military  life,  a  mob  of  boys  of  all  the  nationalities  and  creeds  that  go  to  make 
up  the  cosmopolitan  city  of  New  York;  who  couldn't  keep  step,  of  course; 


12  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th     INFANTRY 

who  could  scarcely  align  themselves  in  a  "column  of  two's" — ^you  couldn't 
have  licked  Germany  on  that  afternoon!  Officers  and  men  who  that  day  saw 
you  struggle  toward  the  barracks  often  recalled  the  picture,  ten  months  later, 
when  they  saw  you  filing  silently  through  the  communicating  trenches  in  the 
pitchy  darkness,  single  file,  five  paces  apart,  every  man  keeping  contact,  tried, 
reliable,  dependable.     What  a  change — eh? 

"It  was  a  Wednesday  afternoon,  at  three  P.  M.,"  writes  a  scribe  from 
F  Company,  "and  raining  like  mad  when  our  train  pulled  into  a  place  called 
Camp  Upton.  They  had  a  band  of  music  at  the  station  playing  the  Star 
Spangled  Banner,  to  get  us  to  feel  like  fighting.  It  did — the  way  they  played 
it.  A  few  roughnecks  from  the  regulars  received  us.  The  Sergeant  gave  a 
command:  'Column  of  two's.  Forward,  MARCH!'  But  we  bums  stood  like 
a  bunch  of  dopes,  for  we  didn't  know  what  a  column  of  two's  meant.  All  the 
way  to  the  barracks,  the  one-month  veterans  were  saying :  '  Wait  till  you  get 
the  needle.'" 

Irvin  Cobb,  in  the  Saturday  Evening  Post,  said:  "I  saw  them  when  they 
first  landed  at  Camp  Upton,  furtive,  frightened,  slow-footed,  slack-shouldered, 
underfed,  apprehensive — a  huddle  of  unhappy  aliens,  speaking  in  alien  tongues, 
and  knowing  little  of  the  cause  for  which  they  must  fight, 
>  ^  and  possibly  caring  less.  I  saw  them  again  three  months 
later,  when  the  snow  of  the  dreadful  winter  of  1917-1918 
was  piling  high  about  their  wooden  barracks  down  there  on 
wind-swept  Long  Island.  The  stoop  was  beginning  to  come 
out  of  their  spines,  the  shamble  out  of  their  gait.  They  had 
learned  to  hold  their  heads  up;  had  learned  to  look  every 
man  in  the*  eye  and  tell  him  to  go  elsewhere,  with  a  capital 
H.  They  knew  now  that  discipline  was  not  punishment, 
and  that  the  salute  was  not  a  mark  of  servility,  Ijut  an 
evidence  of  mutual  self-respect  between  officer  and  man. 
They  wore  their  uniforms  with  pride.  The  flag  meant  some- 
thing to  them  and  the  war  meant  something  to  them.  Three 
short,  hard  months  of  training  had  transformed  them  from 
a  rabble  into  soldier  stuff;  from  a  street  mob  into  the  makings  of  an  army; 
from  strangers  into  Americans.  After  nine  months  I  have  seen  them  once 
more  in  France.  For  swagger,  for  snap,  for  smartness  in  the  drill,  for  cockiness 
in  the  billet,  for  good-humor  on  the  march,  and  for  dash  and  spunk  and  deviltry 
in  the  fighting  into  which  just  lately  they  have  been  sent,  our  Army  can  show 
no  better  and  no  more  gallant  warriors  than  the  lads  who  mainly  make  up  the 
rank  and  file  of  this  particular  division." 

The  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry  was  a  part  of  that  77th  Division. 
Just  when  was  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry  born?  Some  will 
say  that  the  regiment  began  when  the  77th  Division  was  drawn  up  on  paper 
and  the  words  "Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry"  written  down  for  the 
first  time.  Others  will  maintain  that  it  began  with  a  handful  of  reserve 
officers,  fresh  from  the  First  Plattsburg  Training  Camp,  who  boarded  the 


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train  for  Yaphank  on  August  29,  1917,  who  groped  their  way  among  a  myriad 
of  sweating  workmen,  teams,  wagons,  motor  trucks,  jitneys,  lumber  piles, 
stables,  shanties;  over  fresh  broken  roads,  felled  trees,  stumps,  brush  and 
sticky  mud;  who  somehow  found  a  hill  upon  which  sat  an  unpainted  shack 
and  some  vague  personage  who  directed  them  to  Barrack  J,  No.  21;  who 
bought  iron  cots  from  colored  workmen  not  unwilling  to  pick  up  an  illegitimate 
penny  on  the  side;  who  shivered  for  want  of  blankets  and  baggage,  washed 
at  the  community  spigot,  got  a  dose  of  lead  poisoning  and  swore  off  on  water 
for  many  weeks;  who  presently  found  their  names  dangling  from  a  sort  of 
family  tree  with  Colonel  William  R.  Smedberg's  name  away  up  at  the  top, 
followed  by  Lieut.-Colonel  James  C.  (Jim  Crow)  Rhea's;  a  little  further  down, 
the  majors  of  the  First,  Second  and  Third  Battalions,  respectively — Walter 
W.  Metcalf,  Charles  W.  Dall,  Harold  C.  Woodward;  and  spreading  below 
them  on  the  lower  branches,  each  little  cluster  of  company  officers.  While 
much  of  the  success  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry  can  be  attributed 
to  the  Regular  Army  "idea,"  and  to  the  high-minded  principles  and  ability 
of  Colonel  Smedberg  (a  situation  which  found  a  parallel  in  many  another  regi- 
ment of  the  National  Army),  a  good  deal  of  credit  can  be  given,  with  all 
fairness,  to  the  Reserve  Officers,  business  men,  college  men,  volunteers — all 
interested,  all  enthusiastic.  "When  I  gave  an  order,"  said  Colonel  Smedberg, 
"I  knew  that  it  would  be  well  carried  out." 

One  morning  they  were  roused  as  usual  by  the  distant  barrage  of  count- 
less hammers  pounding  away  across  the  horizon,  to  find  that  the  Rookies 
were  due.  Seemingly  out  of  nothing,  a  city  of  barracks  like  a  boom  town  in 
the  mining  regions  had  arisen  down  in  the  "R"  section  to  receive  them,  and 
thither  journeyed  each  little  family  of  company  officers.  What  a  scramble 
ensued  for  cots  and  bed-sacks  and  straw,  for  mess 
kits  and  blankets  and  civilian  cooks,  for  stoves,  fuel, 
ice-boxes  and  rations! 

And  this  is  where  most  of  you  will  doubtless  say 
the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry  had  its  be- 
ginning. 

"To  half -finished  barracks  in  a  half -cleared 
forest,  by  the  chances  of  the  draft  and  the  accidents 
of  the  Adjutant  General's  Department,  there  had 
come  a  handful  of  soldiers  by  profession,  some  scores 
of  men  who  for  a  few  weeks  had  studied  the  military 
art,  and  nearly  four  thousand  young  citizens,  ignorant 
of  war,  some  eager,  some  reluctant,  all  unready  for 
what  they  then  considered  hardship  and  restraint. 

Drill  was  to  deal  with  their  muscles;  discipline,  to  bring  incessant  reminders 
of  duty.  They  little  knew  how  soon  this  great  body  would  begin  to  have  a 
military  semblance,  aware  of  its  ordered  strength  and  conscious  of  a  collec- 
tive purpose.  Soon  would  both  officers  and  men  grow  proud  of  themselves  and 
of  each  other;  the  great  traditions  of  soldiership  would  have  laid  hold  of  them." 


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The  Regimental  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hut. 


What  really  laid  hold  of  them  without  a  moment's  delay,  was  a  Regular 
Army  Sergeant  who  ordered  them  into  the  bath-house,  QUICK. 

"Oh,  but  I've  had  a  bath." 

"I  don't  care  what  you  did  last  year;  you're  in  the  Army  now." 

"But  I  took  one  this  afternoon." 

"Hard  luck;  you've  got  to  take  another  and  be  checked." 

Perhaps  the  water  wasn't  hot  enough  for  those  addicted  to  bathing; 
more  than  likely  it  was  ice-cold.  The  artful  dodgers  were  hauled  out  of  bed 
by  the  strong  arm  squad  for  their  first  encounter  with  disciplinary  action — 
whisk  brooms  and  floor  brushes  vigorously  applied  by  the  First  Sergeant's 
earlier  and  bitter  victims. 

"When  do  we  eat?" 

Almost  the  first  words  uttered  by  the  new  recruit.  Expressive  of  the 
soldier's  chief  concern — his  stomach.  Heard  later  on  the  march,  in  battle,  in 
billet;  later  still,  the  doughboy's  victorious  greeting  to  the  armistice.  Cer- 
tainly, the  first  words  spoken  at  Camp  Upton.  He  ate,  and  ate  well,  aston- 
ished to  find  so  few  beans,  popularly  rumored  as  the  basis  of  army  fare.  To 
be  sure,  he  was  served  "a  thousand  on  a  plate"  very  early  in  the  game. 
However  much  he  despised  them  then,  he  would  later  have  given  his  overcoat 
for  a  single  plate  of  those  he  earlier  spurned. 

And  having  eaten,  he  stood  around  that  first  evening,  by  the  large  bon- 
fire kindled  just  outside  the  kitchen  door,  speculating  as  to  his  luck,  his  fate, 
telling  his  new-found  comrades  just  what  he  thought  of  everything,  particu- 
larly of  his  new  officers.  He  had  them  sized  up.  He  sang  a  bit.  Heads 
bent  close  together  as  nasal  agonies  rent  the  night  air.    The  bank  clerk  was 


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suddenly  surprised  to  find  his  arm  wrapped  affectionately  around  the  motor- 
man's  shoulders.  The  street  cleaner  hooked  up  with  the  little  pants-presser. 
Months  later,  the}^  dug  a  funk  hole  together  on  the  Aisne;  and  the  street 
cleaner  felt  mighty  sad  when  his  buddy,  the  little  pants-presser,  "went  west." 

"Lights  out!'    Get  to  bed!" 

But  not  to  sleep.  Those  wild  Irishmen  of  F  Company  did  not  seem 
to  care  a  bit  if  the  occupant  were  still  on  the  bed  as  it  flew  downstairs.  Poor 
old  Simon,  already  in  a  fair  way  to  establish  himself  as  the  A  Company 
barber,  knew  nothing  of  camouflage,  failed  utterly  to  detect  in  time  the  tricky 
genius  of  his  new  comrades,  fell  to  the  floor  with  a  crash,  all  doubled  up  like 
a  jack-knife  in  his  folding  cot,  and  reported  to  the  orderly  room  that 
McGowan  and  his  bunkies  were  a  "geng  uff  loifers."  Thus  ended,  as  in  a 
score  of  barracks,  a  perfect  day. 

The  same  tough  army  sergeant  who  greeted  you  at  the  train,  threw  you 
into  the  bath  and  ordered  you  to  bed,  ordered  you  out.  This  was  a  bit  too 
soon  to  curse  the  buglers.  There  weren't  any.  It  was  after  hearing  Reveille 
blown  a  countless  number  of  times  that  you  dreamed  of  the  happy  days  to 
come,  back  in  civil  life,  when,  disgustingly  wealthy,  you  could  hire  a  bugler 
of  your  own,  throw  a  brick  at  him,  roll  over  and  sleep  as  long  as  you  darn 
pleased.  You  rose  and  made  your  own  bed;  a  new  experience,  waving  three 
blankets  and  a  bed-sack  into  place.  Thank  Heaven,  there  were  no  sheets 
and  pillows  to  battle  with! 

Sour  faces  at  breakfast.  Then  for  a  roll  call,  and  off  to  the  Infirmary 
for  an  examination.  Here's  where  one  might  have  seen  at  first,  some  great 
stalling.  "I  can't  hear."  "I  can't  see  out  of  this  left  eye."  "I've  got 
flat  feet."    All  the  excuses  in  the  world;  but  always  the  same  answer,  "You'll 


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16  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

do."  Then  for  the  needle.  You  have  seen  them  keel  over  before  it  ever 
touched  their  arms.  And  some  of  them  played  faint.  But  the  supposed  terrible 
after-effects  of  the  Typhoid  Prophylaxis  always  got  you  twenty-four  hours 
off;  so,  'twas  almost  worth  it.     And  five  needles  worth  made  you  a  veteran. 

The  qualification  cards  which  showed  a  man's  entire  pedigree  and  which 
took  so  many  hours  to  make  out  also  revealed  a  surprising  assortment  of 
nationalities,  whose  names  ran  the  gamut  of  the  alphabet,  backward  and 
forward.  It  is  said  that  a  lieutenant,  caUing  the  roll  of  his  company,  hap- 
pened to  sneeze.  Four  men  answered:  "Here!"  Side  by  side,  on  the  H 
Company  roster,  perched  a  Parrot  and  a  Peacock.  Nearby,  towering  well 
above  their  fellows,  stood  "Great"  Scott  and  "So"  Long.  There  was  a 
Mason,  a  Brewer  and  a  Singer;  a  Jewel  and  a  Penny.  One  of  the  first  cor- 
porals to  be  turned  out  was  called  Trainer.  Bosch  proved  himself  a  good 
patriot  despite  his  name.  Fries  made  an  excellent  cook.  But  how  appro- 
priate, that  Piper  should  have  become  a  bugler! 

Is  there  any  company  commander  who  didn't  complain  that  all  the  qual- 
ification cards  ever  did  for  him  was  to  betray  the  presence  within  his  flock 
of  a  prize  mechanic,  chauffeur,  plumber  or  typist?  And  wasn't  it  a  fact  that 
every  man  thought  himself  either  skilled  in  the  care  and  handling  of  horses, 
or  a  motor  cycHst — having,  no  doubt,  the  vision  of  riding  through  the  war  as 
a  messenger  or  a  general's  chauffeur?  Only  by  the  basest  sort  of  deception 
could  the  captains,  wild-eyed  from  an  excess  of  paper  work,  retain  any  sort 
of  clerical  assistance.  No  one  but  an  officer  can  appreciate  the  trials  and 
tribulations  of  those  early  days:  the  first  morning  reports,  with  Recruits 
entered  in  red,  Assignments  in  black,  the  ration  figures,  plus  and  minus,  always 
wrong,  the  ever-changing  rosters,  the  receipts  demanded  and  given  for  all 
the  men  and  equipment  passing  back  and  forth  from  one  unit  to  another. 

Well,  the  cards  were  a  lovely  color,  and  beautifully  theoretical;  and  they 
did  provide  some  amusement.  Questioned  as  to  his  age,  a  man  answered, 
"Twenty-seven."  When  asked  when  he  would  be  twenty-eight,  he  scratched 
his  head,  utterly  baflfled,  and  ventured:  "Either  May  or  December."  A 
private  was  asked  if,  within  his  military  experience,  he  had  attended  any 
schools.  "Yes,"  he  replied,  "the  School  of  the  Squad  and  the  School  of  the 
Soldier." 

It  was  true  that  even  before  any  of  these  pertinent  facts  concerning  your 
history  were  known,  you  were  told  to  spit  out  that  gum,  stood  up  in  line, 
heels  together,  stomachs  in,  heads  back — well,  see  paragraph  51  of  the  I.  D.  R. 
That's  the  way  you  couldn't  stand,  then.  Thus  began  the  elaborate  and 
painful  process  of  teaching  the  difference  between  the  right  foot  and  the  left 
foot;  between  the  muzzle  and  the  butt  of  the  rifle;  between  a  general  and  a 
private.  Now  and  then,  the  Two  Silver  Bars  would  crawl  out  from  beneath 
a  stack  of  papers,  forms  and  records  and  emerge  from  the  sanctity  of  the 
Orderly  Room  to  see  how  the  work  was  progressing.  All  this  preliminary 
work  was  of  course  up  to  the  lieutenants,  many  of  whom  without  doubt 
wondered,  when  they  first  called  their  little  bunch  of  beginners  to  attention, 


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whether  or  not  the  order  would  be  promptly  obeyed.     Thank  Heaven,  it  was. 

One  must  not  forget,  while  trying  to  analyze  the  success  of  the  National  Army, 

that  the  men  were  ready,  willing  and  ambitious  to  become  good  soldiers. 

General  Alexander,  after  assuming 

command  of  the   77th   Division, 

learned  to  feel  that  his  men  would 

and  could  do  anything  expected  of 

them.     It  was  the  willing  spirit 

which  carried  them  through. 

The  riot  which  greeted   the 

first  week-end  passes  proved  that 

a  system  was  necessary — discipline 

all  the  way  into  New  York;  dis- 
cipline all  the  way  back.     Passes 

kept  the  men  alive  and  brought 

a    rich    harvest    to    the    "news 

butchers"   of    the    Long    Island 

Railroad,   though    the    labor    of 

issuing   them   and   issuing   them 

fairly  almost  killed  off  the  lieuten- 
ants.    At  first,  only  those  with 

army  uniforms  could  go — oh  yes, 

white  collars  and  all.     Finally,  the 

uniforms  did  come.     Hats  would 

insist  upon  covering  only  the  back 

of  the  head,  or  else  flopping  down 

around  the  ears;  despite  the  careful  measuring,  sleeves  were  too  long,  necks 

too  big,  leggings,  size  five,  wrapped  loosely  about  a  number  three  leg,  shoes 

a  full  inch  too  long,  as  the  lieutenant  had  in- 
sisted upon  giving  them  to  you,  the  overcoat 
often  looking  like  a  bath  robe.  But  with  the 
uniform  came  a  bit  of  swagger,  a  little  thrill  of 
pride,  plenty  of  work  for  the  new  company 
tailor  and — ^passes. 

Mindful  of  the  first  week's  experience, 
'most  any  captain  might  have  been  heard 
addressing  his  tribe  on  Monday  morning:  "I 
want  no  pathetic  telegrams  to  come  pouring 
in  on  me  this  Friday.  I  don't  care  to  hear 
that  Solomon  Levinsky  has  to  be  present 
Saturday  morning,  at  the  winding  up  of  his 
pants  business.     Warn  your  grandmothers,  aged 

aunts,  sisters,  brothers  and  cousins  not  to  celebrate  their  marriages  or  burials 

on  Saturday.     Instruct  all  relatives  knocking  at  death's  door  to  wait  in  the 

vestibule  until  your  turn  for  pass  comes  'round." 


Lt.-Col.   Metcalf  Demonstrating  the  '"Position 
of  a  Soldier." 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


"Well,  you  see,  Sir,  I  had  some  very  important  personal 
business  to  attend  to." 


It  was  soon  noised  about  that  all  Jews  would  be  permitted  to  go  to  the 
city  for  the  celebration  of  Yom  Kippur.  A  knock  was  heard  at  a  certain 
orderly  room  door.     In  the  gloomy  hallway  stood  a  big,  strapping  fellow  who 

made   known   his   desire   for 
a  pass. 

"You  want  to  go  in  for 
Yom  Kippur?" 
"Yiss,  sorr." 
"What's  your  name?" 
"Patrick  Shea." 
Good  old  Pat;    one  of  the 
best   fighting   Irishmen    that 
ever    struggled    through    the 
Argonne   with   his    back- 
breaking  burden,  a  Hotchkiss 
machine  gun.     Nearly  every- 
body in  the  Regiment  knew 
Pat  Shea,  of  the  Machine  Gim 
Company,    and    felt    mighty 
bitter  when  he  lost  his  life  at  the  Meuse,  in  the  last  few  minutes  of  the  war. 
It  was  after  explaining  the  different  facings  to  a  bunch  of  recruits  that 
an  officer  gave  the  sudden  command,  "Right  Face!"    The  execution  was  far 
from  perfect. 

"  What's  the  matter  with  that  man?   I  said, '  Right  Face,'  not '  Left  Face.' " 
"Me  no  spigk  English." 

About  an  hour  later,  it  being  Friday,  the  officer  could  have  sworn  that 
in  response  to  his  announcement  concerning  passes  the  same  man  answered: 
"Sure,  I  want  a  pass  tomorrow." 

But  there  were  compensations  for  your  being  denied  a  pass.  "You  knew 
that  if  you  didn't  get  one,  you  would  at  least  get  a  day  off,  and  one  of  'Dutch' 
Richert's  juicy  steaks,"  to  quote  from  the  reminiscences  of  F  Company. 
"After  inspection,  there  was  plenty  of  fun  in  the  old  mess  hall,  'Ed'  Hoffman 
beating  the  box,  the  pool  sharks  playing  'Drop  Dead'  and  old  'Dutch'  behind 
his  counter,  all  dressed  in  white  like  an  Astorbilt  chef,  waving  succulent  beef- 
steak under  the  noses  of  the  guys  who  had  to  go  out  on  the  morning  train 
and  who  wouldn't  get  any.  We  lived  high,  there  in  camp,  over  the  week-ends. 
So  many  of  the  boys  going  into  the  city  made  a  big  ration  saving,  and  the 
money  went  into  the  company  fund  for  chicken  and  ice  cream  and  such 
things.  And  then,  on  Sunday,  you'd  meet  your  father,  or  your  mother,  or 
your  sweetie  at  the  eleven- thirty  train.  Not  so  bad,  any  way  you  look 
at  it." 

After  parading  around  town  of  a  Saturday  with  a  new  uniform  on,  it  was 
pretty  tough  going  back  to  camp  on  Sunday  night,  or  on  the  Three  A.  M. 
"Owl,"  landing  just  in  time  for  Reveille.  No  one  was  in  any  condition  to 
drill  on  Monday,  and  the  boys  would  stall  around  the  Top  Kicker  for 


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a  while,  looking  for  a  detail  that  would  keep  them  from  drill.  In  those  days, 
it  was  stump  pulling  which  served  as  the  hardening  details;  sometimes  the 
whole  battalion  would  turn  out  in  a  body. 

In  fact,  our  first  offensive  was  under  the  command  of  Major  Metcalf 
over  a  No-Man's-Land  of  Long  Island  brush  and  trees.  One  B  Company 
veteran  writes:  "Armed  with  pick-mattocks,  axes  and  brush  cutters,  the 
company  marched  daily  to  the  task  and  all  day  long  fought  the  foe  with 
might  and  main.  Captain  Purcell  would  go  among  his  men,  keeping  up  their 
morale,  showing  them  personally  how  to  use  the  axe.  Some  of  his  exhibitions 
were  very — er,  very.  'The  will  to  use  the  bush-hook,'  we'd  cry,  and  go  to 
it.  After  two  months  of  such  work,  thin  men  increased  unbelievably  and 
stout  men  lost  their  excess  weight;  best  of  all,  the  jungle  became  a  fine  parade 
ground.  Then  came  the  work  of  clearing  for  the  rifle  range;  but  that  was 
easier,  for  every  organization  in  the  Division  took  over  a  sector." 

By  the  middle  of  November,  things  had  settled  down  and  were  running 
smoothly,  everyone  feehng  fairly  well  experienced,  and  believing  that  the 
trenches  were  not  very  far  off.  Still,  the  manual  of  arms,  executed  at  first 
with  the  ancient  and  honorable  Krag-Jorgensens,  later  with  the  new  Win- 
chesters, was  rather  rough  in  spots.  In  the  Second  Battalion,  it  even  hap- 
pened that  the  officers  were  stood  up  publicly  by  Major  DaU  for  drill  in  the 
art  of  criticism ;  but  the  appreciative  mob  which  collected  failed  to  appreciate 
that  qualifying  fact,  and  could  not  disguise  its  enjoyment  of  something  which 
appeared  to  be  the  disciplining 
of  their  officers. 

The  first  schools  for  the 
training  of  non-commissioned 
ofiicers  had  turned  out  some  ex- 
cellent men,  with  abudding  taste 
for  authority.  Yet  the  officers 
have  never  ceased  to  regret  the 
theory  of  the  Division  Comman- 
der who  forbade  the  placing  of 
any  real  responsibilities  upon 
the  shoulders  of  our  non-coms. 
Far  better  it  would  have  been  at 
camp  and  throughout  all  our 
subsequent  experience,  if  it  had 
not  always  been  required  that 
an  officer  be  present,  whether  at 
the  fairly  simple  task  of  filling  a 
bedsack,  or  at  an  incon- 
sequential gathering  of  any  sort. 


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It  was  all  very  much  like  going  to  school  again.  For  some — for  many, 
rather,  there  was  the  English  school;  much  of  our  soldier  material  couldn't 
even  speak  the  language.     Imagine  the  difficulties  of  teaching  the  rudiments 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


of  military  art  to  men,  however  willing,  who 
couldn  't  understand ;  officers  have  had  some- 
times to  get  right  down  on  their  hands  and 
knees  to  show  by  actual  physical  persuasion 
how  to  "advance  and  plant  the  left  foot." 
Imagine,  too,  the  difficulties  of  teaching  the 
open  order  as  prescribed  in  the  I.  D.  R., 
and  as  advocated  by  the  foreign  instructors 
in  all  its  diverse  ramifications.  Imagine 
trying  to  teach  the  methods  of  patroll- 
ing, or  posting  an  outguard.  After  dis- 
coursing for  three  long  hours,  a  lieutenant 
was  finally  satisfied  that  every  man  in  his 
platoon  had  a  passable  idea  of  an  outpost, 
outguard,  picket,  etc.  Looking  over  his 
men,  he  asked  the  company  barber:  "What  is  a  picket?"  The  young 
man  spoke  right  up,  thoroughly  sure  of  his  ground,  "Oh,  yess,  vat  iss  a 
picket?    A  picket  iss  a  board  mit  sticks  tacked  on  it." 

A  period  of  intensive  training  brought  instructors  from  overseas,  shortly 
after  Christmas.  Having  read  endlessly  of  the  Western  Front  and  filled  with 
the  glamour  of  the  trenches,  we  were  thrilled  to  see  and  hear  the  men  who  had 
been  there.  Captain  Nicot,  charming  personally,  interesting  in  his  lectures  on 
bombs,  but  far  more  interesting  when  recounting  far  into  the  night  his  vivid, 
intimate  tales  of  life  in  the  trenches;  the  diminutive  Lieutenant  Geismar 
holding  forth  in  broken  EngHsh  upon  the  intricacies  of  the  French  Chauchat 
auto-rifle— the  "Ford  Rifle"  or 
"Jitney  Gun"  as  the  men  called 


it — pointing  out  ze  movabble  an' 
ze  fix-ed  parts:  "An'  now,  ze 
barre//  catch,  she  get  coughed. 
Coughed!  Do  you  not  know 
what  I  say?  C-a-u-g-h-t ! 
Coughed!" 

And  Lieutenant  Poire, 
too — Henri  Poire,  who  went 
every  step  of  the  way  with 
the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth. 
At  first,  we  thought  of  him  as 
the  champion  blackboard  artist 
of  the  world.  He  could  erect 
and  erase  more  and  dustier 
battlefields  than  perhaps  any 
other  man  living.  Many  an 
afternoon  the  great  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
hall    on    Eighth    Street    was 


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jammed  to  overflowing  with  snoring,  appreciative  officers.  They  appreciated 
the  rest.  "I  love  these  lectures  by  dear  old  Poire,"  one  of  them  was  heard 
to  remark  at  the  hour  of  dismissal.  "If  I  weren't  required  to  be  here,  I'd  be 
ordered  out  on  something  tremendously  arduous,  and  then  I'd  never  get  any 
sleep  at  all." 

"Very  interesting  and  helpful  talk  we've  had  tonight  from  Lieutenant 
Poire  of  the  French  Army,"  General  Wittenmyer  would  say.  "But  you'll 
find  it  all  set  down  very  clearly  in  your  httle  blue  book,  the  Platoon  Com- 
mander's Manual." 

For  the  officers,  the  first  blood-curdling  thrills  of  the  bayonet  schools  had 
been  almost  exhausted  at  Plattsburg.  Their  imaginations  were  stirred  anew, 
however,  by  the  vigor  and  originality  of  the  burly  British  Sergeant-Major 
Covington,  fresh  from  the  training  grounds  of  France.  "In,  out,  on  guard!" 
became  the  popular  catch-phrase,  though  scarcely  more  often  heard  than 
"  Around  me  MOVE ! "  and  "  Carry  On."  It  was  here  that  Lieutenant  "Jim  " 
Loughborough  experienced  a  revelation,  in  which  he  saw  himself  as  a  future 
Master  of  the  Bayonet,  spearing  eight  Germans  single-handed,  in  mortal 
combat  on  the  banks  of  the  Vesle. 

The  authorities  apparently  thought  we  might  have  to  do  a  little  wrestling 
with  the  Boche,  so  they  opened  up  a  course  in  jiu-jitsu.  Peculiar  methods  of 
choking  and  resuscitation  seemed  to  be  the  Jap's  chief  stock  in  trade.  It  was 
Lieutenant  "Phil"  Gray  who  first  submitted  to  the  experience  of  being  "put 
out  cold,"  just  to  know  how  it  seemed;  whereupon  many  others  had  the 
courage  to  follow  suit. 


A  Class  in  Jiu-jitsu. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Camp  Upton  in  Winter. 

"Terrible  Tony"  Loughborough,  as  the  Heu tenant  was  called  by  the 
Signal  Platoon,  dropped  in  one  afternoon  to  watch  Colonel  Smedberg  and 
Lieut.-Colonel  Rhea  pairing  off.  Mr.  Allen  Smith,  the  instructor,  inquired 
if  the  lieutenant  would  like  to  join  in.  Assenting,  he  was  matched  against 
"Moocher"  Rosenquest,  private,  who,  for  once  in  his  life,  displayed  ambition 
— a  strong  desire  to  strangle  the  "loot."  To  quote  the  Headquarters  Com- 
pany Historian,  "he  pressed  and  squeezed  in  forty  different  ways,  not  knowing 
that  he  had  the  lieutenant  nearly  dead  of  suffocation.  How  was  he  to  know? 
There  was  no  clapping  of  the  victim's  hands — token  of  surrender.  Sergeant 
"Dan"Bunny,  of  "Bunny's  Trained  Fleas,"  oneof  Loughborough's  Intelligence 
squad,  maliciously  gave  his  buddy,  Rosenquest,  the  high  sign  to  press  still 
harder,  thoroughly  enjoying  the  massacre  of  his  chief.  'My  God,  man!' 
exclaimed  Smith,  happening  along,  'do  you  wish  to  kill  the  lieutenant?  Let 
him  go!'  And  then,  after  vigorous  denunciation,  'Quite  correct,  Lieutenant, 
you  failed  to  clap  your  hands.'  Unfortunately,  no  one  had  ever  informed 
him  of  the  distress  signal." 

Nor  to  be  forgotten  are  the  old  Sniping,  Observation  and  Scouting  courses 
in  the  "German"  trenches  out  beyond  the  Depot  Brigade;  nor  the  three 
weeks'  engineering  course  during  the  most  brutal  weather  of  Long  Island's 
most  brutal  winter — ^when  digging  a  practice  trench  with  anything  less  sharp 
than  an  axe  was  impossible,  when  the  boring  of  holes  in  the  frozen  ground  for 
the  construction  of  gabions,  fascines  and  hurdles  took  hours  to  accomplish, 
particularly  when  someone  of  the  class  had  the  foresight  to  construct  a  huge 
bonfire. 


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Many  a  day  was  spent  indoors  on  ac- 
count of  the  cold,  the  thermometer  at  times 
venturing  to  twenty  below  zero.  The  wind 
whistled  through  the  chinks  of  the  draughty 
barracks;  the  cannon  stoves  waxed  red  hot; 
the  thud  of  rifle  butts  on  the  mess  hall  floor 
resounded  early  and  late.  There  was  little 
else  to  do — until  evening.  New  York  never 
knew  what  really  good  times  we  had  then; 
thought  us  abused  and  discontented,  perhaps. 
When  winter  had  put  an  end  to  baseball  and  football,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
huts,  the  K.  C.  club  rooms  and  halls  were  crowded,  always  populous  with  the 
eternal  letter  writers,  the  book  worms  or  the  roistering  mob  eagerly  supporting 
their  company  show,  a  boxing  contest,  or  a  basketball  game.  Movies,  too, 
and  later  a  Liberty  Theatre  with  geninue  New  York  attractions.  Or  wafted 
over  the  "campus"  on  the  dusty,  gusty,  night  breeze  might  be  heard  the  nasal 
whine  of  a  straining  quartette: 

I  took  out  ten  thousand,  Insurance; 

For  bonds  I  gave  fifteen  bucks  more; 
To  wifey  and  mother 
I  'lotted  another 

Ten  dollars,  and  then  furthermore 
I  ran  up  big  bills  at  the  Laundry, 
And  finally  pay  day  was  there. 

I  went  up  for  my  dough, 

But  the  answer  was  "NO! 
You've  already  drawn  more  than  your  share." 

— or  perhaps  the  roar  of  a  hundred  voices  rending  "Robbie's"  war-song  Hmb 
from  limb : 

At  our  hike  and  drill. 

To  work  with  all  our  will, 

And  find  it  fun  to  take  a  gun 

And  "One,  Two,  Three,  Four." 

Put  in  every  step. 

All  our  punch  and  pep. 

So  we'll  be  one  to  hit  the  Hun 

An  awful  wallop ! 

With  English  and  with  French, 

We'll  leap  from  out  our  trench, 

'Twill  be  to  see  Democracy  survive; 

And  we'll  open  up  a  gap — 

Push  the  Kaiser  off  the  map, 

When  the  Three-0-Five  begins  its  drive. 


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Dedicated  to  the  enthusiastic  spirit  of  the  National  Arm)/ 

When  The  Three-0-Five  Begins  Its  Drive 

(Quand  le  Trois  Cent  Cinq  Fera  Son  Avance) 

Words  by  Music    by 

Lt.  L.H.  DAVIDOW 

Marcia  .     , 


Lt.  A.  E  ROBINSON 


Till  Ready 


Hear    thebug-les     call-ing   to    us     from       a-cross    the     sea, 
En- terx-dez  lesclaironsnp-pel -  er       Au        de  ~la     des     mers 


Sound -ing    the 
Son.nant     le 


Bat-tie  cry  of     Free    -    dom         Out  there       in  North -ern  France,  There      ex-ists    a       might 
chant  de    la     li  .  her      .      ti  La    has         au    nord-de  France,      11    -     y  -  a    vne      helle 


y  chance, 
chance, 


'to    help      our      Al  -  lies      to       ad  -  vance,     to  vie   -   fry,    And         so      we'll      go         to 

J)i  aider      nos       Al  -  His      a  -  gag  -   ner        la  vie      toire      A         lors     nous       i         rons 


it,     With 
Id         Jit 


heart    and  with    soul.       And   here's       a     sam-ple     of    the    work  that's  bound     to    lead    ns     to    oar      goal: 

pour  prou-rer        en  Vo    -   i     -    ci      ce    que  nous  fe  -  rons  Qua itd  nous      se-rons  tous    au  fronts 


Copyright  1918  by  L.H.  Davidow 


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CHORUS 


At   onr  hike  and    drill,        To  work  with  all   our      will,        And  find    it     tun     to      take    a     gun  and 
Eniiwrcheet    en    parade,     A-vec    nos   catn-a  -  rndes  Le  flin  got    sur    I'    epaule  Quel  beau  role 


one,    two,     three,  four;       Put       in        ev  -  'ry        step,  all   our  punch  and  pep,  So  we'll    he  one  to 

Un,   deua;     trots,  quatre.    Mon   trant  dans  chaque     pas  L'espritqui  lain-que  -  ra  Bas-sem-blonsnousPlan 


hit    the  Hun    an       aw  -  ful       wal  -  lop,With       Eng-lish  and  with    French , We'll  leap  from  out  our  trench,  Twill 
quons   un   coup    a         ces  baches      vo-yous,Ang   -    Inis  Poi-lus  Satii-tnies,       Sor-tons  de    nos    a-brits.        Aux 


And  we'll       o  -  pen    up    a         gap.      Push  the 
armespovrnos     Al  -  he's       et  pour     la         France, JVoa/s  leur     Ibus-se-rons  leur      ligne    (h/il-lmume 


be      to    see     De  -  moc  -  ra  -  cy    sur  -    vive;- 


Kai  -  ser     off      the      map    When  the   Three-  0   -   Five     be -gins  its      drive.- 
crie  -  ra    Cest      ma      fin      Qvand  le      trots    cent      cinq    ye  -  ra    son      avance. 


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Another  favorite : 

There's  only  one  side  that  can  win — 

That's  the  AlHes'  side,  of  course, 

And  'tis  because  our  Uncle  Sam 

Has  made  himself  the  boss. 

His  nephews,  who  will  do  the  job 

Are  the  boys  of  the  Infantry. 

So,  let's  all  strive 

To  make  Three-0-Five 

Bring  home  the  Victory. 

The  idea,  of  course,  was  that  we'd  go  over  the  top  a'singing.  "A  singing 
army  is  a  winning  army,"  roared  the  long-haired  leader  from  the  War  Camp 
Community  to  the  entire  Division  which  was  subjected  in  groups  to  his 
tutelage,  the  only  recollection  of  which  is  "Keep  your  head  down,  AUemand," 
and  its  numerous  parodies. 

But  anon,  the  lights  in  a  fleet  of  brilliant  barracks  would 
wink  out,   dimmed  by   the  unpopular  bugler,   and  calm 
would  reign,  punctuated  only  by  the  steady  tread  of  a  nearby 
sentry  walking  post.     How  he  delighted  to  halt  the  belated 
pedestrian,  particularly  the  officers  returning  late  to  quarters 
after  their  midnight  inspection  of  barracks  to  see  that  all 
bunks  were  thoroughly  partitioned  off,  as  prescribed,  by  the 
hanging  shelter-halves,  and  that  the  rows  and  rows  of  snoring 
men  were  following  instructions,  really  sleeping  "  head  to  foot." 
An  officer  was  thus  one  night  halted  by  an  inexperienced  sentry. 
"Halt!    Who  is  there?" 
"Officer  of  the  Camp." 
"Halt!    Who  is  there?" 
"Officer  of  the  Camp." 

"H-halt.     Who  the  Devil  are  you,  anyhow?" 
"OFFICER  OF  THE  CAMP." 

"Then  get  the  hell  out  o'  here,  quick;  my  orders  is  to  challenge  three 
times  and  then  shoot!" 

February  brought  no  let-up  in  the  disagreeable  weather,  which  greeted 
still  another  quota  of  recruits,  entirely  new  to  the  game,  lorded  over  by  the 
remaining  old-timers,  stuck  with  the  needle,  outfitted  and  launched  upon 
the  now  familiar  course  of  rudimentary  training.  In  November,  December, 
February,  and  again  in  March,  each  company  had  been  sifted  down  to  a  mere 
hundred  or  so;  all  over  again,  the  company  commander  would  have  to  organize 
his  unit,  re-size  and  re-distribute  his  men  in  order  to  balance  the  platoons* 
start  in  once  more  upon  the  rudiments  of  drill,  spend  long  days  at  the  rifle 
range  teaching  the  infant  mind  to  shoot.  For  it  seemed  that  we  might  become 
a  depot  division;  time  after  time,  our  ranks  were  depleted  in  order  to  bring 


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another  unit  up  to  combat  strength.  In  those 
days,  the  mere  receipt  of  a  few  blue  barrack 
bags,  not  then  an  article  of  general  equip- 
ment, would  be  the  signal  for  deep  agitation 
within  the  Regiment,  it  being  popularly  sup- 
posed that  the  men  who  had  fallen  into  disfavor 
would  be  sent  to  Atlanta,  Georgia,  or,  as  it 
seemed  in  our  eyes,  to  some  other  undesirable  camp.  That  was  not  always 
the  reason  for  their  going;  it  was  a  matter  of  necessity.  Popularly  sung  to 
the  tune  of  "Marching  through  Georgia"  was  the  parody,  "Look  out,  look 
out!    You'll  get  the  bag  of  blue." 

But  along  with  February's  blustering  weather  came  the  rumor  that  the 
Division  would  really  not  become  a  depot;  that  it  would  really  go,  soon. 
More  than  rumor,  it  proved  to  be.  General  Johnson,  who  took  command 
while  General  Bell  was  abroad,  gathered  the  officers  together  and  announced 
that  he  had  reported  the  Division  ready! 

Ready!  It  was  time  that  New  York  should  see  what  a  fine  body  of 
troops  she  had  sent  down  to  the  Long  Island  camp.  On  December  ninth, 
eight  thousand  people  had  witnessed  two  performances  at  the  Hippodrome 
of  "A  Day  at  Camp  Upton,"  prepared  by  Lieutenant  James  E.  Schuyler  and 
enacted  by  two  hundred  and  eighty  selected  doughboys.  New  York  was  en- 
thusiastic enough,  and  yielded  up  s$  18,000  profit,  which  was  once  intended 
to  be  used  for  the  erection  of  a  winter  drill  hall.  Luckily,  a  compromise 
was  effected  whereby  only  the  greater  portion  of  it  was  wasted  upon  a  huge 
tent,  in  which  all  of  two  shows  were  given  prior  to  our  departure,  the  balance 
being  distributed  among  the  regimental  and  company  funds.  Many  a  good 
diimer  came  out  of  those  funds  during  the  tedious,  sodden  months  which 
followed  the  armistice. 

Again,  Canada  had  been  shown  what  New  York  was  accomplishing  in 
the  way  of  an  army,  when  a  select  little  coterie  of  the  Hippodrome  veterans 
journeyed  to  Montreal  to  participate  in  the  Canadian  Victory  Loan  Parade — 
royally  dined  and  entertained  in  leading  hotels  and  Pullman  cars,  so  different 
— oh,  so  different  from  our  subsequent  means  of  transportation. 

New  York  was  to  be  shown.  Not  sufficient  were  the  reviews  held  at 
Camp  Upton;  a  parade  was  necessary.  In  preparation  thereof  the  Regiment 
would  march  to  the  aggravating  thumpings  of  the  bass  drum,  up  and  down, 
up  and  down,  in  platoon  front.  And  about  that  time,  too — whether  by  way 
of  preparation  for  the  parade  or  for  our  future  hikings  in  France  no  one  can 
say — there  was  instituted  a  system  of  battalion  night  marches,  which  dis- 
pleased everyone  immensely.  There  would  usually  be  a  thaw,  the  night  of 
the  party.  The  Third  Battalion  delights  in  telHng  how  Adjutant  Grafmuller, 
who  spent  most  of  his  time  rushing  up  and  down  the  length  of  the  column,  as 
a  test  of  liaison  perhaps,  was  not  very  sure-footed  and,  as  a  result,  was  usually 
either  picking  himself  out  of  a  puddle,  or  falling  into  another  one.  Occa- 
sionally, the  guide  would  become  lost,  putting  everyone  into  a  sweet  humor. 


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Srecia\  OeUvQty  forPvt'Oubk 


While  passing  the  Negro 
Barracks  one  night,  there  was 
a  rush  of  dark  figures  to  the 
curbing. 

"Wha's  de  matter,  Boss?" 
yelled  a  Darky. 

''Why,  ain't  you  heard? 
The  war's  over!" 

"WTioopee!"  the  delighted 
rejoinder. 

Encouraged  by  the  ap- 
parent credulity  of  repeated 
questioners  the  same  doughboy 
attempted  the  same  extravagant 
replies  again  and  again. 

"Say,  wha's  all  de  rumpus 
ovah?" 

"Why,  ain't  you  heard? 
The  war's  over!" 

"Yeah,"  came  the   scorn- 
ful reply  the  last  time.     "I'll  bet  yo'  wisht  it  was!" 

Washington's  Birthday  was  selected  for  the  parade,  the  movement 
beginning  with  the  entraining  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  on  the  moming 
of  the  twenty-first.  All  along  the  route,  eager  crowds  cheered  the  future 
Argonne  fighters  on  their  long  journey  up  First  Avenue  to  Fifty-ninth  Street, 
thence  down  Fifth  Avenue  to  Madison  Square.  The  parade  was  a  great 
triumph,  despite  the  snow  and  the  slippery  pavements — ruinous  to  the  dignity 
of  many  a  blushing  doughboy  or  proud  officer.  Impartial  critics  expressed 
sincere  admiration  for  the  appearance,  carriage  and  evident  discipline  of  the 
troops,  who  erect,  proud  and  purposeful,  marched  with  a  swing  and  a  snap 
and  a  precision  truly  remarkable.  Half  of  the  men,  and  most  of  the  city  felt 
that  we  might  move  directly  to  the  port.  And,  however  much  the  prospect 
of  leaving  home  may  have  saddened  the  stoutest  hearts,  there  were  few  men 
who  looked  forward  with  any  degree  of  pleasure  to  another  period  of  'drillful 
waiting. 

But  there  was  uch  to  be  done,  before  the  Division  could  leave.  We  had 
to  return  to  Camp.  The  tables  of  infantry  equipment,  very  uninteresting 
but  highly  imaginative,  demanded  that  each  man  carry  on  his  person,  in  his 
pack  or  in  the  barrack  bag,  nearly  everything  but  the  kitchen  stove — a  hideous 
amount  of  equipment,  all  very  pretty  and  possible  for  garrison  but  a  terrible 
handicap  in  the  field,  or  even  in  training.  All  of  it  had  to  be  issued,  reissued 
and  marked.  Early  and  late,  the  mechanics  tapped  and  hammered  the  num- 
bers, names  and  unit  designations  on  leather  and  metal;  the  painters  lost  sleep 
over  the  job  of  marking  the  web  equipment,  blankets,  bedsacks  and  bags. 
Inspections  which  proved  that  a  man  couldn't  keep  his  two  "laces,  shoe,  raw- 


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hide,  extra"  more  than  two  minutes  were  held  morning,  noon  and  midnight; 
awful  tales  were  told  of  company  commanders  being  turned  back  in  disgrace 
from  the  gang  plank  because  one  man  of  the  unit  lacked  a  single  sock  of  the 
required  five  pairs.  Five  pairs!  These  were  parlous  times — worse  even  than 
the  old  regular  Saturday  morning  inspections  with  their  frost-bitten  ears  and 
subsequent  mad  dashes  toward  the  New  York  trains. 

"Have  you  a  tooth-brush?" 

"Yes,  sir." 

"Let  me  see  it."  Whereupon  the  soldier  would  pull  from  a  grimy  pocket 
a  still  grimier  tooth-brush  with  which  he  had  been  cleaning  his  rifle. 

An  ominous  twenty-four-hour  leave  in  which  to  attend  to  final  business 
affairs  was  granted  early  in  April.  The  advance  party  of  the  Division  had 
sailed.  On  Palm  Sunday,  it  seemed  that  every  woman  within  a  radius  of  a 
hundred  miles  came  to  see  Johnny  off;  the  camp  never  looked  so  decorative; 
tearful  wives,  mothers  and  sweethearts  were  there  by  the  thousands  to  say 
"Good-by."  Yet  the  agony  had  all  to  be  gone  through  with  again,  another 
week-end.  At  last,  on  Sunday  norning,  the  fourteenth,  we  were  told  to  line 
up  and  empty  our  bedsacks  of  straw  and  to  pack  the  barrack  bags — more  fuss 
than  a  bride  might  have  packing  her  trousseau.  Repeated  formations; 
repeated  inspections,  eliminating  this  and  that.  Yet  some  of  the  boys  carried 
away  enough  to  stock  a  country  store.  Then,  in  the  night,  barracks  were 
policed  for  the  last  time  ere  the  troops  marched  silently  to  the  waiting  trains — 
a  secret  troop  movement  which  all  the  world  could  have  known  about.     Not 


The  Field  Music. 


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~]  a  man  was  absent  from  his 
place,  a  fact  which  speaks 
wonderfully  for  the  spirit  and 
disciphne  of  these  New  York 
boys,  about  to  leave  home,  the 
most  wonderful  city  and 
the  most  wonderful  people  in  the 
world — about  to  undertake 
the  most  difficult  and  heart- 
breaking job  of  their  lives. 

At  the  very  first  stage  of 
the  journey,  a  most  lamentable 
accident  occurred,  the  derail- 
ment of  a  train  bearing  a  greater 
part  of  the  Second  Battalion. 
"Just  as  everybody  was  falling 
asleep  over  his  equipment,  it 
seemed  as  though  everything 
began  falling  all  over  everything 
""else.  There  was  a  terrible  rumble 
and  a  crash  and  a  grinding — and  darkness;  terrible  moaning  as  someone 
crawled  out  from  under  the  pile  of  seats,  packs,  rifles,  glass  and  dirt,  to  strike 
a  match.  We  were  lying  on  the  ceiling  of  the  cars,  gazing  through  the  debris 
up  toward  the  floor.  Somebody  chopped  a  hole  through  the  floor,  through 
which  we  clambered  only  to  find  the  whole  train  in  the  same  topsy-turvy 
condition.  By  the  light  of  huge  bonfires  hastily  kindled,  the  rescue  work 
went  on.  Three  of  our  good  pals  were  killed ;  Murphy,  Mohan  and  Hudson, 
and  sixty  others  were  so  badly  injured  that  they  didn't  come  across  with  us. 
Back  to  camp  went  the  trainload  for  replacements.  And  that  same  afternoon, 
we  staggered  up  the  gang  plank,  looking  as  if  just  returning  from  France, 
instead  of  going." 

THE  SONG  OF  THE  SOLDIER 

Take  the  very  blood  within  me, 

Pour  it  in  the  carnaged  gore; 
It  can  be  no  more  the  noble 

Than  the  gifts  of  those  before. 
Oh !  the  pain  that  waits  beyond  me 

May  be  more  than  I  can  bear. 
But  the  heart  that  throbs  within  me 

Knows  me  eager  for  my  share. 

There  was  laughter  where  my  pathway  led  in  days  of  long  ago, 

And  the  coming  generation, — they  must  find  it  even  so; 

There  were  schools  that  I  attended,  shaded  groves  in  which  to  stroll, 


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And  a  just  God  dealt  the  measure  by  an  old  and  ancient  scroll; 
There  were  garlands  by  the  wayside  with  their  fragrance  all  for  me; 
There  were  tender  thoughts  to  woo  me  when  my  dreams  were  young  and  free; 
There  were  tender  loves  to  cheer  me,  wondrous  hopes  in  hours  of  ease, — 
To  the  coming  generation, — we  must  leave  a  share  of  these! 

Bring  the  shriek  of  battle  round  me, 
Throw  me  headlong  in  the  flame, 

I  may  tremble,  weaken,  cower. 
But  I'll  soldier  just  the  same. 

Spare  me!     God,  I  could  not  ask  it, 
.  When  the  Cause  is  wholly  Thine; 

All  I  ask  of  Thee  is  courage 
And  a  goal  beyond  the  line. 

There  were  cities  builded  for  me;  there  were  comforts  never  few. 

And  no  threatening  foreign  tyrant  shall  make  them  less  for  you; 

There  was  all  a  dreamer  envied,  all  a  dreamer  craved. 

And  now  a  Freedom's  Conquest  caUs  that  it  be  saved. 

We  shall  go  with  Glory  silent,  not  one  voice  to  cheer. 

Not  one  friendly  handclasp,  not  one  falling  tear; — 

We  can  lay  on  Freedom's  altar  only  that  which  Freedom  gave. 

Nor  applause,  nor  tender  partings  will  we  need  to  keep  us  brave. 

This  is  the  song  of  the  soldier,  ♦ 

Finding  a  voice  in  a  pen. 
Lost,  perhaps,  in  the  millions 

Who  champion  the  cause  of  Men; 

This  is  the  heart  of  the  soldier, 

Wistful  and  longing  and  young. 
There  at  the  stern  of  the  transport ' 

Wishing  the  song  were  sung; 

Watching  his  Liberty  Goddess 

Grow  dim  in  the  land  behind, — 
Knowing  the  tug  at  his  heartstrings 

Is  meant  for  men  of  his  kind; 

These  are  the  dreams  of  the  soldier 

Who  prays  he'll  never  forsake. 
And  such  are  the  dreams  of  the  millions 

Who  yet  follow  in  his  wake. 

From  "  Up  With  the  Rations,  and  Other  Poems," 
By  John  Palmer  Gumming,  Sgt,,  Supply  Company. 


Copyrighted  by  Life  Publishing  Co. 


CHAPTER   II 

THE  CROSSING 

WHAT!  Everybody  gotta  go  below  decks!  Not  to  have  one  last,  long, 
lingering  look  at  the  harbor — at  Old  Girl  Liberty  whose  shape  adorns 
aU  our  baggage?  There  was  nothing  secret  about  the  way  we  boarded 
the  Cedric  and  the  Vaubanl  Despite  the  fact  that  when  our  ferry-boats 
steamed  from  Long  Island  City  around  the  Battery  to  the  piers  the  skyscrapers 
of  lower  New  York  waved  countless  handkerchiefs,  and  that  whistles  tooted 
hke  mad,  someone  thinks  that  if  we  all  keep  below  while  the  transport  steams 
down  the  Harbor  in  broad  daylight  no  German  Secret  Service  agent  will  sus- 
pect for  a  moment  that  American  troops  are  crowded  aboard!  Oh,  well,  let's 
try  to  get  a  thrill  out  of  fooling  ourselves  even  though  we  fool  nobody  else. 

And  must  even  the  port-holes  be  closed  up  tight?  Phew!  It's  stuffy 
enough  below  decks  with  'em  open.  Just  look  at  what  we've  got  to  sleep  in, 
row  upon  row,  double  tier,  scarcely  room  between  those  dividing  boards  for 
the  shoulders  to  fit  in,  to  say  nothing  of  letting  one  roll  over  and  be  com- 
fortable. 

"As  for  those  port-holes — ^keep  your  hands  off  them,  shut  or  open. 
Nobody  but  the  crew  is  to  touch  them;  they  will  open  'em  up  in  the  morning, 
and  close  'em  up  at  night." 

" and  no  man  will  be  allowed  to  carry  matches.     Hand  over  all  you 

have."     (Wonder  if  he  knows  they  are  on  sale  at  the  canteen  down  on  Deck  D?) 

'' and  don't  throw  anything  overboard,  cigarette  butts,  papers  or 

food  scraps.  (Perhaps  it  is  that  the  hungry  submarine  crews,  long  at  sea 
and  scenting  food,  will  track  us.) 

"Put  your  life  belt  on — no,  you've  got  it  hind  side  before;  tie  it  down 
securely  so  that  it  won't  crash  up  against  your  chin  and  break  your  neck  when 
you  have  to  jump  into  the  sea.  Don't  take  it  off  until  you  reach  Liv —  er, 
er,  until  you  land." 

"Find  out  the  number  of  your  life-boat  and  go  to  it  promptly  the  moment 
you  hear  the  drill  call." 

"Keep  your  bunks  policed  constantly  and  lay  out  your  equipment  in  the 
manner  prescribed,  each  morning.  Get  out  on  deck  by  eight-thirty,  and 
stay  out." 

"Your  green  card  that  you  got  at  the  gang  plank  shows  what  your 
sitting  is  in  the  mess  hall.    Be  on  time,  or  you're  out  o'  luck." 

And  so  on. 

Perhaps  it  was  just  as  well  to  preclude  the  heart  aches  which  a  free 
view  of  the  receding  coastline  might  have  produced,  to  let  the  men  focus  at 
once  all  their  attention  upon  the  inconveniences  and  novelties  of  their  life 
aboard  ship.  There  were  many  of  both.  Though  First  Sergeants  ate  in  the 
main  dining-room  of  the  Cedric,  the  messing  accommodations  for  the  men  in 


34  A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 

general  were  awful — crowded,  rushed,  confused,  smelly  and 
disagreeable,  two  or  three  sittings  necessary.  The  fish  was 
particularly  discouraging,  and  fish-day  was  by  no  means 
limited  to  Friday.  Already  there  was  ample  proof  of  the  food 
shortage  in  England,  if  the  service  aboard  an  English  vessel 
could  be  accepted  as  evidence.  Many  were  the  arguments 
and  the  fist  fights  precipitated  by  the  insolent  little  buss-boys 
and  the  stewards.  Particularly  grating  were  the  attempts  to 
sell  privileges,  extra  portions  or  favors  by  the  crews.  Those 
.  on  the  Vauban  will  not  forget  the  gunner  who  frequently  par- 
jJ^^J^  aded  the  top  deck  in  all  his  glory,  stinging  the  boys  with  his 
lemonade  at  five  cents  "per  gloss."  One  afternoon,  as  he  was 
shouting  his  old  war  cry,  "Lemonade,  nickel  a  gloss,"  Larry  Sobecki  inter- 
rupted him  with:  "I  sye,  ould  choppie,  fool  the  boys  just  once  an'  put  a 
lemon  in  it."  Not  exactly  a  fight,  this  time,  but  the  Englishman's 
angry  retort:  "Go  wye,  you  bloomin'  Yank;  you  'aven't  no  bloody 
discipline  hat  all." 

Nobody  was  in  very  good  humor  those  first  days,  anyhow.  The  Cedric 
was  greatly  overloaded,  four  thousand  troops  being  jammed  in  where  about 
eighteen  hundred  had  previously  been  carried.  Companies  were  split  up  and 
dragged  around  from  one  section  of  the  ship  to  another,  oftentimes  the 
platoons  separated  in  hopeless  fashion,  one  platoon  for'ard,  another  aft,  two 
more  tucked  into  the  hold  with  the  bilge.  It  was  after  being  shifted  two  or 
three  times  that  the  disgusted  Supply  Company  overheard  one  of  the  ship's 
officers  on  the  Canopic  remark  during  his  regular  morning  inspection:    "I 

think  we'll  take  this  company  out  of  here  and  put  them   down  in " 

"What's  that  you're  going  to  do  to  my  company  now?"  exclaimed  Captain 
Buttner,  while  the  bolts  of  a  dozen  service  rifles  clicked  in  threatening  fashion. 
Curiously,  they  were  not  again  disturbed. 

Not  disturbed  excepting  by  the  periodic  drill  held  on  their  own  diminu- 
tive portion  of  deck  and  at  the  particular  time  allotted  to  them,  or  excepting 
by  the  everlasting  inspection  of  equipment — the  knives,  forks,  spoons,  tent 
pins  and  socks  gradually  evaporating — Lord  knows  where  to.  Enlisted  men 
can  give  anybody  lessons  in  losing  things.  And  so  useful,  those  tent-pins! 
Gradually,  too,  the  four  boxes  of  hard  bread,  reserve  ration,  which  every  man 
carried,  became  flap-eared  and  bedraggled,  the  blue  meat  tins  battered  and 
lost. 

Or  eaten. 

It  is  hard  enough  to  sleep  in  a  hole  with  a  hundred  other  men,  in  an 
uncomfortable,  narrow,  board  bunk,  to  be  cheated  out  of  a  half-hour's  rest 
each  morning  by  the  daily  eastward  progress  of  the  convoy  and  by  the  con- 
sequent readjustment  of  the  clocks,  hard  enough  to  be  roused  betimes  for  the 
eternal  inspection,  drill  and  policing — why,  we  cleaned  portions  of  those  vessels 
for  the  first  time  in  their  respective  careers;  but  atop  of  all  this,  to  take  one's 
turn  at  guard  duty  is  mighty  inconvenient ! 


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At  one  of  the  eighty-seven  useless  posts  aboard  the  Cedric  stood  guard  a 
big  Swede,  transferred  with  hundreds  of  other  comparatively  untrained  men 
to  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  from  Camp  Devens  on  the  eve  of  our  departure 
from  Upton  in  order  to  bring  us  up  to  the  required  two  hundred  and  fifty  men 
per  company.  The  Officer  of  the  Day,  most  of  whose  duties  are  performed 
at  night,  while  inspecting  the  guard  asked  this  man  what  his  special  orders 
were. 

"Ahungh!"  grinned  the  round  face  of  the  Swede.  "Ay  bane  kape  feller 
from  das  blace."  And  judging  from  the  bulk  of  him  and  the  determined  way 
in  which  he  gripped  his  rifle,  it  seemed  as  if  he  might  even  be  able  to  prevent 
a  torpedo  from  intruding  upon  the  sacred  confines  of  his  post. 

Colonel  Smedberg,  sauntering  on  the  deck  of  the  Cedric  one  evening  was 
challenged:  "Hey,  youse  can't  go  past  dis  gate!" 

"Is  that  the  way  you  have  been  taught  to  challenge?" 

"Oh,  I  see  you're  one  of  them  there  lootenants.     Pass  on." 

"What  do  you  call  this?"  asked  the  colonel,  indicating  the  silver  eagle 
on  his  shoulder. 

"Oh,  er,  er,"  stammered  the  sentry.     "Why,  it's  a  BIRD!" 

But  all  of  the  guard  details  were  not  so  irksome;  in  fact,  the  Submarine 
Patrol,  men  selected  for  their  intelligence  and  keen  eyesight  to  stand  upon 
the  bridge,  in  the  crow's  nest  and  at  other  privileged  points  of  vantage,  derived 
considerable  thrill  from  the  importance  of  their  work,  being  required  during 
the  tour  of  duty  to  detect  and  report  the  lurking  periscope. 

"Say — look  at  this  compass.  We're  headed  southwest!  Are  we  going 
to  the  Panama  Canal?  Holy  smoke,  now  look  at  it!  Veering  'round  to  the 
north.  Halifax,  without  a  doubt.  And  now,  I'll  be  darned  if  she  hasn't 
swung  'round  to  the  southeast.  We're  going  to  the  Mediterranean,  sure! 
Naw,  she's  simply  trying  to  throw  the  submarines  off  the  track." 

The  northern  route  it  proved  to  be,  for  presently  our  small  convoy  was 
met  by  those  ships  bearing  another  portion  of  the  Division  which  had  put 
out  from  Halifax,  and  by  an  American  cruiser,  making  thirteen  vessels  in  all. 
The  superstitious  were  accused  of  lingering  at  the  rail  for  hours,  hoping  for 
the  addition  or  subtraction  of  a  vessel  or  two,  and  under  no  circumstances  to 
be  separated  from  their  life-preservers. 

Others,  too,  lingered  at  the  rail;  for  one  day  of  our  generally  pacific  voyage 
was  marred  by  a  tremendous  plunging  and  rolling.  Then  it  was  that  the  food 
seemed  particularly  bad,  almost  useless,  in  fact.  Much  of  it  was  thrown  away, 
despite  the  existing  orders  to  drop  nothing  overboard. 

It  was  not  until  after  reaching  the  so-called  Danger  Zone, 
on  the  twenty-sixth,  that  a  real  submarine  scare  developed. 
On  that  day,  upon  our  first  glance  at  the  sea,  it  was  apparent 
that  a  group  of  destroyers  had  met  the  convoy  which  then, 
flanked  on  either  side  by  four  or  five  "tin-lizzies  of  the  sea" 
constantly  zig-zagging  in  and  out,  assumed  ever  changing  forma-, 


36  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

tions — now  massed,  now  greatly  elongated,  first  in  a  sort  of  diamond  formation, 
then  in  column  of  two's,  then  staggered — the  maneuvering  of  the  vessels  and 
the  constant  signaling  back  and  forth  proving  of  great  interest. 

The  afternoon  sky  was  bright  and  the  sea  as  smooth  as  glass.  Troops  were 
sunning  themselves  lazily  on  deck;  officers  lounged  about  in  the  smoking- 
rooms.  In  the  midst  of  calm  and  quiet  was  suddenly  felt  a  dull,  ominous 
thud,  much  as  if  the  hull  of  the  vessel  had  grounded  upon  a  submerged  rock, 
repeated  again  and  again  in  rapid  succession.  Stokers  left  their  boilers,  cooks 
left  their  soup,  the  sea-sick  forgot  their  illness;  men  ran  up  from  the  baths 
clad  only  in  life-belts,  making  the  deck  with  a  hop,  skip  and  a  jump,  while 
others  proceeded  sedately  (camouflage,  of  course)  to  inquire  where  the  torpedo 
had  struck.  Somebody  hit  up  the  old  refrain:  "Throw  out  the  life-line." 
One  of  the  destroyers,  darting  up  through  the  lane  of  transports,  was  suddenly 
seen  to  turn  about  almost  within  its  own  length  and  race  headlong  down  the 
column  again,  dropping  depth  bombs  on  the  way.  Some  will  tell  you  with 
evident  pride  that  a  torpedo  just  grazed  the  bow  of  their  vessel;  others,  that 
at  least  six  periscopes  appeared  immediately  astern;  others  that  the  weU- 
known  proverbial  oil  was  seen  to  come  to  the  surface.  It  was  ever  easy  to 
discern  periscopes.  Anyhow,  the  gunners  on  the  stern  took  things  calmly 
enough,  some  remarking  that  they  had  never  yet  seen  a  periscope,  others 
seizing  the  opportunity  to  relate  to  eager  ears  how  many  times  they  had  been 
attacked  on  the  last  trip  over. 

The  boat  drill  did  appear  a  bit  more  seriously  regarded  that  afternoon; 
and  it  was  quite  apparent  that  Major  Woodward,  obliged  to  take  a  position 
in  Sir  Ernest  Shackleton's  boat,  was  one  of  the  lightest  hearts  aboard. 

The  suppressed  submarine  thrill  was  not  the  only  form  of  amusement. 
Among  the  few  civilian  passengers  aboard  the  Cedric  were  the  Archbishop  of 
York,  who  seemed  to  think  the  war  hopelessly  lost,  and  Sir  Ernest  Shackleton, 
the  noted  Antarctic  explorer,  whose  discourses  were  tremendously  interesting. 
Among  the  troops  were  a  number  of  corking  entertainers  who  on  many  an 
evening  filled  the  smoking-room  with  music  and  jest  and  noise.  Major 
Woodward  managed  to  stir  up  a  bit  of  entertainment  with  his  succession  of 
rumors  and  practical  jokes  and  a  chess  tournament  which  he  instituted  after 
triumphing  over  several  of  the  other  chess-fiends.  Nor  will  the  officers  of  the 
Second  and  Third  Battalions  and  of  Regimental  Headquarters,  on  board  the 
Cedric,  forget  how  Lieut.-Colonel  Winnia,  then  commanding  the  304th 
Machine  Gun  Battalion,  with  shirt  collar  cleared  for  action  and  a  pipe  of 
tobacco  handy,  was  continuously  at  home  to  the  officers,  and  with  whai 
absorbing  interest  they  watched  him  day  after  day,  lancing  an  old  Gettysburg 
map  with  multi-colored  pins. 

April  twenty-seventh  found  us  toward  afternoon  in  English  waters,  our 
escorts  seemingly  more  active  than  ever;  near  this  point,  someone  soberly 
whispered,  the  Lusitania  was  sunk.  Well,  if  we  ever  got  to  France,  we'd 
show  the  Germans  what  a  mistake  they  made  when  they  sent  all  those  inno- 
cent folk  to  the  bottom!    And  there,  presently,  loomed  the  distant  cliffs  of 


THE     CROSSING  37 

Wales.  A  welcome  sight!  Who  would  ever  have  thought, 
a  year  ago,  that  at  this  time  we  would  be  sojourning  on  the 
far  side  of  the  globe?  How  preposterous,  that  we  should  have 
left  our  shops  and  trades  and  other  diverse  interests  for  this ! 
Come;  bring  on  the  excitement;  let's  get  into  it! 

Now  the  vessels  were  assuming  a  new  formation,  ap- 
parently stringing  out  into  single  file.  Could  anybody  read 
the  wig-wag  messages  flashed  by  the  adroit  signalmen  from  the 
bridge?  We  strained  our  eyes  and  our  field  glasses  in 
vain,  picking  up  only  a  word  here  and  there,  mindful  of  all  the  hours  spent 
in  signaling,  back  in  camp — how  two  squads  would  line  up,  opposite  each 
other;  if  the  squad  reading  the  message  could  not  make  it  out  there  was  no 
harm  done;  all  that  was  necessary  was  to  shout  out,  "We  didn't  get  it;  what 
was  the  last  word?"  and  the  message  in  full  would  be  shouted  back. 

The  gray  outlines  of  Liverpool  and  an  enormous  advertisement  for 
Spratt's  Dog  Cakes  greeted  our  eyes  at  five  A.  M.,  as  we  rose  Sunday  morning, 
the  twenty-eighth  of  April,  our  ships  riding  at  anchor  in  the  Mersey.  Por- 
tentous, the  men  agreed;  if  they  hadn't  already  eaten  many  a  dog-biscuit  on 
the  way  over,  they  were  due  for  some.  And  there,  just  as  the  Cedric  was 
warped  in  to  the  dock,  a  vivid  touch  of  home:  a  real,  live  Ford  touring  car 
bowling  down  the  wharf,  greeted  by  a  roar  of  eager  approval  from  the  populous 
decks. 

Missing  nary  a  chance  to  hurl  a  friendly  insult  at  the  majestic  English 
bobbies  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  railroad  station,  the  men  proceeded  at 
once  to  the  trains,  moved  to  laughter  by  a  sight  of  their  tiny  six-wheeled 
and  four-wheeled  compartment  cars  and  by  the  absurd  little  freight  cars 
presently  to  be  seen  as  the  long  train  gathered  momentum  on  its  journey 
southward. 

To  train  for  several  months  in  the  British  camp  at  Winchester,  was  the 
general  verdict,  as  we  swept  through  the  budding  countryside,  through  villages 
of  tidy,  red-roofed  houses  or  through  the  more  populous  cities  such  as  Leicester, 
where  girls  at  the  station  served  hot  coffee,  where  women  and  girls  and  little 
boys  and  old  men  waved  a  God-speed  to  the  Yanks.  Some  might  have  been 
a  little  surprised  to  find  the  railroad  stations  just  as  fully  plastered  with  signs, 
particularly  those  advertising  beverages,  as  those  in  America.  "What  station 
is  this?"  someone  inquired  as  the  train  slowed  down  perceptibly.  "Why," 
said  a  lieutenant  knowingly,  and  in  all  seriousness,  "this  is — er,  BOVRIL." 

To  be  landed  at  Dover  after  a  ten-hour  ride,  could  mean  only  one  thing: 
there  would  be  no  training  period  in  England.  A  sight  of  the  steep,  steep 
hill  leading  to  Dover  Castle,  meant  still  another  thing:  that  after  lugging 
those  murderous  packs  up  the  long  grade,  five  thousand  young  men  of  America 
would  be  ready  for  whatever  the  British  could  offer  in  the  way  of  a  ration 
and  a  night's  sleep.  Despite  their  present  initiation  to  the  Hght  British  supper 
of  tea,  biscuit  and  marmalade,  and  the  prospect  of  sleeping  on  the  bare  board 
floors  of  the  old  stone  barracks  looming  high  above  the  harbor,  many  had  the 


38  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

energy  and  the  curiosity  to  wander  back  into  the  seaport  town  to  see  what 
they  could  see. 

The  sky  was  gray  and  the  wind  bitter  cold.  Those  who  gathered  'round 
the  scanty  fire  in  the  British  officers'  club,  listening  intently  to  the  post  com- 
mandant, a  wounded  colonel,  whose  false  right  hand  hung  uselessly  at  his 
breast,  felt  that  the  war  was  coming  very  close.  Current  English  newspapers 
told  of  the  fall  of  Kemmel  and  of  the  almost  certain  loss  of  Calais  in  conse- 
quence. If  the  wind  were  just  right,  the  thunder  of  distant  cannon  might  be 
heard  across  the  Channel.  There  in  the  harbor  lay  the  battered  hulk  of  the 
cruiser  Vindictive,  just  returned  from  its  heroic  night  raid  on  Zeebrugge. 
They  listened  in  rapt  attention  to  a  recital  of  that  famous  exploit,  as  night 
came  on  and  the  windows  were  darkened  against  the  possibility  of  German 
bombing  planes.  Nor  were  hearts  any  less  sober  the  next  morning  when  we 
gathered  on  the  quay  for  transportation  across  the  Channel.  A  sentry  striding 
the  breakwater  looked,  oh,  so  realistic,  in  his  full  kit:  helmet,  gas  mask,  car- 
tridge belt,  rifle  and  fixed  bayonet!  He  must  have  come  right  out  of  the 
trenches  we  had  read  so  much  about.  Good  old  Chaplain  Browne,  too,  had 
straight  dope  that  morning,  which  he  whispered  in  confidence  to  some  of  the 
officers;  that  the  Germans  were  breaking  through  toward  the  coast;  that 
before  night  we  would  be  digging  somewhere  in  the  support  trenches;  that 
the  British  felt  Calais  to  be  doomed,  and  that  we  were  simply  being  fed  to 
the  slaughter. 

Is  it  any  wonder  then,  that  the  Channel  passage  seemed  the  most  fiendish 
journey  ever  devised?  It  is  thought  by  some  that  a  destroyer  put  out  from  the 
breakwater  in  company  with  the  one  or  two  small  steamers  which  bore  the 
Regiment  across ;  but  nobody  saw  them  after  we  fell  off  the  towering  crest  of 
wave  number  one  into  the  trough  between  that  and  mountainous  wave  num- 
ber two.  How  we  ever  got  over  that  second  wave,  and  the  next  and  the 
next,  no  one  knows — except  maybe  the  one  or  two  copper-lined  creatures  who 
weren't  seasick. 


Movement  Map  305"^^  Infantry  France  and  England 


West    2*     from    Greenwich       0 


CHAPTER  III 

FLANDERS 

WAXEN,  pale  green  faces  leaned  over  the  rail  as  the  tiny  Channel 
steamers  found  smooth  water  and  approached  the  wharves  at  Calais. 
From  the  landing  stage,  some  British  Tommies  rudely  inquired:  "I 
sye,  are  you  going  to  the  war?  Why,  you're  half  dead  now! "  We  were;  and 
not  at  all  enlivened  by  a  sight  of  the  long  hospital  train  at  the  nearby  station, 
with  all  its  blood  and  bandages.     Things  were  going  badly  at  the  front. 

Through  the  rain  and  the  confusion  on  shore,  through  a  maze  of  ambu- 
lances, all  driven  by  women,  the  Regiment  found  its  way  to  Rest  Camp  No.  6, 
East,  past  swarm  after  swarm  of  tenacious  urchins  either  selling  their  sandy 
chocolate,  bitter  candies  and  sugarless  cakes,  or  screaming,  "Souvenir  Ameri- 
caine;  penny,  penn-ee!"  And  still  farther  on  and  on,  through  deep,  shifting 
sand,  past  gangs  of  German  prisoners  at  work,  to  the  "rest"  camp.  "Oh, 
you  Dutchmen;  wait  till  we  get  a  crack  at  you!"  With  that  first  hike,  our 
troubles  started. 

"Look  at  the  dinky  tents  they're  going  to  put  a  whole  squad  into!"  was 
the  derisive  cheer  which  greeted  the  rows  on  rows  of  conical  tents.  Imagine 
the  disgust  when  a  round  dozen  men  were  told  off  into  each  of  them,  which 
were  sunk  into  the  ground  a  couple  of  feet,  and  surrounded  by  a  two-foot  wall 
of  sandbags,  as  protection  against  the  lateral  burst  of  aerial  bombs;  for  night 
raids  on  Calais  were  of  regular  occurrence. 

Released  for  an  hour  or  two  in  which  to  get  rid  of  their  sea-legs  and  a 
portion  of  their  last  pay,  men  wandered  uptown  with  passes  to  explore  the 
questionable  delights  of  the  ancient  city  now  darkened  at  night  and  showing 
evidence  of  recent  raids.  The  doughboys'  curiosity  is  insatiable.  In  Calais, 
the  officers  quickly  began  to  discover  that  the  English,  with  their  ubiquitous 
clubs  and  messes,  had  at  least  learned  to  make  themselves  fairly  comfort- 
able, despite  the  war. 

And  no  sooner  were  most  of  the  explorers  herded  back  within  the  wire 
gates  of  the  camp  at  the  appointed  hour  of  nine-thirty,  by  those  unlucky 
enough  to  be  posted  as  sentries — only  one  of  whom  lost  his  rifle  that  night 
while  on  post — than  the  Boche  aeroplanes  came  over.  Like  the  drowsy  hum 
of  swarming  bees  could  be  heard  overhead  the  ominous  whir  of  the  powerful 
Mercedes  motors — a  sound  which  everyone  rapidly  learned  to  loathe  and 
detest.  "Cr-r-umph,  croomph,"  fell  the  bombs,  while  everyone,  according  to 
instructions,  lay  close  to  the  ground  near  the  sheltering  sandbags,  although 
the  attack  occurred  at  some  distance  from  the  camp. 

That  was  apparently  too  much  for  the  Chinese  Coolies,  employed  as 
laborers  by  the  British  and  quartered  in  droves  hard  by  our  section  of  camp. 
Ordinarily  a  happy,  noisy  lot,  they  had  already  serenaded  us  with  their  weird 
music,  though  had  anyone  been  able  to  "parley  Chinee,"  they  might  have 


40  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

been  urged  politely  to  desist.  While  the  Boche  planes  bombed  Calais,  the 
Coolies  attacked  the  Boche  prisoners.  Hospitality  and  brotherly  love  was 
scarcely  their  motto;  for  next  morning,  having  forgotten  their  enmity  toward 
the  common  foe,  their  gentle  demonstrations  became  more  personal  and  inti- 
mate :  they  staged  an  honest-to-goodness  Tong  War,  opening  up  a  number  of 
skulls,  perhaps  to  make  us  think  of  New  York's  Chinatown.  Such  diverting 
little  outbreaks  were  not  infrequent,  we  were  told. 

Oh,  think  of  those  days  back  at  Upton  when  we  "stood  inspection,"  when 
we  checked  and  rechecked  the  mass  of  equipment  preparatory  to  the  crossing, 
and  were  charged  for  articles  short !  Here  in  Calais,  much  of  the  labor  of  days 
and  nights  was  undone.  The  blue  barrack  bags  with  all  they  contained — the 
extra  uniform,  the  campaign  hat,  dress  shoes,  knitted  wear,  personal  articles 
of  every  description  and  the  comfort  kits  so  patiently  turned  out  and  presented 
by  the  thoughtful  women  of  our  own  Auxiliary  were  dumped  into  a  pile 
and  bidden  adieu. 

In  exchange  for  them,  men  and  officers  received  a  steel  helmet  and  gas 
mask,  after  marching  for  hours  to  the  "gas-chamber,"  where  one  or  two 
imagined  that  they  were  actually  in  a  heavy  concentration  of  the  deadly 
fumes  and  swooned  artistically. 

And  oh,  for  the  days  at  Camp  Upton,  where  the  efforts  of  the  Mess 
Sergeant  and  the  "  greaseballs "  were  all  too  scantily  appreciated.  The 
bread-cheese-marmalade  threat,  heard  at  Dover,  was  proving  a  fact.  We  had 
just  suffered  the  gas-mask-helmet-hike  episode,  returning  to  the  "rest" 
camp  late  for  tea — the  Tommie  calls  his  supper  "tea."  All  we  rested  at  that 
camp  were  our  stomachs.  Cooks  had  not  been  notified  that  the  Headquarters 
Company  would  be  late;  so,  it  was  necessary  to  make  another  "G.  I."  can 
of  tea,  while  the  men  waited  outside  the  mess-shack.  Though  supposed  to 
be  efficient  at  flag  waving,  they  certainly  Vv^ere  not  gifted  with  the  quality  of 
patience.  No  hungry  soldier  is.  Beating  on  the  door,  they  yelled  a  number 
of  uncomplimentary  things  at  the  management,  least  aggravating  of  which 
was,  "Open  up,  you  loafers,  and  let  us  in!"  The  Lance- Corporal  inside, 
lowest  ranking  non-com  in  the  British  Army,  shouted  through  a  crack  in 
the  door,  "You  bloody,  bloomin'  Yanks,  we  waited  three 
years  for  you;  now  you'll  wait  three  minutes  for  us."  That 
was  altogether  too  good  a  gibe,  thought  the  Headquarters 
Company  who,  beaten  in  argument,  could  still  beat  down 
the  door,  which  they  promptly  did,  utterly  smothering 
Lance-Corporal  in  the  ensuing  rush. 

Another  exchange  was  effected,  the  American  Winchester 
rifles  being  turned  in  while  the  British  Enfields  and  bayonets 
were  issued.  Just  what  did  that  mean?  It  certainly  sug- 
gested that  we  were  to  be  linked  with  the  British,  somehow. 
Though  not  generally  realized  at  the  time,  the  77th  Division 
was  to  be  stationed  for  its  seasoning  period  in  a  position  to 
back  up  the  British  behind  the  Arras  front,  virtually  in 


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reserve,  to  block  the  German  advance,  should  the  break  occur.  The  military 
situation  was  grave.  Our  seasoning  was  likely  to  be  a  spicy  one.  Germany 
was  striking  at  the  channel  ports,  England  rather  expecting  her  to  reach 
them.  To  our  inexperienced  eyes,  Calais  seemed  defended  by  a  mere  handful 
of  Archies  or  anti-aircraft  cannon. 

Accordingly  the  Regiment  moved  to  the  region  centering  about  Licques 
in  the  Pas  de  Calais,  on  May  2d,  there  to  be  trained  by  what  was  left  of  the 
39th  British  Division — one  of  those  which  had  borne  the  brunt  of  the  March 
offensive  and  which  had  been  very  badly  shot  up,  a  mere  skeleton. 

"There's  a  hot  meal  waiting  for  you  at  the  end  of  the  march,"  was  the 
lure,  the  bait  dangled  under  the  noses  of  the  Third  Battalion  as  they  struggled 
under  a  boiling  sun;  at  two  A.  M.  in  a  sudden  rainstorm  they  made  Alembon 
and  Sanghem.  It  rained  every  other  minute,  in  those  days.  No  such  rash 
promises  having  been  made  to  the  other  battalions,  in  their  case  no  memory 
of  a  broken  promise  remained  to  embitter  the  delights  of  billeting. 

The  whole  Regiment  had  set  out  from  Calais  bright  and  early,  ridden  a 
few  minutes  on  a  freight  train  from  Fontinettes  station  to  Audrique,  there  to 
take  up  their  burden — ^winter  overcoat  an'  ever' thing,  for  a  long  afternoon 
afoot.  Cheerful  enough  at  the  start  of  its  first  real  march,  the  long  column 
wound  through  a  pleasant  rolling  country,  over  government  roads  such  as 
abound  in  France,  bordered  by  stately  trees,'  the  Regimental  Band  essaying 
at  first  "to  put  in  every  step  all  their  punch  and  pep"  but  rapidly  growing 
weak — growing  weak,  as  evidenced  by  the  bass  drum's  utter  loss  of  rhythm. 

In  the  midst  of  the  afternoon  a  new  contrivance,  the  rolling  kitchen, 
overtook  us,  greeted  by  a  roar  of  approval  which  quickly  changed  to  a  groan 
of  disgust  after  the  "coffee"  was  sampled.  Some  got  none,  and  remained 
considerably  more  vigorous  than  those  who  partook. 

Toward  evening,  as  H  and  G  Companies  stumbled  into  Le  Poirier  for 
their  initiation  to  the  matter  of  billeting,  the  old  school-teacher  was  in  the  act 
of  prying  a  cow  from  one  of  his  outbuildings  requisitioned  for  lodgings,  ap- 
parently making  excuses  to  the  poor  thing.  "My  God,"  exclaimed  Lieut. 
Henderson,  "if  that  cow  can  learn  French,  I  can." 

Those  who  did  not  strip  at  once,  to  plunge  into  the  frigid  stream  which 
ran  through  the  village  street,  sought  to  exercise  their  meagre  knowledge  of 
French  in  bartering  with  the  townfolk.  The  price  of  eggs  went  soaring. 
Sergeant  Felder,  of  the  Signal  Platoon,  knew  that  "egg"  in  French  sounded 
something  hke  "oof."  He  asked  the  m.adame  for  two.  "Woof,  wcof,"  he  said; 
but  the  old  lady  certainly  did  not  "compree."  Undaunted,  Frank  picked  up 
a  handful  of  hay,  shaping  a  little  nest  of  it,  in  which  he  tenderly  placed  two 
round  stones.  Then  he  hopped  around  the  yard,  flapping  his  arms  and 
shouting,  "Cluck,  cluck,  cutaw-w-cut,"  whereupon  the  good  woman's  counte- 
nance brightened  perceptibly.  He  got  the  eggs  and  his  platoon's  nomination 
to  the  post  of  interpreter. 

An  unsigned  contribution  from  A  Company  reads:  "I'll  never  forget 
the  long,  thirteen-hour  hike  from  Audrique  to  Licques.     We  were  marched 


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through  a  muddy  barnyard  to  a  stable 
door  and  told  to  go  in  and  make  our- 
selves comfortable,  and  we  were  so  tired 
that  we  simply  dropped  on  the  floor 
of  the  dirty  place.  It  was  not  until 
morning  that  I  thought  again  of  my 
blistered  feet;  my  partner  woke  me 
up  by  rolling  over  on  them  in  his  sleep, 
and  wouldn't  get  off  'em.  '  For  the  love 
o'  Mike,'  I  said,  'get  over  on  your  own 
^^,  side  and  let  me  sleep.'  I  struck  a  match 
''^  and   found,    to    my    great    surprise, 

that  my  partner  was  a  two  hundred  pound  porker.  Sleeping  with  hogs 
was  no  game  for  me,  so  I  grabbed  my  blankets  and  straggled  into  another 
part  of  the  bam.  Here  I  had  to  put  up  with  the  cows,  but  nevertheless,  I 
went  to  sleep.  At  Reveille  I  was  out  of  luck;  for  when  I  awoke  at  'first  call' 
I  found  a  mademoiselle  milking  the  cows.  I  couldn't  very  well  dress  with 
her  there  and  consequently  got  the  Dickens  for  being  late  to  Reveille.  Which 
proves  that  one  can't  be  a  soldier  and  a  perfect  gentleman  at  the  same 
time." 

Perhaps  it  is  the  writer  of  the  above,  whowasseverely  reviled  by  his  bunkies 
one  night  for  making  a  dreadful  racket  and  who  replied  with  some  heat  "that 
he  would  get  this  damn  pig  out  of  the  bed  or  know  the  reason  why." 

The  billets  furnished  other  amusements,  too.  The  Headquarters  Com- 
pany tell  how  Jimmy  Wild,  who  now  doesn't  like  rats,  was  much  amused  to 
see  one  try  walking  a  slack  wire  directly  over  his  recumbent  form;  how  the 
rat  balled  up  his  act  and  fell  directly  on  Jimmie's  face;  how,  with  a  yelp, 
James  seized  the  rat  by  the  tail,  hurling  it  convulsively  across  the  barn — at 
the  blanketed  form  of  the  somnolescent  Corporal  White;  how  he  in  turn 
flapped  his  blankets  in  the  general  direction  of  Fitzgibbon,  who  hastily  made 
a  pass  at  Mr.  Rat  with  a  bayonet — with  the  result,  of  course,  that  the  rodent 
escaped. 

It  was  after  a  few  days  of  billet  life  that  the  doughboy  first  confessed, 
bashfully,  that  he  thought  he  had  a  cootie.  Horrors!  To  think  of  OUR 
boys  having — er,  er,  why,  we  could  not  bring  ourselves  to  use  the  dictionary 
word  for  these  new  acquaintances.     Acquaintances?     Ay,  bedfellows! 

Presently  another,  and  still  another  victim.  The  thing  lost  its  novelty 
as  well  as  the  stigma  of  being  "visited."  A  certain  preoccupation  claimed  the 
spare  minutes.  Along  with  a  gesture  characteristic  of  the  monkey,  bathing 
became  more  popular.  Boiling  the  clothes  was  thought  to  be  efficacious, 
though  it  was  soon  apparent  that  only  a  boiling  of  both  the  clothes  and  the 
soldier  at  the  same  time  could  bring  about  any  marked  degree  of  success. 
The  Sanitary  Detachment  issued  a  sort  of  talisman  to  wear  suspended  from 
the  neck — quite  decorative  and  all  right  in  its  way,  excepting  that  the  little 
gray  fellows  seemed  to  grow  fat  on  it. 


FLANDERS  43 

There  may  still  be  some  who  claim  never  to  have  "entertained  visitors." 
But  others  will  tell  you  how  their  pets  wore  service  stripes  and  wound  chevrons, 
and  would  not  only  answer  to  name,  but  also  fall  in,  count  off,  and  do  a  perfect 
"squads  right." 

".  .  .  On  my  shirt  they  do 'right  dress,' 
Number  off  and  march  to  mess, — 
They  run  wild,  simply  wild  over  me." 

One  evening,  a  group  of  lieutenants  sat  within  the  only  light-proof  barn 
left  standing  in  Thenorgues,  patiently  "reading  their  shirts"  by  the  hght  of 
the  flickering  candle.  None  of  them  could  possibly  have  had  a  bath  for  at 
least  two  weeks.  Presently  a  very  superior  voice  issued  from  out  the  depths 
of  a  comfortable  corner:  "Say,  if  you  fellows  would  only  be  clean,  bathe  once 
in  a  while,  you  wouldn't  be  bothered  by  these  seam-squirrels." 

Wow!  Such  impudence!  They  dragged  him  from  his  bed,  promising 
that  if  so  much  as  one  cootie  were  found  on  his  bragging  person  he  would  be 
sentenced  to  expulsion  from  the  billet— without  clothes.  Would  you  believe 
it — for  some  unaccountable  reason,  they  couldn't  find  a  single  shirt-rabbit! 
But  just  to  punish  him  for  his  insufferable  superiority  he  was  thrown  out, 
anyhow. 

But  to  the  drill  which,  under  the  guidance  of  British  officers  and  non- 
coms  dragged  us  out  of  bed  at  an  early  hour,  rain  or  shine,  and  let  us  off  just 
in  time  for  supper!  Perhaps  you  were  unlucky  enough  to  be  quartered  in 
Audrehem,  where  the  Second  Battalion  had  their  headquarters,  or  in  Le 
Poirier,  and  led  to  the  summit  of  that  unspeakable  hill  every  morning,  there 
to  grub  away  in  the  earth,  learning  how  to  ply  the  festive  pick  and  shovel 
on  a  trench  system;  how  to  throw  live  grenades,  how  to  shoot,  how  to  play 
games  for  which  the  British  are  very  strong,  and  how  to  wield  the  bayonet. 
An  English  sergeant-major  was  endeavoring  to  arouse  the  will  to  use  the 
bayonet,  in  a  small  group  of  very  earnest  though  very  awkward  American 
soldiers.  One  of  them  made  a  terrific  lunge  at  his  imagined  adversary  as  if 
he  were  going  to  finish  the  war  right  then  and  there,  lost  his  balance  and  fell 
over  a  thoroughly  wounded  dummy.  "Fine  spirit,"  cried  the  sergeant-major, 
"but  go  slaow,  there;  go  slaow.  Ye'll  win  the  Victoria  Cross  that  wy,  hal- 
right;  but  yer  mother '11  wear  it." 

And  the  gas-mask !  It  had  to  be  carried  constantly,  in  the  hope  that  the 
soldier  would  come  to  look  upon  it  as  his  best  friend,  his  inseparable  companion. 
Our  preliminary  training  in  gas  defense  had  in  Camp  Upton  advanced  to  such 
a  point  under  the  able  tutelage  of  Lieutenant  Kenderdine  that  scarcely  a  man 
in  the  Regiment  was  unable  to  don  the  mask  in  less  than  the  required  six 
seconds.  Of  course,  there  were  the  peculiar  cases  such  as  that  of  Private 
Wigder  whose  false  teeth,  gripping  the  mouth-piece,  would  insist  upon  leaving 
their  proper  hiding  place,  sallying  forth  and  biting  him  in  the  cheek — or 
something  like  that;  we  forget  just  what  the  excuse  was  which  sent  him  into 
the  kitchen  at  Regimental  Headquarters. 


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A  British  general,  in  whose  area  and  under  whose  jurisdiction  we  hap- 
pened to  be  training,  said  to  the  American  officer  who  accompanied  him  on 
tour  of  inspection  one  morning:  "And  are  your  men  well  trained  in  the  matter 
of  gas-defense?" 

"Oh  yes  indeed,"  replied  General  Johnson. 

"Gas!"  screamed  the  general  at  a  passing  doughboy,  for  the  purpose  of 
making  a  practical  test.  Nothing  but  blank  amazement  masked  the  Latin- 
American  countenance  on  the  roadside. 

"Gas!"  howled  the  general,  thinking  that  the  boy  hadn't  heard  him. 
No  response;  not  a  quiver  of  intelligence. 

"Don't  you  know  enough  to  put  on  your  mask  when  you  hear  that 
warning?"  cried  the  excited  dignitary. 

"Me  no  speak-a  da  Eenglis,"  answered  the  American. 

After  all  the  strain  and  stress  which  characterized  the  gas  training,  one 
can  easily  imagine  the  diabolic  grin  which  greeted  the  news  that  Lieut. - 
Colonel  Winnia,  while  visiting  the  English  front,  had  momentarily  mislaid 
his  mask  and  had  got  a  lungful. 

It  was  perfectly  topping,  the  English  said,  for  the  Americans  to  brigade 
their  fresh  units  with  the  British,  as  was  once  the  plan — the  Americans  fur- 
nishing new  vigor  and  "pep,"  the  British  furnishing  the  experience.  But  the 
idea  didn't  appeal  to  the  American  youth  at  all;  temperament,  perhaps.  It 
was  with  great  consternation  that  one  of  the  British  officers  breathlessly 
reported  to  Colonel  Smedberg  one  day  that  a  disquieting  rumor  was  abroad : 
the  American  soldiers  had  said  they  wouldn't  fight.     Just  another  instance  of 


l^  Copyright  hy'Connnilhr  on  Fubl'u   I iHi'i  ni.tlim. 

British  Corporal  Instructing  Some  of  our  Signalmen  in  Use  of  Lucas  14  cm. 
Daylight  Signal  Lamp,  Watten,  May  18. 


FLANDERS  45 

the  American  doughboy's  extravagant  conversation  being  taken  seriously.  In 
all  probability,  some  bragging  British  sergeant  had  undertaken  to  tell  a  crowd 
of  willing  listeners  all  the  horrors  of  the  trenches,  real  and  imagined,  spreading 
the  butter  too  thickly;  the  American,  envious  of  the  older  man's  experience, 
had  maliciously  given  the  impression  that  he  was  a  near-Bolshevik.  Nothing 
to  it. 

While  the  Powers  that  Be,  Those  Higher  Up,  and  "They"  were  sending 
each  other  congratulatory  telegrams  about  the  glorious  reunion  of  the  two 
sister  nations,  how  the  Minute  Man  of  '76  and  the  Red  Coat  had  finally 
clasped  hands,  how  blood  would  tell — Doughboy  and  Tommie  were  discovering 
that  blood  still  had  a  lot  to  tell.  For  one  thing,  it  stood  to  reason  that  the 
poor,  downtrodden  British  Tommie  was  all  to  blame  for  the  ration  of  cheese, 
tea,  marmalade  and  dog-biscuit.  Besides,  it  hurts  the  pride  terribly  to  hear 
a  better  story  put  over  than  one's  own  about  war  and  outrage  and  blood. 

A  Tommie  sits  in  a  corner  of  the  cafe  beside  a  bottle  of  beer.  ''Come 
on  over,  Yank,  and  'ave  a  bottle,  he  says.  "You're  on,"  replies  the  Yank, 
offering  a  Goldflake,  or  a  Red  Huzzar,  or  a  Three  Castles,  or  something  equally 
awful;  whereupon,  for  want  of  something  more  cordial  and  brotherly  to  say, 
the  Tommie  remarks,  "Well,  we've  been  waiting  more  than  three  years  for 
yer."  "Yes,"  answers  the  doughboy,  having  thought  up  a  good  retort  to  this, 
since  the  first  insult  at  Calais,  "we  had  to  come  over  and  finish  the  job  for 
you."  They  embrace  with  a  crash  of  glass,  and  when  reinforcements  rush 
up  from  either  side,  the  Allies  break  friendly  bottles  over  each  other's  heads. 
With  difhculty  the  blood  brothers  are  separated,  moving  off  to  see  what  all 
the  similar  racket  is  about  in  the  estaminet  further  down  the  street  and 
fondly  hoping  for  some  real  excitement. 

Many  of  us  who  hadn't  acquired  even  a  cootie  or  two  in  the  course  of 
the  hardening  process — no  doubt  'twas  thought  to  stiffen  our  resistance  to 
as  many  hardships  as  possible — either  picked  up  a  couple  of  "friends"  while 
visiting  the  British  in  the  front  lines  of  the  Arras  sector,  or  got  them  from 
those  who  returned.  F  Company  boasts  that  Sergeant  Farmer  came  back 
with  cooties  clear  to  his  shoe-strings,  inoculating  the  entire  First  Platoon  and 
the  officers,  and  planning  to  take  home  to  Mabel  eighteen  trained  coots  in  a 
pill  box,  which  he  "read"  off  McGee's  shirt. 

Mothers'  Day,  May  4th,  saw  more  letter  writing  than  ever  before  in  the 
history  of  man ;  about  that  time,  the  first  mail  came  through  from  the  United 
States.  Will  you  ever  forget  the  thrill  of  those  first  letters— or  the  frightful 
lies  you  wrote  in  reply?  Already,  the  Company  officers,  required  to  censor 
all  outgoing  mail,  were  busily  carving  out  of  existence  the  vivid  accounts  of 
fictitious  raids,  attacks,  and  heroic  adventures,  and  a  scribe  of  Semitic  origin 
was  doing  a  big  business  in  M  Company  writing  letters  to  the  home  folks  for 
the  boys — two  stereotyped  pages  furnishing  the  necessary  news,  a  third  proving 
that  Sonny  was  just  as  sentimental  as  ever. 

Those  who  were  fortunate  enough  to  visit  the  British  front  line  really 
had  something  to  write  about,  and  were  the  center  of  interest  upon  their  return 


46  A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 

from  the  region  of  Gommescourt  Wood  and  Fonquesvillers,  ground  which  had 
recently  been  retaken  from  the  Germans  in  their  strategic  retreat  to  the 
Hindenberg  Hne.  It  was  their  first  taste  of  shell  fire,  their  first  sight  of  an  area 
pitted  with  shell  holes,  scarred  by  rotting  tangles  of  wire,  broken  gun  carriages, 
cannon,  broken  down  tanks,  bewildering  mazes  of  disused  and  new  trenches, 
battered  chateaux,  wrecked  roads  and  villages,  forests  then  nothing  more  than 
a  flock  of  stark,  withered  skeletons.  Some  even  experienced  the  thrill  of  night 
patrolling.  The  officers  were  particularly  astonished  at  the  nonchalance  with 
which  the  English  officers  regarded  the  perils  of  the  situation,  at  the  impor- 
tance of  their  liquor,  and  at  their  formal  dinners,  surprisingly  well  served 
under  the  very  noses  of  the  Boches — a  dangerous  aggravation,  one  might  think. 
But  all  came  away  more  or  less  imbued  with  the  feeling  that  the  whole 
affair  "up  there"  was  too  vast,  too  panoramic  for  rapid  comprehension, 
and  impressed  by  the  tremendous  amount  of  noise  and  metal  required  to  kill 
a  man. 

Of  all  the  battles,  skirmishes  and  engagements  which  this  history  will 
describe,  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  Battle  of  Watten,  of  awful  memory,  has 
been  most  frequently  alluded  to.  "Ah,  the  Rout  of  Watten,"  you  will  fondly 
say;  "If  someone  fails  to  make  Watten  as  famous  as  Bull  Run,  future  gen- 
erations will  never  fully  appreciate  the  real  horrors  of  war."  When  it  was 
all  over,  though  we  had  yet  to  hear  the  roar  of  artillery  and  the  chatter  of 
machine  guns,  there  was  not  a  man  of  the  Regiment  who  did  not  agree  abso- 
lutely with  General  Sherman's  contention  regarding  war. 

For  it  was  a  war,  a  mimic  war,  the  first  of  those  terrible  things  called 
maneuvers;  but  very  few  of  the  officers  and  men  realized  until  the  battle  was 
half  over  that  the  Americans  were  attacking  the  English,  or  the  EngHsh 
attacking  the  Americans — something  like  that.  Whether  or  not  the  whole 
Division,  or  the  Brigade,  or  merely  the  Regiment  was  concerned,  nobody 
seems  to  know,  to  this  day.  Nobody  knows  anything  about  that  famous 
affair ;  yet  everybody  talks  about  it.  It  will  doubtless 
remain  a  mystery  until  the  end  of  time. 

"This  Battalion  will  march  .  .  ."  began  the  mere 
scrap  of  paper — a  "chit" — which  kept  officers  and  men  of 
your  particular  company  awake  the  greater  part  of  the 
night,  packing  up  the  full  equipment,  office  records,  trunks  and 
bedrolls,  (for  the  orderlies  had  not  yet  become  skilled  in  the  art  of  relieving 
the  management  of  worry) ,  and  which  sent  you  forth  to  perspire  bright  and 
early  the  morning  of  May  sixteenth.  "  Kitchens  will  follow  without  distance." 
("Yeah,  an'  without  food,"  you  grumbled.)  A  four-hour  march  under  as 
hot  a  sun  as  ever  a  midsummer  had  to  offer  brought  the  First  Battalion  to 
Zouafques,  the  Second  to  Louches  and  the  Third  to  Tournehem.  All 
afternoon  the  weary  came  straggling  in,  dropping  exhausted  into  billets  where 
they  fondly  hoped  to  rest  for  the  next  two  weeks  at  least.  But  such  was  not 
to  be.  Many  of  the  boys,  too  weary  to  clean  out  the  stables  allotted  to  them, 
preferred  to  flop  in  the  adjoining  pastures  under  their  dog-tents. 


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47 


Four  o'clock  next  morning,  the  seventeenth,  was  the  hour  at  which 
you  contemplated  murdering  the  bugler;  at  five- thirty  you  were  on  the  road, 
that  is,  if  you  were  in  the  Second  Battalion.  The  orders  read  that  at  some- 
thing like  eight-forty-three,  thirty  seconds  and  two  ticks,  roughly  speaking, 
the  Regiment  would  assemble  at  cross  roads  So-and-So,  in  such-and-such 
order.  Disorder!  Can't  you  see  "them,"  studying  the  Field  Service  Regu- 
lations, figuring  the  length  of  each  column,  the  distance  to  be  covered,  the 
number  of  miles  accomplished  by  a  thirty-inch  step,  a  hundred  and  twenty- 
eight  to  the  minute,  the  fifty-minute  jaunt,  the  ten-minute  halt— then  rising 
triumphantly  to  announce  that  the  Regiment  would  assemble  from  the  four 

corners  of  France  at  the  very  stroke  of,  of Oh,  well,  the  battalions 

assembled.     Then  for  the  real  work  of  the  day! 

The  remarks  that  were  passed  on  the  march  would  never  pass  the  censor. 
"We  cursed  and  sweat,  for  the  sun  was  ferocious;  and  that  made  the  cooties 
happy."  It  was  the  officers'  simple  duty,  besides  carrying  their  own  equip- 
ment, to  see  that  the  men  kept  up  and  made  ten  kilos  look  like  two,  a  heart- 
breaking task.  During  the  most  trying  part  of  the  hike,  an  officer  noticed 
that  one  of  his  men,  an  illiterate  Russian  Jew,  was  just  about  "all  in"  and 
that  his  poorly  made  up  pack  was  gradually  falling  apart,  then  almost  dragging 
on  the  ground.  "At  the  next  halt,"  he  said  in  no  uncertain  tones,  "you  tear 
that  pack  apart  quickly  and  make  it  up  right!  Get  your  corporal  to  help 
you."     At  fifty  minutes  of  the  hour,  when  the  men  fell  out  on  the  right,  the 


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48  A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 

lieutenant  sauntered  down  the  column  to  see  that  the  readjustment  was 
proceeding  swiftly  just  as  the  poor,  exhausted  Russian  took  from  his  roll  a 
heavy  Webster's  Dictionary ! 

Even  the  English  Tommies  at  the  head  of  the  column  for  the  purpose  of 
setting  the  proper  experienced  pace,  and  who  carried  no  packs,  were  well-nigh 
overcome  by  the  heat.  Many  were  the  schemes  to  rid  one's  self  of  some,  if 
not  all  of  his  load.  The  brightest  idea  emanated  from  the  brain  of  one  Mr. 
Gash,  who  cut  off  and  threw  away  the  canister  of  his  gas  mask,  averring  that 
inasmuch  as  he  still  retained  the  face-piece  he  was  fully  protected. 

During  one  of  the  halts,  a  doughboy  collapsed  on  the  stone  railing  of  a 
bridge  bewailing  his  fate,  mopped  his  brow  and  whimpered,  "I've  never  had 
a  bit  o'  luck  since  I  ate  that  fish  on  board  the  Cedric!'' 

All  were  game  at  the  start;  everybody  wanted  to  stick  it  out.  But  the 
men  simply  were  not  in  condition  to  carry  their  absurdly  large  packs  in  that 
sudden  spell  of  warm  weather.  During  the  early  stages  of  the  march  there 
were  exasperating  halts  for  no  apparent  reason,  the  men,  of  course,  being 
required  to  stand  in  formation  expecting  momentarily  to  push  onward  again. 
That  is  what  takes  it  out  of  a  man — needless  starting  and  stopping — the 
"accordion  formation." 

At  the  fifteen-kilo  mark,  the  boys  started  to  weaken.  Forgotten  were 
the  principles  of  route-marching  as  demonstrated  so  beautifully  by  the  English 
platoon  (which  had  nothing  else  to  do).  The  big,  the  small  and  tall  started  to 
keel  over.  Whole  squads  collapsed;  companies  evaporated,  "aU  along  the 
rotten  road  to  Wa-a-atten." 

"Then  our  captain  told  us,"  writes  a  doughboy,  "that  we  had  a  mile  and 
a  half  to  go.  He  fooled  us.  Our  water  was  low;  many  were  without  it.  The 
sun  had  us  melted.  Throats  were  parched;  feet  were  blistered;  our  bones 
ached  all  over.  I  saw  black  in  front  of  my  eyes.  Fifty  minutes  on  the  hike, 
ten  minutes  rest:  the  fifty  dragged  like  years,  but  the  ten  went  like  seconds. 
Sometimes  the  major's  watch  would  stop  and  we  would  walk  eighty  minutes. 
He  never  seemed  to  worry,  for  he  was  on  his  poor  horse  which  was  also  all  in. 
I  saw  this  horse  many  times  look  pitifully  at  the  men  on  the  roadside  and 
from  the  expression  on  the  poor  beast's  face  I  judged  that  he  too  would  like 
to  sit  down  by  the  roadside. 

"We  landed  in  a  field  about  two- thirty  and  thought  it  was  the  end  of  the 
hike,  for  there  was  old  'Dutch'  Richert  with  his  chow-wagon;  and  the  stew 
he  made  up  for  us  tasted  like  creamed  turkey.  But  that  was  only  the  first 
part  of  the  battle.  With  the  stragglers  still  coming  in,  the  major  gave  orders 
to  sling  packs,  saying  we  had  about  three  miles  more  to  go.  By  that  time, 
three  miles  was  no  more  than  a  cootie  bite  to  us.  But  we  had  to  go  ten  more 
dreary  miles  before  landing  in  the  woods.  'Those  packs  are  too  heavy  for 
even  a  mule,'  we  overheard  an  officer  say.  This  made  us  very  cheerful — 
made  us  feel  like  wagging  our  ears. 

"That  night,  we  would  have  relished  a  bed  of  nails  and  barbed  wire. 
Having  gulped  down  some  hot  water,  alias  coffee,  and  ready  to  'coushay' 


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on  the  ground  floor  of  Watten  Wood,  I  stepped  over  into  a  nearby  field  for 
a  minute  and  was  tagged  by  a  squad  of  Tommies  as  a  prisoner.  That  was 
the  first  intimation  I  had  that  a  war  was  on.  Just  then  there  were  such 
shouts  and  yells  through  the  woods  that  we  thought  the  Boches  had  broken 
through  the  lines  at  Ypres.  The  yells  were  fierce:  'Put  out  that  light;  do 
you  want  to  get  killed!'  'Douse  the  kitchen  fires!'  'Lights  out,  there!' 
'There  he  is,  overhead.'  Above  the  roar  of  the  anti-aircraft  Archies,  we  could 
hear  the  drowsy  hum  of  the  German  aeroplanes.  All  one  could  do  was  to  crawl 
into  a  hole  and  try  to  drag  the  hole  in  after  him,  while  the  bombs  dropped 
dizzily  in  the  distance.  Over  to  the  east  was  seen  the  lurid  glare  of  a  burning 
ammunition  dump.  Searchlights  flashed  across  the  sky,  and  managed  to  pick 
up  a  Taube  which  dived  and  ducked  and  swerved  while  the  Archies  barked 
all  around  him.  Finally  he  dodged  out  of  the  shaft  of  light,  and  despite  the 
telltale  buzz  of  his  motor,  it  couldn't  pick  him  up  again.  But  what  was  the 
use?  If  he  had  landed  a  bomb,  well— we  couldn't  stop  his  doing  it,  so  we 
just  naturally  shivered  ourselves  to  sleep." 

At  about  eleven  o'clock,  some  frightened  individual  sounded  a  fake  gas 
alarm  and  the  boys  rushed  their  gas  masks  on  in  record  time.  At  Reveille 
next  morning,  a  private  of  A  Company,  who  fell  asleep  during  the  supposed 
attack  with  his  mask  on,  awoke  with  a  start  and  exclaimed  with  indignation 
to  the  sergeant  standing  near,  "I  wonder  who  in  Hell  put  this  on?" 

But  while  G  Company  slept  the  sleep  of  the  dead,  "Abie"  Hoffman  was 
up  and  doing.  In  response  to  the  major's  pointed  inquiry,  the  company 
commander  was  able  to  reply,  "Yes,  sir.  G  Company's  packs  are  all  present 
or  accounted  for."  Anybody  who  knows  "Abie"  can  imagine  how  he  took 
aside  the  driver  of  a  British  motor  lorry,  found  him  a  drink  somehow,  sug- 
gested that  they  take  a  ride  and  returned  triumphant  with  all  the  baggage 
which  the  company  had  shed  along  the  route. 

Next  day  scarcely  a  man  stirred  out  of  his  dog-tent  until  weird  orders 
came  in  about  reducing  the  weight  of  the  packs.  Away  went  the  bed-sacks, 
O.  D.  shirts,  extra  socks  and  underwear,  personal  articles,  the  sweaters 
that  Sweetie  had  laboriously  knitted,  the  housewives  that  Mother  had 
patiently  put  up  so  that  one  might  be  able  to  sew  on  a  necessary  button  in 
the  field.  "I  give  you  fair  warning,"  said  our  lieutenants.  "Your  home- 
made sweaters,  socks  and  other  unauthorized  articles  are  going  to  be  con- 
fiscated if  found  in  your  packs.  Open  up."  When  inspection  took  place, 
many  a  man  had  on  three  pairs  of  prized  socks,  and  a  prickly  sweater  out  of 
sight  next  his  skin;  but  most  of  these  articles  were  ruthlessly  dumped  into  a 
pile  through  which  the  grasping  Tommies  rummaged  to  their  heart's  delight. 
When  another  dizzy  order  suddenly  came  through  to  give  back  the  sweaters, 
our  officers  could  scarcely  look  their  men  in  the  face. 

That  was  the  second  part  of  the  fight. 

After  "  Duncan's  Dizzy  Division  "  had  spent  most  of  the  following  morning 
in  improvised  and  muddy  trenches,  the  officers  almost  crazy  because  of  con- 
stant and  conflicting  new  orders,  and  most  of  the  afternoon  in  a  second  series 


50  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

of  aggravating  inspections  for  unauthorized  equipment,  we  lit  out  for  home.  At 
nine  o'clock  we  flopped  into  a  wood,  but  scarcely  anybody  pitched  a  tent, 
knowing  that  he'd  have  to  be  up  and  doing  at  four  in  the  morning,  in  order 
to  escape  the  heat  of  the  day.  At  ten  A.  M.,  we  were  back  at  the  starting 
place,  and  the  superhuman  first  platoon  of  F  Company,  having  won  the 
hundred  francs  put  up  by  "Dan"  Patchin  for  a  relay  race,  repaired  in  a 
body  to  the  corner  cafe  in  Louches  to  drown  its  thirst;  the  Battle  of  Wat- 
ten  was  over. 

That  affair  certainly  gave  the  Division  a  black  eye  from  which  only  some 
real  action  in  the  trenches  could  help  us  recover.  A  rigorous  course  of  training 
ensued,  much  the  same  as  that  which  preceded  the  "battle,"  the  Regiment 
meanwhile  being  regrouped  about  the  headquarters,  at  Licques. 

Inspection  by  Sir  Douglas  Haig  seemed  to  please  him,  in  preparation  for 
which  Captain  Achelis  might  have  been  heard  to  say,  "Let's  see.  When  he 
comes  I  can  have  one  platoon  doing  a  snappy  bayonet  drill,  another  throwing 
bombs,  another  in  a  gas-mask  race,  and  the  fourth  doing  'squads  right'  in 
the  courtyard  of  the  brewery."  The  boys  were  promised  a  complete  holiday 
on  May  thirtieth;  and  anyone  will  wager  that  General  Pershing,  whose 
threatened  dash  through  the  area  never  materialized,  would  not  have  approved 
of  our  being  held  the  entire  day,  with  combat  equipment,  in  readiness  for  his 
approach  and  probable  inspection ! 

"About  June  tenth,"  writes  the  Brooklyn  Daily  Eagle,  "there  came  a  real 
tragedy.  It  cost  the  lives  of  fifteen  men  of  Company  B  and  wounded  about 
forty  others.  The  extensive  list  of  dead  and  injured  caused  it  to  be  thought 
across  the  ocean  that  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  was  already  in  action. 
The  accident  happened  while  Company  B  was  on  a  British  drill  field  near  a 
Stokes  mortar  battery."  Unlike  the  rest  of  the  report,  and  contrary  to  the 
general  belief,  it  was  not  a  B  Company  man  who  picked  up  a  "dud".  A 
French  soldier  of  a  salvage  unit  dropped  the  unexploded  shell  which  oc- 
casioned the  tragedy  among  the  platoon  about  to  fall  in  near  by.  It  was  a 
rather  cheerless  company  which  fired  on  an  adjoining  range  the  next  day; 
and  the  entire  Regiment  had  learned  by  sad  experience  not  to  tamper  with 
unexploded  shells. 

American  rifles  again!  In  the  middle  of  the  night,  orders  came  to  turn 
in  the  English  Enfields  and  draw  the  old  Winchesters  deposited  at  Calais,  and 
which  looked  as  if  they  had  been  left  out  in  the  rain  ever  since.  The  Regiment 
would  move  at  one  o'clock,  June  sixth,  for  parts  unknown.  Rumor  had  it 
that  the  American  Sector  would  receive  us  "toot-sweet." 

It  was  too  bad  that  Captain  Achelis,  familiarly  known  to  "his  boys"  as 
"Peaches,"  had  announced  with  dramatic  effect  that  to  glorify  the  departure 
he  had  bought  a  pig.  For,  in  view  of  the  sudden  order  advancing  the  hour 
of  march  to  eleven  A.  M.,  the  Captain  sold  the  pig,  while  his  boys  hastily 
rolled  packs  and  snatched  a  chunk  of  bread  and  rare  beefsteak  from  the  rolling 
kitchens.  For  months  thereafter, — on  marches,  in  billets,  in  estaminets,  on 
the  mess  line  or  wherever  C  Company  congregated  could  be  heard,  sung  to  the 


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tune,  "The  Farmer  in  the  Dell,"  the  mournful 
verses:  "The  Captain  bought  a  pig,"  "The 
Captain  sold  the  pig,"  "Who  ate  the  pig,"  and 
so  on. 

Oh,  the  mockery  of  it!  Having  washed 
down  the  beef  and  bread  with  a  few  gulps  of 
chlorinated  water,  we  stood  for  an  hour  thinking 
of  the  untouched  potatoes,  coffee,  jam,  and  the 
possibilities  of  pig,  before  the  order  came  from 
Battalion  Headquarters  to  "fall  out  in  the  im- 
mediate vicinity. "  It  was  not  until  three  o'clock 
that  the  order  came  to  fall  in  again,  which 
started  us  on  our  long  journey  to  the  southeast. 

Not  even  those  unfortunates  who  had 
done  forty-two  kilos  in  a  day,  while  helping 
the  154th  Brigade  in  a  little  maneuver  of  their  own,  felt  able  to 
scoff  at  the  thirty  kilometers  with  full  packs,  covered  by  one  A.  M.  the  next 
morning.  As  usual,  the  men  got  away  in  splendid  spirits  on  what  proved  to 
be  one  of  the  most  gruelling  hikes  of  their  entire  experience,  everybody  "cov- 
ering off"  properly,  well  to  the  right  of  the  road,  marching  songs  rising  lustily 
from  every  throat.  The  burning  sun  gave  way  to  twilight,  twihght  to  moon- 
light, and  still  the  fifty-minute  marching  period,  still  the  ten-minute  rest! 
"Gawd,  how  much  further  have  we  got  to  go?"  While  the  men  wobbled  all 
over  the  road,  majors,  adjutants  and  scout  officers  sped  up  and  down  the 
ditch  on  horseback,  testing  out  the  liaison.  "Liaison"  was  an  enthralling 
word.  "Er,  er.  Lieutenant,  report  to  Major  Metcalf  that  the  head  of  this 
Battalion  cleared  cross  roads  Blankety-blank  dash  blink-point-blank  at  nine- 
fifty- two."  The  adjutant  transmits  this  thrilling  information  to  the  Major, 
who  returns  the  compliment,  thereby  leaving  the  ultimate  defeat  of  Germany 
a  mere  question  of  time — while  the  plodding  doughboy  wonders  how  much 
more  time  it  wiU  necessitate  and  envies  the  adjutant  his  horse.  "One  feature 
of  the  French  kilometer,"  he  observes,  "is  that  you  not  only  kill  a  meter,  but 
also  kill  yourself,  particularly  when  you've  got  this  pack  on  your  back." 

What  did  it  matter  if  the  mules  and  wagons  of  the  Supply  Company 
barely  escaped  running  over  the  prostrate  bodies  lying  confusedly  in  the  woods 
at  Campagne-les-Boulonnais?  Utterly  fatigued,  there  was  no  thought  but  to 
lie  and  rest,  and  no  welcoming  cheer  to  greet  the  concerted  action  of  the  buglers 
next  morning.  But  just  stop  a  m.oment  to  think  of  the  poor  old  cooks.  No 
easy  life  was  theirs  while  on  the  move.  To  be  sure,  it  was  the  easiest  thing 
in  the  world  for  them  to  slip  their  packs  on  the  kitchens  and  ration  carts 
despite  all  orders  to  the  contrary;  but  they  covered  the  same  ground  you  did, 
and  got  up  in  time  to  feed  you — as  they  did  that  painful  morning. 

It  was  soon  apparent  that  this  second  day  was  not  to  be  any  grand  and 
glorious  achievement ;  tormen  ting  feet,  aching  bodies,  insufficient  rest  and  groan- 
ing backs  soon  began  to  take  their  toll.     Man  after  man,  struggling  as  long  as 


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human  endurance  could  maintain  them,  fell  by  the  wayside,  sick,  exhausted 
and  oftentimes  unconscious.  'Long  about  midday,  General  Wittenmyer  came 
upon  a  pathetic  jfigure  by  the  roadside,  propped  against  his  pack  which  he 
hadn't  the  energy  to  take  off.  "Dogs,"  he  soliloquized,  gazing  ruefully  at  his 
feet,  "you've  gone  back  on  me.  For  many  a  year  you've  been  my  main  support 
and  you've  done  your  duty  noble.  I've  been  careful  of  you  right  along;  but 
I  guess  I  was  too  easy  with  you.  And  now,  because  you've  had  to  take  some 
hard  knocks,  you're  laying  down  on  me,  ain't  you.  But  I  guess  you  done 
the  best  you  could  an'  I  can't  blame  you  for  putting  me  out  of  the  running." 

Any  feeble  attempt  at  mirth  and  hilarity  had  long  since  failed.  Con- 
versation was  at  a  standstill;  but  what  the  boys  thought  about  the  army  at 
that  time  was  unfit  for  publication.  Yet  the  hike  was  productive  of  many 
surprises,  among  them  General  Wittenmyer's  decision,  after  hearing  the  dough- 
boy's lament,  to  order  a  lengthy  rest  at  noon  and — Sidney  Wennick's  quality 
of  endurance. 

"Sid  had  been  cooking  for  the  Signal  Platoon  all  the  time  we  were  out 
with  the  British  climbing  the  hills  of  Northern  France.  We  had  carried  the 
pack  a  bit,  nearly  every  day  in  the  week.  Sid  hadn't.  So,  when  we  started 
on  this  jaunt  the  hardened  veterans  thought  that  Sid  would  be  one  of  the 
first  to  drop  out.  Along  about  the  fifth  hour,  when  fully  ready  to  call  it  quits, 
there  was  Wennick  marching  blithely  along,  seemingly  with  no  cares  or  wor- 
ries. He  was  in  at  the  finish,  and  probably  the  freshest  man  of  the  lot.  That 
night,  his  bunkie  happened  to  be  looking  while  Sid  unrolled  his  pack.  It 
comprised  one  blanket  and  a  lot  of  straw;  all  the  rest  of  his  equipment  was 
on  the  ration  cart." 

At  Embrey,  eighteen  kilometers  away,  the  entire  Regiment  encamped  in 
the  rain  upon  a  slippery  hillside.  There  ensued  the  customary  foot  inspection 
by  delighted  officers  who  would  look  solicitously  at  masses  of  blisters  and 
callouses,  giving  the  highly  original  and  expert  advice  to  prick  the  former  and 
shave  the  latter.  A  few  minutes  thereafter,  the  nearby  stream  was  full  of 
soap  suds  and  struggling  humanity,  the  woods  bright  with  naked  bodies  and 
brandished  towels,  and  the  price  of  wine  advancing  from  two  to  six  francs  a 
bottle.  "The  'Frogs'  of  that  town,"  the  boys  complained,  "paid  off  their 
war  debts  with  the  money  they  took  over  from  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth." 

One  more  day  of  it  brought  us  into  Wamin,  on  a  Saturday  night.  But  a 
Saturday  night  in  Wamin  is  not  exciting.  We  rested  the  Sabbath  day  and 
kept  it  wholly  unto  ourselves,  lying  about  in  glorious  relaxation  on  the  pleasant 
grass,  attending  Chaplain  Browne's  services,  listening  to  the  band  and  watch- 
ing F  Company's  ball  team  trim  a  group  of  Canadians  to  the  tune  of  9-5. 

Again  we  quote:  "As  we  approached  Hesdin,  the  morning  of  June  tenth, 
it  was  our  expectation  to  find  accommodation  in  compartment  cars,  such  as 
we  had  seen  the  French  and  British  soldiers  fly  past  in.  But  for  us,  there 
Ayere  only  trains  of  dinky  box  cars  which  had  been  carting  horses  around 
France  for  three  years  and  never  cleaned.  While  some  men  plied  the  busy 
pitchfork,  our  future  Argonne  scouts  got  some  valuable  pointers  stealing  straw. 


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"The  Unexpended  Portion  of  the  Day's  Rations." 

How  pleased  F  Company's  bunch  of  battling  Irishmen  were  to  find  their  beds 
suddenly  requisitioned  by  the  major's  horse!  'Quarante  hommes,  huit  che- 
vaux!'  We  would  rather  have  been  the  chevaux,  particularly  after  having 
ridden  three  days  and  nights  in  these  side-door  Pullmans." 

But  the  boys  would  put  up  with  'most  any  sort  of  hardship,  for  they  were 
going  to  join  up  with  real  Americans.  We  passed  through  Versailles ;  later,  caught 
a  distant  glimpse  of  the  Eiffel  tower,  thinking  that  perhaps  we'd  see  something 
of  the  wonderful  city  of  Paris  which  lingered  tantalizingly  before  our  eyes; 
but  just  as  everyone  had  primed  himself  for  the  treat,  the  engine  puffed  around 
to  the  rear  of  the  train,  and  started  us  off  in  the  other  direction. 

Think  of  all  the  rumors  that  went  the  rounds.  Think  of  all  the  difficulties 
of  messing — rushing  up  to  the  kitchen  cars  only  to  find  the  train  steaming  out, 
and  in  a  fair  way  to  leave  the  greater  part  of  its  passengers  in  some  unidentified 
portion  of  France.  How  many  times  did  overwrought 
officers  howl  at  you  to  "get  those  legs  inside  the  car?" 

At  Nancy,  it  was  the  same  old  story — a  beautiful 
city  temptingly  held  before  us  a  moment  or  two,  only  to 
be  rudely  snatched  away  before  too  many  venturesome 
youths  could  sneak  out  of  tho  side  doors  for  a  drink. 
Down  near  Blainville,  we  saw  the  first  American  campaign 
hats  of  loving  memory.  Old  Rain-in- the-Face  Overseas  Cap  couldn't  ever 
come  up  to  the  campaigner,  could  it?  Either  the  sun  smote  the  eyes,  or 
the  rain  trickled  down  through  the  ears  into  one's  shirt  collar.  Great 
excitement  occasioned  by  the  sight  of  these  first  Americans — engineers  working 
on  the  railroads!     We  must  be  nearing  the  American  Sector! 


^  KattoaenfutUr>     ^ 


-Adolf ! 


tin6  jPutvf,  yet-  t 


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CHAPTER  IV 

LORRAINE 

WHEN  the  tired  troops  were  dumped  with  all  their  baggage  out  of  the 
cattle  cars  at  Charmes  and  Portieux  on  June  13th  they  were  not  thrilled. 
No  crowd,  no  hurry  and  bustle,  no  transport,  no  cannon.  No  war. 
The  country  was  beautiful;  but  one  is  scarcely  in  a  frame  of  mind  to  appreciate 
the  landscape  when  for  two  days  and  nights  he  has  been  jammed  in  so  tight 
with  his  fellow  men  and  all  their  worldly  goods  that  he  has  had  to  stand 
erect  half  the  night  to  make  room  for  his  sleeping  brother.  Someone  had 
sense  enough  to  send  the  train  bearing  the  First  Battalion  through  to  a  point 
somewhat  nearer  the  rendezvous;  but  these  men  had  only  the  prospect  of 
another  infernal  hike.  They  were  unhappy,  ninety-five  per  cent,  having  lost 
their  bet  that  we  were  headed  for  Italy.  They  were  hungry  and  just  begin- 
ning to  realize  that  all  the  money  they  had  so  generously  given  to  the  Red 
Cross  a  few  stations  back  had  virtually  paid  for  the  food  handed  out  to  the 
306th  Infantry  on  the  preceding  train. 

Hike  they  did  toward  Baccarat  as  a  result  of  the  vague,  tissue  paper 
orders  which  the  train  commanders  somehow  acquired.  Had  the  billeting 
officers  who  were  sent  down  beforehand,  to  pedal  all  over  the  countryside 
upon  decrepit  bicycles,  requisitioning  the  most  palatial  cow-stables  in  Lorraine, 
been  given  some  really  sane  instructions,  there  might  have  been  a  place  desig- 
nated for  each  and  every  company.  Regimental  Headquarters  at  Moyemont 
were  soon  advised  by  Division  that  the  towns  selected  by  the  billeting  officers 
— according  to  instructions — were  not  even  in  the  correct  regimental  sector. 
In  consequence,  after  rolling  around  in  the  grass  for  a  good  str-r-retch  while 
the  battalion  transports  with  a  bit  of  food  were  unloaded,  the  troops  set  off 
into  the  night,  with  inadequate  maps  to  be  studied  at  cross-roads  by  the  light 
of  a  match,  finally  making  bivouac  in  the  fields  and  grumbling,  "To  Hell  with 
it  all." 

By  three  o'clock  on  the  following  afternoon,  it  was  the  joyous  privilege 
of  the  Second  Battalion,  after  marching  an  untold  number  of  kilometers  out 
of  their  way — again,  according  to  instructions — to  land  in  the  beautiful  city 
of  Hallianville,  which  had  not  yet  deemed  it  necessary  to  legislate  against 
the  construction  of  sky-scrapers  and  whose  two  streets — one  leading  in,  the 
other  out — ^were  flanked  on  either  side  by  venerable  manure  piles,  those  stately 
monuments  so  characteristic  of  aesthetic  rural  France. 

The  men  are  hungry,  but  there  is  no  food  in  the  kitchens  wherewith  to 
feed  'em.  Having  tucked  away  fifteen  in  this  barn,  thirty  in  that,  ten  some- 
where else,  the  headquarters  platoon  near  the  proposed  orderly  room,  the 
officers  repair  to  the  billets  indicated  upon  the  chart  in  the  Mairie.  H  Com- 
pany's officers  advance  upon  a  humble  doorway  which  has  long  since  retired 
in  modest  self-effacement  behind  the  most  gigantic  manure  heap  in  town. 


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Ha!  The  size  of  the  pile  is  doubtless  an  index  to  wealth  and  standing  in  the 
community.  The  biggest  pile,  the  biggest  citizen.  Correct.  He  is  the  genial 
Mayor,  who  is  honored  to  place  at  Captain  Dodge's  disposal 
his  best  bedroom,  the  windows  of  which  give  immediately 
upon  that  prized  monument  resting  so  near  the  door-step. 
He  is  proud  to  sell  one  of  his  poor  pigs  for  a  mere  fifteen 
hundred  francs  to  the  brave  Americans  hastening  to  the 
rescue  of  France;  he  opens  up  a  bottle  of  one  dollar  cham- 
pagne in  their  honor  and  declaims  grandly,  "The  Ameri- 
cans and  the  French  are  brothers;  ten  francs  please." 
Since  the  ban  was  only  on  alcohol,  many  a  case  of  French  2.75  went 
forthwith  out  under  the  trees ;  a  Polish  wedding  had  nothing  on  some  of  those 
parties.  Chlorinated  water  was  enough  to  drive  a  man  to  drink,  anyhow; 
but  after  sampling  the  beer  and  light  wines  ladled  out  to  the  soldiers,  one 
could  readily  understand  why  drunkards  are  so  uncommon  in  France.  There 
was  no  more  temptation  to  become  a  wine  drunkard  there  than  to  become  a 
castor  oil  drunkard  in  America.  Still,  it  relieved  the  tension — a  little  nippy 
now  and  then.  "Our  money  was  all  exhausted,"  wrote  one  of  the  advocates 
of  moderation,  "but  there  were  a  few  of  the  boys  who  still  had  some.  Jack 
was  in  one  of  the  cafes  playing  cards  and  won  bokoo  francs;  as  fast  as  he  could 
win  them,  I  would  spend  them.  'By'  was  also  in  the  corner;  when  Eetreat 
sounded,  he  and  I  were  drinking  champagne  like  water,  out  of  beer  glasses. 
I  said  to  him,  '  What  do  you  say,  Jack? '  He  said,  '  To  Hell  with  it.  When 
they're  ready  to  go  up  into  the  line  we'll  be  on  deck.'  Then  we  started  on 
the  champagne  again,  and  I  drank  so  much  that  I  thought  I  saw  the  Boches, 
and  began  blazing  my  rifle,  when  who  came  around  the  corner  under  the 
barrage  but  the  honorable  captain,  who  walked  into  the  cafe  and  wanted  to 
know  who  done  the  shooting.  Finally  he  looked  at  me  and  just  guessed  right. 
While  we  were  walking  up  Main  Street,  I  dared  him  to  transfer  me  into  a 
fighting  outfit.  The  lieutenant  took  me  toward  the  guard  house,  when  he 
heard  sounds  inside  one  of  the  billets.  He  opened  the  door,  poked  his  head 
inside  and  sounded  off,  'Stop  this  noise!'  Someone  hollered,  'Who  in  Hell 
are  you?'  He  said,  very  dignified,  'Officer  of  the  day,'  and  the  doughboy 
said,  'Then  what  the  Hell  are  you  doing  out  this  hour  of 
the  night?'  I  guess  he  had  had  some  champagne,  too. 
When  the  loot  got  me  in  the  mill,  he  wanted  to  know 
why  I  done  the  shooting.  I  said,  'To  celebrate  the  Fourth 
of  July,  for  I  never  had  a  chance  to,  on  the  Fourth.'  Next 
day  the  old  captain  called  me  down  something  terrible, 
but  still  he  released  me  without  trial,  and  I  never  heard 
any  more  about  it." 

Leaving  our  earlier  habitations,  Rehaincourt,  Orton- 
court,  St.  Genest,  Hallianville  and  Moyemont,  the  billeting  officers  of  the 
battalions  and  the  billeting  N.  C.  O.'s  of  each  company  had  their  fill  of 
marching  on  ahead  of  their  companions  to  list  and  apportion  the^ available 


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cowsheds  and  other  roofs.  The  Supply  Company,  which  soon  took  up  its 
abode  in  Azerailles,  into  which  the  raihoad  trains  crept  now  and  then  and 
from  which  they  could  readily  distribute  supplies,  was  decidedly  envied  b}^ 
the  rest  of  the  Regiment,  even  though  Azerailles  was  a  good  target  for  aerial 
bombs.  And  not  merely  a  good  target,  but  the  subject  of  a  number  of  har- 
rowing attacks.  The  Supply  Company  suffered  there  more  casualties  than 
all  the  rest  of  the  Regiment,  in  Lorraine.  Through  Domptail,  Fontenoy  la 
Joute,  Glonville,  Gelacourt  and  other  villages,  our  billeting  experiences  ran. 

Our  experiences  hiked,  rather;  for  the  Infantry  generally  travels  afoot. 
This  entire  period  stands  out  in  our  minds  as  one  of  countless  night  marches, 
moving  ever  nearer  and  nearer  the  front,  drilling  the  w^hile,  hoping  and  praying 
for  the  time  to  come  when  we  could  at  last  feel  "  safe  "  in  the  trenches.  "Well, 
how  is  the  Major  feeling?"  one  doughboy  would  ask  another.  "Looks  wor- 
ried," might  be  the  reply.  "Then  let's  start  getting  our  packs  ready,  for 
there's  a  hike  on,  tonight." 

All  this  territory  had  once  been  in  the  hands  of  the  Germans;  they  had 
advanced  rapidly  during  the  first  days  of  the  war.  Stark  and  staring  now, 
gaunt  ruins  reared  their  tottering  heads  into  the  moonlight,  the  churches 
shattered,  the  stars  peeping  through  great  gaping  holes  in  their  crumbling 
towers,  the  houses  gutted  and  unfit  for  habitation.  Pathetically,  a  few  old 
men,  women  and  ragged  children  would  gather  in  the  moonlit  squares  to  call, 
"Bonne  chance,  mes  enfants.  Vive  1' Amerique ! "as  the  troops  filed  through. 
On  and  on  through  the  countryside,  past  an  endless  stream  of  motor  trucks 
and  transports  into  the  next  diminutive  stone  village,  each  one  a  bit  poorer 


Main   Street  of  Azerailles,   Railhead   and    Station   of   Supply   Company.      ScvlixIn    Buiubed   by 
Enemy  Planes   Immediately   Preceding  Relief  by  the  37th  Division. 


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Church    at   Herberviller — Observation    Post   in    Church    Tower. 


than  the  last  and  exactly  as  the  retreating  Germans  had  left  it  in  1914.  One 
came  to  dread  these  marches,  the  consuming  fatigues,  the  sore  feet,  the  sud- 
denly discovered  illnesses  probably  induced  by  too  much  vin  rouge,  the  com- 
mandings,  the  drivings,  urgings  which  are  an  inseparable  part  of  every  long 
journey  afoot  and  which  eat  the  heart  out  of  a  man.  On  the  other  hand, 
there  was  the  encouraging  tramp,  tramp,  tramp  of  the  faithful,  the  ten-minute 
rest  on  the  right  of  the  road,  and  then  the  fifty-minute  back-breaker.  "I've 
tramped  over  every  road  in  France  but  one,"  wailed  an  eloquent  letter  writer, 
"and  I  expect  to  cover  that  one  tomorrow.  A  week  or  so  ago,  after  we  had 
been  walking  nearly  all  one  night,  Jack  and  'Sauerkraut'  shouted  'Rest!'  from 
their  place  in  ranks,  and  were  given  'arrest'  by  the  old  captain;  but  they 
both  preferred  court  martial  to  company  punishment.  Poor  'Sauerkraut' 
was  transferred  to  the  Q.  M.  and  in  Azerailles  was  fatally  wounded  in  an  air 
raid.     He  should  have  taken  company  punishment  in  the  first  place." 

Each  new  town  visited  meant  a  cleaning  of  both  town  and  man;  no 
sooner  would  the  streets  be  swept,  the  civilian  garbage  buried  and  the  men 
scrubbing  their  clothes  at  the  public  "lavoir"  than  off  we'd  go  to  another 
cleaning.  The  French  never  could  comprehend  the  apparent  eagerness  with 
which  the  American  shaved,  pHed  the  tooth-brush  or  rushed  to  the  nearest 
swimmin'  hole.  But  the  French  did  wash  their  clothes  now  and  then;  and 
tremendously  amusing  was  the  sight  of  an  old  woman  at  the  public  fountain, 
lambasting  the  wash  with  a  weighty  paddle.  Some  of  the  boys  reckoned 
that  cooties  could  not  survive  such  man-handling,  and  tried  it  out,  ineffectually. 


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In  other  ways,  the  civilian  customs  provided  entertainment.  The  Head- 
quarters Company  at  Moyemont  were  daily  aroused  by  the  shrill  blasts  of 
the  community  stock-herder's  trumpet.  At  the  first  peep  of  dawn,  when  all 
good  doughboys  were  pounding  the  blanket  hard,  he  would  sound  off,  shamb- 
ling down  street  in  motley  garb — ^perhaps  the  regalia  of  his  high  office — 
a'dragging  his  wooden  shoes  with  difficulty  over  the  cobbles.  The  first  blast 
usually  produced  the  desired  result.  Out  of  barns  and  yards  tumbled  sundry 
sheep,  goats,  cows  and  pigs,  to  fall  in  behind  him.  Returning  from  the  fields 
at  dusk,  the  animals  would  instinctively  fall  out  and  retire  to  their  respective 
habitations.  Two  members  of  the  Regimental  Band  yearned  for  trouble. 
The  machinations  of  their  fertile  brains  sent  the  loudest  and  strongest  First 
Cornet  down  street  one  morning  long  ere  Reveille,  blowing  a  Call  to  Arms. 
The  Pied  Piper  of  Hamlin  boasted  no  such  array.  With  stately  tread,  he 
conducted  his  unique  platoon  around  the  town.  Whither  he  went,  they  fol- 
lowed. He  stopped  playing,  but  still  they  hung  on.  The  thing  was  revealing 
complications.  Showing  signs  of  deep  concern,  the  cornetist  attempted  the 
soothing  strains  of  "Go  to  Sleep,  My  Baby,"  without  result.  Far  be  it  from 
such  loyal  adherents  to  desert  their  leader  in  the  midst  of  drill.  But  hark! 
What  is  that  old  familiar  sound?  The  shrill  call  of  the  herder's  old  fish-horn 
resounding  through  the  village!  With  tails  erect,  or  flying,  or  kinked  or  not 
showing  at  all,  as  the  case  might  be,  the  animals  dashed  off  in  all  directions. 
Pandemonium  reigned,  during  which  the  First  Cornet  made  good  his  escape. 

At  last,  from  the  heights  above  Fontenoy,  a  somnolent  village  of  several 
hundred  souls  and  a  few  bodies,  one  could  look  off  into  Germany.     There,  in 


The  last  civilians   were  ordered  out  of   Migneville   by   the   French    authorities   after   the 

First    Battalion    arrived. 


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Church   and   Ruins   at   Migneville — D   Company  Kitchens  in  Building  on  Right. 


the  distant  haze,  were  the  Vosges  Mountains.  Down  in  the  hollow,  where 
the  little  puffs  of  smoke  appeared,  were  the  front  lines,  where  the  42d  Division 
were  getting  what  we  were  pleased  in  those  days  to  call  a  "strafing."  Over- 
head, the  aeroplanes  wheeled  and  ducked,  the  "Archies"  planting  their 
shrapnel  bursts  carefully  around  them,  while  a  bugler  stationed  under  a  tree 
on  the  hill-top  blew  the  warning  Attention,  his  call  being  relayed  to  points 
wherever  troops  might  be  drilling.  How  we  rejoiced  whenever  the  call  came 
which  sent  us  flat  into  the  grass,  there  to  loaf  and  sleep  until  the  birds  dis- 
appeared and  Recall  sounded.  Anything,  to  escape  drill!  And  how  we 
detested  getting  back  again  to  that  "Line  of  Half  Platoons,  Automatics  on 
the  Right  Flank,"  as  so  beautifully  and  so  uselessly  charted  in  the  red  pam- 
phlet, Offensive  Combat  of  Small  Units! 

Whether  to  train  some  more,  or  to  go  on  hiking  for  the 

rest  of  our  lives,  was  the  question.     Perhaps  to  relieve  them 

of   this   soul-consuming   anxiety,   eight   officers   and    about 

twenty-five  men,   mostly  from   the  Third  Battalion,   were 

about  this   time  sent  down  into  southern  France  for   two 

months  of  horse-buying.     Think  of  the  frightful  worries  they 

had  down  there — sleeping  in  a  bed  every  night,  knowing 

where  their  next  meal  was  coming  from,  real  towns  to  play 

in!    It  must  have  been  terrible! 

Units  of  the  Rainbow  Division  were  now  streaming  to  the  rear,  nights, 

through  our  town.     It  was  evident  that  a  relief  would  soon  be  accomplished. 

The  warnings,  taunts  and  gibes  which  those  veterans  of  ninety  days  in  the 


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Herberviller — Headquarters  of  the  G.  C.  "Gainsette." 

front  lines  threw  at  us  were  not  at  all  commensurate  with  the  reports  of  our 
officers.  "What  they  won't  do  to  you  ain't  worth  mentioning!"  "Yeah!" 
is  the  fabled  retort,  "  all  the  Germans  we've  seen  have  been  singin', '  I'm  always 
chasing  Rainbows.'"     Those  who  had  gone  up  into  the  front  lines  to  recon- 


Pettonville — A  First-aid  Post  and  Baths  Located  in  the  Mill. 


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Regimental   Headquarters   at   Hablainville. 

noitre  brought  back  harrowing  tales.  The  men  were  actually  billeted,  not 
living  night  and  day  in  the  trenches.  The  officers  could  with  difficulty  be 
pried  out  of  their  hammocks  under  the  trees.  The  Germans  would  stroll  into 
town  now  and  then,  inviting  someone  at  the  point  of  a  gun  to  journey  back 
with  them;  but  as  a  war,  it  was  a  good  picnic. 

To  learn  how  inexact  these  stories  were  we  again  took  up  the  march 
about  June  twenty-third,  this  time  with  the  steel  helmets  where  they  belonged, 


Domevre  Church  ami   V  cloun-nc  as  Scon  Through  the  Wire  of  P.  P.  No.  5. 


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Hablainville    Cliurch.    Opposite    Regimental    P.    C. 


the  little  "go  to  Hell  caps"  tucked  into  the  packs.  Into  a  luxurious  reserve 
position  in  Glonville  went  the  Third  Battalion,  the  Second  into  support  at 
Pettonville  and  Vaxainville,  the  First  into  the  front  line  at  MigneviUe  and 
Herberviller,  Regimental  Headquarters  at  Hablainville.  French  guides  had 
met  the  relieving  units  some  distance  in  rear  of  the  positions,  cautioning  silence 
and  an  absence  of  lights.  Would  the  Germans  shell  during  the  relief?  The 
strain  was  terrible.  "Our  first  night  in  the  Lorraine  Sector,  I  was  posted 
with  a  small  detail  on  the  edge  of  a  wood;  the  open  field  beyond  was  No 
Man's  Land.  I  was  very  cautious  and  worried  all  night  lest  the  enemy 
advance  and  annihilate  our  gallant  little  band.  But  with  the  dawn's  early 
light  I  beheld  in  the  middle  of  our  No  Man's  Land  a  French  peasant  cutting 
hay  with  a  horse-drawn  mower." 

Today,  our  war  on  the  Baccarat  Front  (so  called  because  the  Division 
Headquarters  were  at  Baccarat)  seems  like  a  period  of  unalloyed  happiness. 
Seemingly,  by  mutual  consent,  the  forces  on  both  sides  indulged  in  the  merest 
sort  of  aggressive  tactics,  sending  thither  for  rest  and 
recuperation  such  units  as  had  exhausted  their  strength 
on  other  fronts.  Though  regiments  of  the  Division 
suffered  appreciably  from  spasmodic  aggressive  tactics 
by  the  Germans,  to  which  they  retahated  in  kind,  the 
Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  never  had  any  nasty 
tricks  played  upon  it.  The  French  who  so  ably  chaperoned  oar 
first  few  weeks  on  this  front,  before  withdrawing  from  their  intimate 
association  with  us,  were  terror-stricken  lest  our  artillery  should  fire  on  towns 


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I  )i  i\  luling 


held  by  the  enemy,  or  that  any  pronounced  offensive  should  be  precipitated. 
Yet,  however  luxurious  those  days  appear  to  us  now,  however  much  we  longed 
to  get  back  to  them  once  more  during  the  bitter,  heart-breaking  days  which 
overtook  us  on  other  fronts,  the  worries  of  the  Lorraine  Sector  were  all  very 


Capt.    Crossett   discovers   what   a   good   view  the  Germans  near  Domevre  had  of  our 

P.P.  No.  4  and  P.P.  No.  5. 


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Boyau  to   Bois   Banal,  Leading  Back   from  P.P.  No.  10  and  P.P.  No.   11. 

real,  at  the  time.  Major  Metcalf's  battalion,  the  first  unit  of  America's 
National  Army  to  enter  the  battle  line,  probably  did  not  sleep  at  all  the  first 
few  days,  what  with  the  newness  of  it  all,  the  minute  reports  of  enemy  activity 
to  be  made  at  unearthly  hours,  the  stand-to  at  dawn,  the  question  of  feeding. 


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iVicichine  Gun  Post  at  P.P.  No.  3. 

It  took  five  hours  for  a  ration-carrying  party  to  fetch  to  all  the  P.  P.'s  on  the 
Herberviller  section — through  which  the  Boches  could  have  driven  in  four- 
horse  chariots,  had  they  willed.  Rifles  blazed  away  all  night  at  imaginary 
raiding  parties;  every  bush  furtively  glimpsed  over  the  parapet  of  the  P.  P. 
was  without  doubt  a  skulking  German.  The  planning  of  a  Defense  in  Depth, 
the  arranging  of  G.  C.'s  or  Groupes  de  Combat,  the  locating  of  P.  P.'s  or 


Boyau  Parallel  to  Paris-Strassbourg  Jload  Leading  from  G.  C.  "Gainsette"  to  P.P.  No.  10. 


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Cross  Roads  near  Migneville  Where  Most  of  tlie  Shelling  Experienced  in  This  Sector 

Occurred. 

Petites  Postes,  the  placing  of  the  P.  C.'s  or  Postes  de  Commandement,  were 
brain-fatiguing  tasks.     Just  what  should  be  done  "en  cas  d'attaque?" 

Who  will  forget  the  first  shell  that  came  over,  or  the  sudden  barking  of  a 
battery  of  75's  seemingly  right  behind  one's  left  ear?  Who  will  forget  the 
German  aeroplane  landing  signal  which,  with  indefatigable  precision,  mounted 
the  sky  at  periodic  intervals  during  the  night?  Who  will  ever  forget  the  first 
ghostly  glare  of  Very  lights  rocketing  skyv\^ard  from  numerous  points  of  the 


Bell  from  Ruined  Church  Used  as  Gas  Alarm  near  Herberviller, 


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In  Those  L>avb  one  i\cvci    i'asbcu    iiiib  i'uiuL  uii  Liic  Migucviiic  Kuad  Without  a  Thrill. 

German  line,  or  the  fable  of  the  old,  one-legged  German  on  the  motorcycle 
dashing  madly  from  one  end  of  the  sector  to  the  other,  setting  off  a  bunch  of 
sky-rockets  now  and  then  to  fool  us  into  thinking  there  were  large  bodies  of 


G.  C.  "Chauviret,"  or  Headquarters  of  the  Combat  Group  in  that  Portion  of  Line 
Just  to  the  East  of  Herberviller, 


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troops  opposed  to  us?  Will  years  obliterate  the  terrors  of  a  gas  attack  which 
never  occurred? 

It  was  here  that  we  had  been  warned  to  have  our  weather  eyes  open  for 
the  Hindenburg  Circus,  which  had  shortly  before  been  sprung  by  the 
Germans  with  considerable  success.  The  old  "gas  wave"  was  thought  to 
be  well  nigh  obsolete,  dependent  as  it  was  upon  favorable  winds,  terrain  and 
barometric  conditions.  Gas  was  now  projected  chiefly  by  shells  or  cylinders 
filled  with  volatile  poisons  which  burst  on  landing  with  a  slight  detonation 
somewhat  like  a  pistol  shot,  just  enough  to  crack  the  cylinder  or  spray  the 
liquid  within  a  short  radius.  The  Hindenburg  Circus  was  thought  to  be 
an  indefinite  number  of  simple  dischargers,  like  sections  of  gas  pipe  easily 
and  quickly  set  up  in  a  trench,  all  discharged  simultaneously  by  means  of  an 
electric  current,  appearing  in  effect  as  a  brilliant  and  sudden  roar  of  flame 
and  a  smothering  blanket  of  gas  before  masks  could  be  adjusted. 

The  result  was  that  gas  alarms,  false  alarms,  were  frequent.  Down  the 
line  from  right  to  left,  and  sweeping  on  into  the  back  areas,  would  sound  the 
beating  of  empty  shell  casings,  the  clanging  of  bells,  the  ominous  whir  of 
rattles  and  klaxons,  and  the  frantically  hurried  adjusting  of  masks.  Doubt- 
less the  klaxon  to  many  will  yet  mean,  not  the  warning  of  an  automobile's 
approach,  but  Gas!  Corporal  Humphreys  of  A  Company  likes  to  tell  of 
the  balmy  days  down  in  the  G.  C.  "Chauviret"  where  little  Marcus  Heim 
would  hang  his  mask  on  an  old  apple  tree  before  going  in  swimming  with  the 
boys.  "Morg  and  Carl  resolved  to  show  him  the  terrible  consequences  of 
being  without  his  mask,  letting  out  a  yell  'GAS!'    that  started  Marcus  on 


Chateau  de  la  Noy  at  Herberviller. 


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Typical  Dugout  Taken   Over   from  the   French   in   Lorraine. 

a  mad  rush  for  his  mask.  We  all  had  ours  on,  and  it  was  some  time 
before  we  'discovered'  his,  threw  him  on  his  back  and  forced  it  on  his  face. 
Poor  Marcus  lay  on  his  back  gasping  for  breath  while  we  made  believe  look 
up  a  doctor  to  come  and  pronounce  him  a  victim.  We  found  that  our  yells 
had  been  relayed  back  for  miles.  A  ration  carrying  detail  came  up  just  about 
that  time.  'What's  the  matter  with  you,'  we  said.  'Don't  you  hear  the 
alarm  of  Gas?'  'Oh,  that's  all  right,'  they  replied,  'we  don't  belong  to  this 
platoon.'" 

Company  A,  with  its  P.  C.  in  the  crumbling  Chateau  de  la  Noy,  a 
relic  of  olden  days,  staged  a  war  of  its  own.  Why  the  Boches  didn't  loft  a 
package  of  high  explosive  into  its  crumbling  towers,  no  one  could  guess;  it 
was  in  full  observation,  and  full  of  troops.  Feeling  sure  that  the  "entente 
cordiale"  would  be  respected,  the  French  and  American  officers  took  life  there 
casually  enough,  dining  in  style,  altogether  too  [far  above  ground  for  safety. 
It  was  after  several  of  our  own  unwieldy  and  noisy  patrols  had  skulked  about 
No  Man's  Land  for  several  nights — "kill  or  capture"  patrols,  as  they  were 
desperately  termed — neither  killing  nor  being  killed,  that  noises  were  heard 
in  the  moat  one  black  night.  A  German  patrol,  without  a  doubt,  coming  to 
blow  up  the  chateau!  From  the  battlements,  a  squad  of  bombers  listened. 
Again,  a  sound  of  footsteps  "squnching"  in  the  mud.  Rockets  were  fired 
into  the  darkness,  from  a  Very  pistol,  without  revealing  a  Boche.  More 
stealthy  foot  noises,  until  at  last  a  brave  and  bold  bunch  of  bombers  floundered 
down  into  the  slime,  only  to  scare  out  a  flock  of  old  herons. 

Sergeant  Fortenbacker  of  Company  A  tells  of  another  harrowing  battle 
staged  by  his  company. 


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"  Second  Lieut.  Morgan  Harris  was  on  the  16th  day  of  July  in  the  historic 
year  of  1918  in  full  command  of  the  old  fighting  fourth  platoon  in  which  I'm 
proud  to  say  I  was  a  corporal.  We  were  at  the  same  time  stationed  in  the 
support  position  in  front  of  the  town  of  Vaxainville,  in  the  Baccarat  Sector. 

"Lieut.  Harris  had  just  received  his  commission  with  four  other  sergeants 
of  the  company.  His  first  trouble  as  a  commissioned  officer  was  that  we 
enlisted  men  would  forget  the  salute  which  means  so  much  to  the  newly  made 
officer.  He  therefore  placed  his  favorite  runner,  Private  McPartland,  in  a 
place  where  all  could  see  him  and  then  passed  up  and  down  the  line  a  few 
times  so  we  would  get  the  idea  as  McPartland  did. 

"This  just  reminds  me  of  the  great  feeling  that  existed  between  Lieut. 
Harris  and  his  runner.  Platoon  headquarters  was  occupied  by  Lieut.  Harris 
and  Sgt.  Lathrop.  On  the  above-mentioned  morning,  runner  McPartland 
saw  Sgt.  Lathrop  "reading"  his  only  undershirt  in  an  attempt  to  rid  himself  of 
the  cooties  which  were  always  doing  squads  east  and  left  on  his  chest  and  back. 
The  runner,  fearing  his  Ueutenant  would  also  catch  these  terrible  shirt  rats, 
informed  him  of  his  great  peril.  For  this  brave  act  Lieut.  Harris  made  Sgt. 
Lathrop  move  to  another  dugout  and  allowed  runner  McPartland  the  great 
honor  of  sleeping  in  his  dugout. 

"On  the  afternoon  of  this  eventful  day  the  newly  appointed  heutenants 
attended  a  farewell  dinner  given  in  their  honor  by  our  old  company  officers. 
It  seems,  in  the  case  of  Lieut.  Harris,  that  the  French  wine  brought  out  his 
great  fighting  qualities;  he  was  sure  the  Germans  were  about  to  make 
an   attack  on  us.      He  was  so  sure  of  the  Dutchmen  breaking  through 


Huts  Built  by  the  French  in  Bois  Banal, 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Rations  were  sometimes  transported  to  the  front  lines  over  the  narrow  gauge 
railroad  in  the  Bois  de  Railleux. 

the  front  lines  we  held,  that  he  got  right  on  the  job  to  make  our  position 
impregnable. 

"His  first  move  was  to  send  for  a  detail  of  nearly  the  entire  platoon  to 
get  rifle  and  hand  grenades.  After  getting  all  the  bombs  available  he  in- 
structed the  men,  saying  to  his  detail,  '  For  your  own  safety  I  wish  you  ammu- 
nition carriers  would  keep  two  hundred  yards  in  front  of  me  while  going 
through  the  woods  ' 


German   O.   P.  in   Ruined  Building  at  Domevre. 


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"His  second  move  was  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  non-coms  to  get  together 
and  plan  a  defense  so  that  our  Fighting  Fourth  would  go  down  in  history 
for  holding  the  entire  German  army  at  bay.  The  non-coms  assembled  and 
the  lieutenant  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and  started  as  follows:  'Now 
men,  give  me  your  attention.  You  may  smoke  if  you  wish — ^who's  got  a 
cigarette?'  As  nobody  was  lucky  enough  to  have  a  'cig'  our  platoon  leader 
had  to  be  satisfied  with  the  makings.  'Now  then,  men,  tonight  of  all  nights 
I  want  you  all  to  stick  to  me.  We  have  had  our  ins  and  outs,  but  let  bygones 
be  bygones,  because  by  morning  some  of  us  may  be  gone  forever.  We  will 
stand-to  all  night.  If  something  happens  to  me  Sgt.  Lathrop  is  second  in 
command.  I  also  want  you  all  to  put  your  heart  and  soul  in  this  coining 
battle.'  Just  then  Sgt.  Lathrop  walked  up  with  tears  running  down  his 
cheeks  and  shook  Lieut.  Harris'  hand,  saying,  'Morg,  I  want  to  be  the  first 
to  say  good-by  to  you.'  Just  at  this  point  there  was  a  snicker  from  the 
corporals,  for  they  knew  the  only  time  they  were  good  friends  was  only  when 
one  or  the  other  got  away  with  a  can  of  the  platoon's  jam.  Now  the  meeting 
broke  up  and  we  got  set  for  the  big  battle  which  would  mean  Kaiser  Bill's 
Waterloo. 

"Well,  to  make  a  long  story  short,  when  Lieut.  Mooers  inspected  our 
position  he  found  all  the  men  unnecessarily  standing- to,  ready  for  action, 
the  platoon  leader  himself  studying  a  map  and  preparing  for  the  greatest 
battle  ever  caused  by  a  bottle  of  vin  blanc." 

Having  spent  their  brief  period  in  the  front  line,  it  was  the  First  Bat- 
talion's turn  to  retire  for  rest,  while  others  took  up  the  arduous  duties  of 


Portion  of  German  Emplacement,  a  Large  "Pill  Box,"   at  Domevre. 


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maintaining  control  of  No  Man's  Land.  "It  was  our  fifth  day;  the  sun  was 
shining  brightly  and  the  boys  were  gracefully  draped  over  the  green  grass. 
In  front  of  them  was  about  forty  feet  of  strong  barbed  wire  to  prevent  a  visit 
from  any  square-headed  sausage  inhaler  who  might  stray 
over  on  his  way  back  from  a  fishing  trip  or  outdoor  pin- 
ochle game.  All  was  quiet  and  peaceful  when  a  messenger 
came  up  and  gave  us  the  information  that  we  were  to  go 
back  in  support  that  night.  Accordingly  we  rolled  up  our 
homes  and  reluctantly  filed  through  the  winding  trenches 
to  the  support  position  in  the  wood.  And  there  our  troubles 
began.  From  the  precautions  our  platoon  lieutenant  took  in  those  support 
trenches,  and  from  the  worried  look  he  always  wore,  one  would  think  that 
the  fate  of  the  army,  the  safety  of  democracy  and  the  political  freedom  of 
the  next  generation  depended  upon  our  staying  up  all  night. 

"Directly  night  would  begin  to  think  about  falling,  the  Chauchat  teams 
would  be  marched  out  to  their  positions  and  given  their  countersigns  and 
passwords.  The  latter  usually  sounded  hke  a  cross  between  a  Patagonian 
swear  word  and  the  name  of  a  new  patent  medicine.  One  of  our  fellows 
actually  remembered  his  password  until  morning,  but  he  long  since  was 
evacuated  for  brain  trouble.  We  were  then  left  guarding  the  barbed  wire  in 
front  of  us  until  morning,  with  the  injunction  to  stay  awake  under  pain  of 
court  martial,  death,  starvation,  comed-willie  and  other  horrors.  At  various 
times  of  the  night,  the  lieutenant  would  come  out  with  two  or  three  sleepy 
non-coms  to  inspect  us  and  wake  up  the  guards.     '  Gee,  this  is  the  worst  war 


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Former  French  Position  near  Herberviller. 


I've  ever  been  in,'  I  heard  someone  say.     'They  won't  even  let  a  feller  sleep 
at  night.'    Well,  it  was  the  best  little  war  they  had  to  offer." 

One  of  our  most  reliable  privates,  coming  from  Battalion  Headquarters 
one  night  was  halted  by  a  sentry.     "  Halt !     Who  goes  there?  "  cried  the  guard. 


Trenches   Forward   of   Pettonville. 


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Lorraine  Patrols  Encountered  Plenty  of  Wire  in  iNo  Alan  s  Land. 


The  answer,  "Friend."  '  But Tthe  private  had  forgotten  the  password — 
"  Digne-Druot,"  or  something  Hke  that — and  was  turned  back.  It  was  a 
rather  long  and  lonesome  journey  back  to  Battalion  Headquarters,  Suddenly 
footsteps  were  heard  approaching.  Playing  the  part  of  a  sentry,  he  halted 
the  stranger,  demanding  the  password,  which  he  received  without  any  trouble. 
Having  saved  himself  a  trip  to  headquarters,  he  then  stepped  over  to  the  real 
sentry,  gave  him  the  password,  and  went  merrily  on  his  way. 

Back  in  the  support  lines  of  Pettonville  and  Vaxainville  the  life  was 
equally  terrifying.  Dog  tents  appeared  along  the  grassA^  slopes  of  the 
Wittenmyer  Line,  where  nights  were  spent  digging  perfectly  useless  trenches 
in  the  solid  rock  on  a  reverse  slope,  serving  merely  to  call  the  Jerry-planes' 
attention  to  the  fact  that  the  Americans  were  there  in  force,  daring  them  to 
send  over  a  bit  of  artillery  fire.  Here,  as  further  back  in  reserve,  it  was 
drill,  drill,  drill,  when  not  carrying  rations  up  over  the  tiny  railway  in  the 
Bois  de  Railleux,  and  coasting  home  at  a  speed  which  compared  favorably 
with  the  best  that  the  switchbacks  at  Coney  Island  could  offer. 

There  were  some  criticisms  at  the  time  because  the  77th  Division  had 
been  sent  to  a  French  sector  after  receiving  its  instruction  with  the  British. 
It  was  unfortunate,  perhaps,  that  the  men  had  learned  the  British  way  of 
"carrying  on"  and  had  learned  to  use  the  British  weapons,  such  as  the  Lewis 
machine  gun,  or  light  automatic  rifle.  This  was  replaced  by  the  clumsy, 
clanking  Chauchat  which  was  lighter  and  fired  a  delicate  and  troublesome 
clip  of  twenty  rounds  instead  of  forty.  Again,  the  British  used  one  type  of 
grenade,  the  Mills,  while  the  French  used  two  "citron"  types,  one  which  broke 


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up  into  rough  and  rugged  splinters  for  use  on  the  defense,  and  another  which 
destroyed  merely  by  concussion,  for  use  on  the  offense.  Both  types  were 
primed  either  by  lever  release,  or  by  a  plunger  to  be  struck  against  the  heel 
or  helmet  before  being  thrown.  There  is  no  doubt  that  these  new  weapons 
caused  some  embarrassment  at  first,  particularly  in  the  other  regiments  of  the 
Division,  which  sustained  vigorous  raids  by  the  enemy.  And  so,  the  days 
were  consumed  with  practice  in  the  use  of  these  weapons. 

However  poor  the  rations  may  have  seemed  at  times,  they  didn't  stop 
our  daily  music  ration.  The  boys  in  the  trenches  needed  aesthetic  enjoyment 
and  Corporal  Kosak  of  the  Signal  Platoon  set  out  to  provide  it.  Daily  at 
three  the  band  played  at  Regimental  Headquarters  in  Hablainville.  To  relay 
this  music  forward  to  the  trenches  was  a  problem  easily  solved.  At  that 
particular  hour  the  Corporal  would  call  each  Battalion  Signal  Detachment, 
and  had  them  listen  on  the  telephone  while  the  band  played.  As  the  musicians 
were  stationed  directly  beneath  the  room  in  which  the  switchboard  was  located, 
the  melodies  were  audibly  transmitted  over  the  wire.  For  a  long  time  these 
sessions  continued,  and  the  lieutenant  in  charge  wondered  as  to  the  why  and 
wherefore  of  all  the  connections  on  the  switchboard. 

Here,  too,  the  hard  work  of  the  Intelligence  Section  could  be  seen  in 
perspective.  There  seemed,  in  a  way,  to  be  no  positive  division  between 
French  and  German  holdings.  There  were  many  German  sympathizers  on 
the  French  side,  just  as  there  were  French  sympathizers  on  the  German  side 
of  the  lines.  It  wasn't  exactly  a  case  of  having  an  enemy  in  the  rear,  but  the 
situation  approximated  that  to  a  degree.     Now,  it  is  the  duty  of  the  Intelli- 


Support  Trenches  at  Pettonville, 


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gence  Section  to  appre- 
hend all  spies,  as  well 
as  to  know  what  Ger- 
man regiments  are  op- 
posing, or  to  detect  and 
report  any  indications 
of  enemy  activity, 

A  page  from  a  Ger- 
man-printed book  is 
found  in  Migneville  on 
which  is  penciled,  as  if 
by  the  merest  beginner 
in  the  study  of  English, 
"Love  to  Joe,"  This 
suspicious  bit  is  hurried 
down  to  the  Battalion 
Commander  by  the  In- 
telligence Officer  of  the 
Regiment  with  the 
imperious  command : 
"Search   every    library 

in  town  and  apprehend  the  owner  of  the  book  from  which  this  leaf  was  torn ! 

No  one  but  a  female  spy  could  be  so  intimate  with  an  American  soldier." 

At  aU  costs,  we  must  be  protected  from  the  sinister  workings  of  the 


Observation   Post,  or  O.  P.,  at  Pettonville. 


When  the  First  Battalion  first  occupied  Migneville,  the  P.  C.  was  in  the  building  on  the  right. 

Note  entrance  to  bomb-proof. 


LORRAINE 


79 


German  spy  system  within  the  ranks.     That  we  shall  be  so  protected  is  made 

clear  by  the  report:   ''Private  H ,  on  May  7th,  was  seen  giving  cigars  to 

several  of  his  comrades.  You  will  recall  that  this  is  the  an- 
niversary of  the  sinking  of  the  Lusitania.  This  man  will  bear 
watching." 

Again,  the  doughboy  hears  a  distinct  and  characteristic 
whizzing  overhead,  sees  the  dirt  fly  on  the  hillside  below  Regi- 
mental Headquarters,  hears  the  explosion  and,  in  his  ignorance, 
immediately  jumps  to  the  conclusion  that  the  German  is  doing 
a  bit  of  shelling.  Ah,  but  one  must  be  sure!  Loughborough 
vaults  into  the  saddle  of  his  trusty,  rusty  bicycle,  pedals  madly 
to  the  scene  of  the  intrusion  and  reports  the  awful  truth:  One  German  77. 
German  activity  cannot  escape  detection  by  our  Intelligence  Department. 

A  big  factor  in  our  lives  was  Vaxainville  Pete,  the  short  change  artist  of 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  If  you  asked  him  what  time  it  was,  he  would  cheat  you 
out  of  five  minutes.  He  was  a  wizard  on  this  one-to-a-man  stuff.  He 
would  take  your  five-franc  note,  dig  into  his  subway  pocket  for  the  change, 
wag  his  head  sadly  and  say,  "No  centimes;  be  a  good  fellow."  "Oh,  that's 
all  right,"  the  boys  would  have  to  say,  "buy  a  drink  with  it,  all  for  yourself." 
We  expect  to  hear  that  Vaxainville  Pete  has  bought  a  farm  with  his  winnings, 
and  settled  down. 

Terrible  as  the  war  was  up  at  the  front,  it  was  equally  terrible  in  reserve 
— at  Gelacourt,  Brouville  and  Glonville.  With  the  city  of  Baccarat  near  by, 
the  boys  longed  for  passes,  but  got  precious  few  of  them.     It  is  rumored  that 


Familiar   Signposts  at  Hablainville. 


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all  who  pleaded  with 
their  lieutenants  in 
suspiciously  earnest 
fashion  to  be  sent  to 
the  "delousing"  plant, 
somehow  landed  up  in 
Baccarat  for  a  holiday. 
And  that  four 
o'clock  Reveille !  Whose 
bright  idea  was  it 
which  turned  the 
Second  Battalion  out 
of  billets  at  that  hour 
of  the  morning,  think- 
ing to  escape  the  heat 
of  the  day?  A  fair  idea 
it  might  have  been  for 
the  men;  but  company  commanders  will  tell  you  a  long,  soulful  story — how 
they  would  crawl  back  to  bed  at  nine  A.  M.,  crawl  out  again  to  swat  the 
pestering  fly,  lie  down,  get  up  to  answer  the  battalion  orderly's  persistent 
knock,  retire  once  more,  at  eleven  o'clock  fling  on  a  few  clothes  and  dash  down 
to  Battalion  Headquarters  in  response  to  a  peremptory  summons.  General 
Duncan,  it  appears,  had  breezed  through  town  in  his  limousine,  had  seen  a 
man  in  billets  without  his  gas  mask  slung,  another  without  his  rifle  and  cartridge 


The  Little  Schoolmistress  at  Pettoiiville  Never   Shut  Up  Shop. 


X'vA'Wlrt^iJC^v 


Pettonville,  Looking  South  Toward  Hablainville,  Location  of  Regimental  Headquarters. 


LORRAINE 


First  Battalion  P.  C.  in  Migneville  (Second  Time  Up),  Showing  Entrance  to  the  Bomb-proof. 

belt  immediately  beside  his  recumbent  form,  another  outside  the  door  of  the 
barn  in  his  shirt  sleeves,  and  had  demanded  recourse  to  immediate  disciplinary 
measures.  Then,  perhaps,  the  poor  old  captain  would  have  to  sit  at  the  pay 
table  from  twelve  to  three,  before  drilling  again,  or  inspect  his  kitchen,  his 


Camouflage   at   Entrance   to    Herberviller,    on    Pettonville    Road. 


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Camouflage  of  French   Positions  in   Lorraine. 


billets,  his  men's  equipment.  Well  into  the  evening  he  had  his  numerous 
reports  to  attend  to. 

And  the  dubbin!  Shoes  must  be  dubbined  at  all  times,  though  a  man 
have  but  one  pair,  the  roads  dusty,  the  fields  muddy.  "The  same  morning 
that  the  first  dubbin  arrived,  the  lieutenant  in  charge  of  our  company  received 
an  order  to  send  a  few  N.  C.  O.'s  over  to  the  37th  Division  to  teach  them 
practical  machine-gun  work — a  few  of  us  Lorraine  veterans.  Ahem!  He 
rallied  his  braves  around  him  and  picked  seven  for  the  job.  We  had  to  get 
our  packs  made  and  slung,  eat,  shave  and  get  slathers  of  the  awkward  Chauchat 
stuff  together  in  about  twenty  minutes,  as  usual.  As  each  change  in  orders 
would  occur  to  the  lieutenant's  mind,  runners  would  be  dispatched  to  the 
various  billets  to  inform  us.  These  runners,  true  to  their  calling,  would  stick 
their  heads  inside  the  doors,  yell  the  news  and  run.  'Take  helmets.'  Then, 
'Overcoats  on  the  packs.'  'Wear  your  overcoats.'  And  so  on.  Finally,  one 
bright  chap  came  looking  for  me — '  Corporal  Lazarus,  oh,  Corporal  Lazarus, 
Wilson  says  to  take  dubbin  along;  I  don't  know  what  platoon  he's  in,  but  ya 
gotta  take  him.'" 

It  was  a  terrible  war,  but  not  so  awful  for  those  who  got  away,  via  motor 
truck,  to>  study  bomb-throwing  or  attend  the  school  of  the  clanking  Chauchat 
at  Fraimbois.  They  did  not  complain  at  all  about  the  late,  luxurious  Reveille, 
the  easy  classes,  swimming  in  the  river  Meurthe  or  tripping  to  the  big  city 
of  Luneville — or  the  grand  parade  of  combined  American  detachments  on 
July  fourth,  and  the  international  field  meet  in  which  we  gave  the  French 
such  a  drubbing. 


LORRAINE  83 

The  others  were  just  about  ready  to  be  tagged  to  the  hospital  for  nervous 
aggravation,  when  news  of  the  first  American  offensive  came  through— news 
that  the  French  and  Americans  had  advanced  beyond  Chateau  Thierry,  taking 
thousands  of  prisoners  and  Hberating  twenty  towns.  Great  was  the  enthusi- 
asm and  excitement.  The  men  jumped  with  unwonted  vigor  into  their 
bayonet  drill,  picturing  the  heroic  deeds  which  they  might  at  that  moment 
have  been  doing.     If  others  could  fight,  they  could. 

Then  along  came  the  37th  Division  looking  for  something  to  do,  and 
merged  for  a  week  or  so  their  inexperienced  units  with  ours.  Veterans  we 
considered  ourselves,  superciliously  regarding  their  initial  efforts  in  a  much 
less  charitable  spirit  than  that  of  the  French  who  had  led  us  through  the 
mazes  of  the  first  dance.  At  least,  we  did  not  discharge  Colt  45 's  out  of 
the  second-story  windows  of  Pettonville  during  an  imaginary  gas  attack,  or 
try  to  shoot  up  one  of  our  own  tired  units,  as  they  did  our  C  Company  when 
it  passed  rearward  through  the  support  lines! 

It  was  pitch  dark  the  night  of  August  third  when  we  started  on  a  long, 
weary  hike  to  the  rear,  the  rain  and  lightning  terrific — much  less  welcome 
than  any  shelling  we  had  experienced  in  that  sector.  Played  out  from  their 
long  stay  in  the  dirty  trenches,  out  of  which  they  had  carried  most  of  the 
cooties,  the  men  slopped  and  slipped  in  the  muddy  road,  unable  to  see  the 
pack  in  front,  but  keeping  distance  by  holding  on  to  it.  Yet,  such  was  the 
relief  gleaned  from  the  prospect  of  some  different  adventure,  that  men  sang 
all  the  way — all  the  way  back  to  Domptail,  where  the  Second  Battalion  was 
herded  into  an  old  airdrome,  the  first  good  roof  they  had  crawled  under  in 
some  time. 

But  there,  the  next  day  being  Sunday,  and  though  kilos  and  kilos  behind 
the  lines,  they  couldn't  even  go  outside  the  building  without  rifle,  belt,  bayonet 
and  gas-mask.  And  one  of  those  irksome  inspections  ordered!  Again  that 
night  they  hit  the  long,  long  trail  leading  into  the  vicinity  of  Blainville,  a 
railhead.  Through  Gerberviller  the  units  passed  by  moonlight,  the  worst 
used-up  town  encountered  thus  far.  It  was  said  that  during  the  Germans' 
1914  advance  an  entire  brigade  had  been  stopped  there  by  a  mere  handful  of 
the  French  Blue  Devils,  who  had  been  ordered  to  stay  the  advance  for  at 
least  two  hours.  They  held  it  up  for  half  a  day.  To  vent  his  rage,  the  German 
general  had  sacked  and  burned  the  town,  torturing  the  civilians.  Every  time 
he  raised  his  glass  ten  men,  women  and  children  were  shot  down.  In  the 
moonlight,  the  little  town  looked  ghostly,  scarcely  one  brick  left  standing 
upon  another.     We  itched  to  try  our  guns  upon  Berlin  itself. 

Before  the  entrainment  on  August  7th,  there  was  time  in  which  to  practice 
"infiltration"  as  the  Boche  had  worked  it  against  the  English.  It  was  a 
beautiful  word,  uttered  as  fondly  by  the  local  Powers  That  Be  as  that  "defense 
in  depth,"  and  "liaison."  But  of  real  instruction,  real  information  as  to  how 
it  worked  out  in  detail,  there  was  none.  It  was  left  to  the  imagination  of  the 
officers.  "You  are  now  to  get  back  to  the  idea  of  an  individual  warfare,  man 
against  man,  everyone  for  himself.     It  is  just  like  the  games  you  used  to  play 


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French  Positions  Turned  Over  to  the  Americans  at  Vaxainville. 

in  the  sand-lots  when  you  were  boys.  Go  out  and  'infiltrate.'"  And  "now 
that  you  have  given  one  morning  to  the  teaching  of  'infiltration/  we  can  let 
that  drop."  It  was  dropped,  until  September  26th,  when  something  akin  to 
it  was  tried  out  in  desperate  earnest. 

>»•  Though  vaguely  sensed  here  and  there  in  the  ranks  that  life  was  not  to 
be  simply  one  journey  after  another,  there  were  blithe  spirits — of  differing 
sorts — aboard  the  trains.  This  despite  orders  that  nothing  drinkable  but 
water  and  coffee  could  be  allowed.  One  of  his  men  tells  how  Lieut.  Robinson 
of  E  Company  cemented  the  ties  which    bound    him    in   affection  to  his 


French  Children  in  llic  JJack  Areas. 


LORRAINE 85 

platoon:  "When  about  a  hundred  kilos  from  Blainville,  old  'Champy'  Rob- 
inson, the  champagne  hound,  jumped  out  of  the  officers'  coach  and  bought 
six  bottles  of  Monte  Belle.  The  train  started  while  he  was  making  the 
purchase.  Robbie  paddled  desperately  after  the  moving  train,  handing  bot- 
tles through  the  car  doors  as  they  flashed  by,  ere  he  could  make  a  landing. 
Some  of  the  boys  thought  he  was  remarkably  generous  to  hand  out  such  a 
beautiful  drink  to  plain  soldiers  and  lingered  just  long  enough  to  toast  him; 
others  never  even  hesitated,  but  sent  it  home  with  a  greeting  and  a  gurgle. 
At  the  next  stop,  Robbie  started  down  the  line  to  collect  his  liquor,  but  was  out 
of  luck.  'Must  have  been  the  next  car,  Lieutenant,'  was  his  reception. 
'Come  on,  boys,  come  across,'  he  would  hopefully  call  at  the  doors  in  turn; 
but  his  language  sounded  like  Chinese." 

Still  blithe  and  carefree,  the  boys  alighted  at  Mortcerf ,  to  billet  for  a 
night  in  the  neighborhood  of  Moroux,  all  unmindful  of  the  thrill  awaiting 
them. 


How  Dubb  felt  after  his  girl  wrote  and  told  him  she  hoped  he  would  be  decorated  for  bravery. 


I  :s      Is* 


CHAPTER  V 


THE  VESLE  DEFENSIVE 

THE  Americans  had  been  tearing  up  the  Chateau  Thierry  salient  like  a 
bunch  of  wildcats.  Quoting  from  the  Brooklyn  Daily  Eagle,  "they  had 
broken  down  the  morale  of  the  Germans,  squeezed  them  out  and  were 
driving  the  Huns  before  them  with  a  dash  that  would  not  be  denied.  Jerry 
was  moving  back  so  fast  that  the  divisions  trailing  him  were  exhausted,  having 
given  of  their  best  until  it  was  only  the  spirit 
which  held  them  together.  The  4th  Division  had 
relieved  the  4  2d  and  taken  up  the  advance  through 
the  Foret  de  Nesle.  It  had  pressed  madly  on 
against  stubborn,  deadly,  machine-gun  resistance, 
and  had  forced  the  fighting  to  the  banks  of  the 
Vesle." 

Through  St.  Thibaut,  across  the  river  and 
into  the  city  of  Bazoches  they  had  advanced,  there 
to  be  overwhelmed  by  everything  the  Germans 
could  pour  down  upon  their  headsjfrom  the  pre- 
cipitous hill  rising  out  of  the  disputed  city. 
Companies  of  the  4th  which  had  ventured  over  the 
river  never  returned,  and  their  dead  still  lay  in  the 
burning  sun  of  No  Man's  Land,  unburied.  On 
the  southern  bank  of  the  river,  the  American  line  had  stabilized,  leaving  the 
"Hell  hole  of  the  Vesle"  strewn  with  the  bodies  of  friend  and  foe  alike.  To 
reach  them  was  out  of  the  question. 

Quoting  again,  "the  hold  of  the  4th  Division,  its  ranks  so  sadly  and 
terribly  depleted,  was  getting  very  tenuous.  Relief  must  come  at  once,  for 
there  was  danger  that  at  any  moment  the  enemy  might  learn  of  the  thin 
American  ranks;  he  had  complete  domination  of  the  air,"  their  planes  not 
only  observing  uninterruptedly  all  movement,  but  co-operating  with  the 
artillery  by  spotting  targets  and  dropping  air  bombs  at  wUl.  That  Division 
was  practically  shot  to  pieces  when  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry, 
vanguard  of  the  77th  Division,  swept  into  Fere  en  Tardenois. 

The  77th  was  through  with  its  training;  it  was  to  be  thrown  into  the 
breach  with  a  suddenness  that  left  no  time  for  deliberation  or  conjecture  or 
for  screwing  the  courage  to  the  sticking  point.  It  was  to  essay  the  task  of 
veteran  fighting  troops  at  a  most  important  point  though  untried  and  un- 
tested— to  oppose  the  most  efficient  fighting  force  the  German  war  machine 
could  present. 

On  Saturday,  August  10th,  captains  were  moved  to  ask  their  companies 
to  forgive  them  for  anything  unpleasant  that  might  have  happened  in  the 
past.  Rush  orders  had  come  in,  to  supply  the  men  with  all  the  ammunition 


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Reconstructed   Bridge   Over   Vesle   Between    St.   Thibaut  and  Bazoches,  and  Formidable 

Heights   to   the   North. 

they  could  crowd  upon  their  person  and  to  be  ready  to  move  at  any  minute. 
Marching,  this  time,  was  too  slow.  Into  motor  trucks  we  crushed,  thinking 
of  all  the  stories  read  in  the  past,  of  soldiers  being  rushed  into  the  thick  of  it 
by  motor.     These  were  painted  the  horizon  blue  of  France,  but  recognized 

as  an  American 
product,  driven  by 
little  brown  devils 
called  Annamites. 
Backward  along 
the  dusty  route, 
there  stretched  out 
in  the  distance,  as 
far  as  the  eye  could 
reach,  the  seem- 
ingly endless  motor 
train  as  it  twisted 
in  and  out,  up  hill 
and  down  dale ,  over 
shell- torn,  trafhc- 
laden  roads  Grim 
jest  and  a  pathetic 
effort  at  skylarking 
^„  .   r.,  ,.  XT  ,  ^   ^  X.    .  .  ^,  which   character- 

W ater-filled    Shell    Holes    near    D    Company    Positions    at   Chateau      •     <J   '  tVi 

Diable.    Very  difficult  to  construct  defenses  in  tlie  marshy  ground,      izea  ^^tne    mornmg 


THE    VESLE    DEFENSIVE 


89 


What  Shell-fire  does  to  a  Truck. 


hours  gave  way  to  solemn  looks  after  the  passage  through  battered  Chateau 
Thierry.  There  were  the  trampled  wheat  fields  through  which  mad  American 
soldiers  had  forced  the  advance,  making  veterans  of  four  years'  fighting  gasp 
over  their  seeming  disregard  of  an  enemy's  murderous  machine  guns.     There 


Badly   Shelled   Ground— Hill   Behind    St.   Thibaut 


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Funk  Holes  Dug  near  Advance  Bn.  P.  C,  Along  Railroad  Tracks  near  Chateau  Diable. 

was  the  historic  Marne,  deep  and  swift  and  blue,  and  the  bridges  which  had 
cost  American  engineers  so  dearly  to  build.  The  route  lay  through  Fere  en 
Tardenois,  where  another  frightful  struggle  had  taken  place,  and  beyond  it  as 
night  came  on,  to  the  Foret  de  Nesle,  where  we  debussed  and  made  tracks  for 
the  concealing  forest. 

To  the  north  could  be  heard  the  muffled  roar  of  heavy  artillery,  and  we 
realized  that  things  were  about  to  happen.  Some  there  were  who  had  lost 
blood  brothers  in  that  fighting  and  who  were  anxious  to  be  avenged;  all  knew 
that  the  gentle  days  of  the  Lorraine  Sector  were  past  and  gone;  but  they 
'lowed  as  how  "fight"  was  painted  all  over  'em. 

The  woods  that  night,  so  dense  and  black  that  a  hand  could  not  be  seen 
before  the  face,  reeked  of  horrid,  ghastly  smells.  The  men  had  all  been 
warned  that  there  was  likelihood  of  a  gas  attack,  and  in  consequence  precipi- 
tated a  series  of  nervous  alarms,  ere  the  morning  light  revealed  disgusting 
evidences  of  the  Germans'  hurried  evacuation.  An  M  Company  officer  awoke 
to  find  close  beside  him  the  half-buried  body  of  a  dead  Boche  whose  hand 
stuck  straight  up  out  of  the  soil  like  a  sign  post.  There  were  uncounted 
thousands  of  shell,  mutely  testifying  to  the  enemy's  utter  lack  of  intention  to 
have  quit  the  area  without  a  grim  struggle.  Illimitable  quantities  of  discarded 
equipment,  rifles  and  helmets  lay  all  about;  letters,  postcards,  belts  of  machine 
gun  bullets,  gas  shells.  Very  lights  and  bags  of  "kriegs  tabac,"  which  con- 
sisted of  chopped  oak  and  beech  leaves. 

While  the  chaplains  next  day,  Sunday,  heard  confession,  comforted, 
encouraged,  counselled,  received  trinkets,  keepsakes  and  other  prized  personal 
possessions,  and  pocketed  the  numerous  in-case-I-never-can-write-again  letters, 


THE    VESLE    DEFENSIVE 


91 


l\)sitions  near  Railroad  Track,  West  of  Bazoches.  ; 

and  while  the  Heutenants  made  sure  that  the  helmets,  gas-masks,  rifles, 
bayonets,  ammunition,  bombs  and  stretchers  were  all  present  or  accounted 
for,  company  and  battalion  commanders  went  forward  to  have  a  peep,  bringing 
back  depressing  and  sobering  tales.     There  were  no  trenches.     The  positions 


Positions  Just  Forward  of  the  "Raitroad  Track,  West  of  Bazoches. 


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A  Defensive  Position  Was  Dug  in  the  Railroad  Bank  West  of  Bazoches,  near  La  Graviore. 


we  would  move  into,  under  shell  fire,  were  nothing  more  than  fox-holes  dug 
here  and  there  along  a  roadside,  in  the  lee  of  any  slight  rise  of  ground,  or  in  a 
railroad  bank.  A  certain  message  sent  back  to  one  of  the  companies  did  not 
especially  improve  the  morale  of  the  men  who  heard  it;  it  ran  something  like 
this:  "The  dugouts  are  mere  holes  in  the  ground.  You  will  be  shelled  morn- 
ing, noOn  and  night  with  shrapnel  and  high  explosive,  and  during  the  intervals 
between  shelling,  they  will  throw  gas  at  you." 

Directly  following  this  announcement,  one  battalion  started  filing  past 
another  which  was  still  lined  up  along  |the  roadside.  The  air  was  tense. 
"My  God!"  a  doughboy  was  heard  to  exclaim.     "Look  at  that  major's  face." 

Before  starting  off  for  the  relief  at  eight  o'clock  that  night,  every  man  five 
paces  from  the  one  in  front  and  single  file,  every  rifleman  carrying  in  addition 
to  his  full  pack  two  extra  bandoliers  of  calibre  .30  ammunition,  the  auto- 
riflemen  dragging  an  extra  musette  of  Chauchat  ammunition,  all  were  cheer- 
fully and  generally  warned  that  they  would  doubtless  be  shelled  on  the  way 
to  their  positions  and  that  any  casualties  were  to  be  left  for  the  Sanitary 
Detachment  to  discover  and  pick  up.     Great  for  morale ! 

It  was  a  tumultuous  taking  over  of  the  lines.  By  devious  shell-torn  roads 
and  lanes,  through  woods  and  muddy  fields,  the  way  led  north  toward  the 
river,  past  a  battery  of  naval  guns  whose  sudden  belching  almost  blew  the 
wits  out  of  us.  Behind  Les  Pres  Farm,  where  Regimental  Headquarters  was 
to  make  its  stormy  rendezvous,  on  the  steep  and  slippery  road,  units  of  the 
306th  were  encountered  marching  in  double  file.  Back  and  forth  in  the  inky 
ravine  the  hopeless  jumble  of  troops  buckled  and  filled,  while  all  around  us 


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Les  Pres  Farm.     At  one  time  headquarters  of  the  306th  Inf.  and  of  nearby  artillery,  and  loca- 
tion of  a  telephone  relay  held  down  by  Sergt.  Mongan.     Heavily   Bombed   and   shelled. 

landed  high  explosive.  Soon  the  pungent  odors  of  mustard  gas — to  some  it 
smelledlike[^crushed  onions — smote  the  nostrils  for  the  first  time.  It  was  a 
wild  night.  The  Third  Battalion  finally  got  into  wretched  Ville  Savoy e,  on 
a  forward  slope  running  down  toward  the  river  and  facing  the  Boches;  but  the 


Mont  St.  Martin  and  German  Wire  on  Southern  Edge  of  it. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


A   famous   garrison   ration   of  fresh  beef   was  delivered  under  shell-fire  to  the  ruined  church 
in  St.  Martin,  and  there  left  to  rot,  inasmuch  as  telltale  fires  were  taboo. 

greater  part  of  the  Second  lay  for  hours  on  a  hillside  under  the  belching  guns 
of  the  Corps  Artillery,  lost,  without  maps,  without  guides,  without  instruc- 
tions.    In  the  darkness  and  confusion  the  column  had  broken — a  thing  to  be 


Mont  St.  Martin — Foncon  Farm. 


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feared  during  any  relief.  Major  Dall,  his  guides,  his  Headquarters  Detach- 
ment and  a  half  platoon  of  G  Company  had  hurried  serenely  on,  blissfully 
ignorant  of  the  circumstance  in  rear,  while  the  offending  parties  who  hadjlost 
contact  were  severely  reviled  by  their  leaders,  and  scouts  sent  out  into  the  night. 
At  four  o'clock,  just  as  dawn  was  silhouetting  the  gaunt  ruins  of  St.  Thibaut, 
G  Company  hove  into  position  on  the  right  of  the  town,  and  the  platoons  of 
H  Company  struggled  down  the  sunken  road  leading  into  the  village,  hurrying 
into  position  before  the  movement  should  be  clearly  visible  to  the  observant 
Boches.  Past  the  little  brick  house  on  Dead  Man's  Corner,  around  which  the 
bullets  whistled  night  and  day,  and  into  their  several  positions  they  crept. 

The  Regiment  took  over  a  sector  extending  from  well  to  the  left  of  St. 
Thibaut  to  the  Chateau  Diable,  the  left  of  the  line  confronting  Bazoches, 
one  of  the  most  sadly  wrecked  towns  imaginable.  The  Third  Battalion  was 
on  the  right,  the  Second  on  the  left,  F  Company  crossing  the  river  and  finding 
meagre  shelter  under  the  railroad  track  west  of  Bazoches.  Because  four  regi- 
ments had  not  been  able  to  make  parallel  advances  by  motor,  and  because 
there  was  not  time  for  an  instant's  delay  in  strengthening  the  front,  the 
Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  alone  took  over  the  entire  sector  of  the  exhausted 
4th  Division.  After  twenty-four  hours  in  close  support,  the  First  Battalion 
went  in  on  the  extreme  right,  taking  over  a  piece  from  the  28th  Division. 

Jerry  had  opened  up  with  his  usual  nightly  entertainment.  All  the  boys 
of^A  Company  but  one  seemed  to  need  no  further  encouragement  to  dive  into 
their  funk  holes.  The  little  fellow  "got  his  wind  up"  a  bit  and  ran  to  his 
Corporal  exclaiming,  "What  shall  I  do?    What  shall  I  do?"    The  squad 


"Dead  Man's  Corner"  in  St.  Thibaut.    Machine  gun  bullets  rattled  up  the  road  from  Bazoches 
and  caromed  off  the  buildings  into  our  positions  right  and  left. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Patrols  were  Sent  Out  to  the  "Tannerie." 


leader  poked  his  head  out  above  the  rim  of  the  hole  just  long  enough  to  say, 
"Do  the  same  as  I'm  doing,  you  damn  fool.     Say  your  prayers!" 

How  those  Regulars  scrambled  out  of  their  holes,  the  relief  complete, 
minus  equipment,  caring  only  that  their  task  for  the  moment  was  through! 


Ruins  of  the  Tannerie,  near  Our  Positions  on  the  Vesle. 


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97 


H  Company  took  over  a  position  theoretically  held  by  two  of  their  companies 
which  together  could  then  only  muster  fifty-seven  effective  men.  Right  then 
and  there,  our  boys  exchanged  their  service  rifles  for  the  lighter  Springfields, 
with  which  the  Regulars  had  been  equipped.  Materiel  of  all  sorts  which  had 
been  stripped  from  the  dead  and  wounded  lay  about  in  quantity. 

This  position  outdid  even  our  worst  dreams.  On  that  forward  slope, 
there  was  no  protection  whatsoever  from  shell  and  machine  gun  fire  in  moving 
from  one  platoon  to  another.  All  day  long,  the  "ash  cans,"  "iron  cigars" 
and  "Minnies"  came  tumbling  into  Ville  Savoye  and  St.  Thibaut,  while  the 
famous  sniping  piece  of  the  Austrians,  the  88,  played  incessantly.  Ordi- 
narily, there  is  time  to  flop  on  the  ground  or  otherwise  dodge  the  oncoming 
shell,  the  screaming  whine  of  which  is  heard  overhead  for  a  considerable 
interval  ere  the  explosion.  Some  of  them  even  seem  to  float  aloft  and  to 
hang  there,  as  if  contemplating  where  to  make  a  big  killing.  It  is  said  that 
one  doesn't  hear  the  shefl  that  kills  him.  But  the  88  or  "whizz-bang"  is 
different,  and  by  far  the  most  terrifying  of  all.  Its  flat  trajectory  and  high 
velocity  make  it  a  large  calibre  rifle,  with  which  moving  trucks  or  even  indi- 
viduals are  often  sniped.  So  fast  does  the  shell  travel  that  the  explosion  is 
practically  coincident  with  the  whine.  There  is  no  time  to  dodge.  The  boys 
were  later  much  amused  at  a  definition  of  "whizz-bang"  which  appeared  in 
the  Bulletin  published  by  the  Regimental  AuxiUary.  "The  'whizz-bang,'  "  it 
said  nonchalantly,  "is  a  small  shell,  making  a  peculiar  sound!" 

By  some  lucky  mischance,  shells  seemed  to  avoid  the  portals  of  house 
No.  13  in  St.  Thibaut,  in  the  shallow  cellar  of  which  H  Company  made  its 


All  that  was  left  of  the  Church  at  St.  Thibaut. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 


Defiladed  Entrance  to  Wine  Cellar  First  Occupied  as  H  Company  P.  c  in  bi.   iniDaut. 

P.  C.  Into  the  small,  littered  courtyard  vagrant  ammunition  and  ration- 
carrying  details  would  scurry  for  shelter,  though  of  actual  protection  there 
was  none.  Thither  the  rattling  hand-drawn  hmber  would  clatter  at  twiHght 
down  the  sunken  road  and  draw  up  with  a  flourish,  much  to  the  consternation 
of  the  company  commander,  who  didn't  want  all  the  Boches  in  the  world  to 
think  it  the  hub  of  the  universe. 

Although  it  was  almost  beUeved  that  the  Germans  were  sparing,  as  an 
artillery  aiming  point,  the  few  remains  of  the  church  tower  which  stood  be- 
tween that  building  and  the  front,  and  that  in  consequence  it  escaped  destruc- 
tion, a  more  solid  though  more  damp  old  wine  ceUar  was  found  in  the  lee  of 
the  crumbling  church  in  which  to  establish  the  telephones,  and  to  measure 
out  the  orders  as  they  came  through.  This  was  taken  over  and  later  used  by 
the  several  companies  which  in  turn  occupied  that  position. 

There  had  been  accidents  and  minor  casualties  within  our  ranks  before 
this  time.  But  here  we  really  began  to  see  our  brothers  in  arms  falling  beside 
us.  The  first  sight  of  a  bleeding  arm  or  a  wounded  shoulder  was  startUng 
enough.  But  when,  for  instance,  one  first  saw  a  Minnenwerfer  drop  its  tre- 
mendous charge  in  the  sand  bank  just  above  the  point  where  several  comrades 
had  dug  for  protection,  burying  all,  mangling  two  of  them  beyond  recognition, 
a  shiver  ran  through  the  heart.     One  knew  then  what  war  could  be. 

It  had  been  a  popular  superstition  that  soldiers  new  to  the  dirtier  side 
of  the  game  would  somehow  be  initiated  into  it  gradually,  perhaps  by  brigading 
small  units  with  experienced  troops  for  a  while.  Yet,  here  were  men  who  had 
never  experienced  a  barrage,  or  a  gas  attack,  or  seen  a  man  shot  down  or 


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blown  to  atoms — ^men  who  had  no  means  of  knowmg,  aside  from  their  own 
spirit  of  determination,  whether  or  not  as  a  body  they  could  play  to  a  finish 
a  game  at  which  veterans  have  been  known  to  lose.  Given  the  most  important 
task  of  their  Hves,  these  boys 


simply  had  to  do  without  ques- 
tion of  failure  or  doubt  of  success 
the  difficult  job  assigned  to 
them.  Yet  everything  was  so 
new,  and  they  so  untried !  They 
had  much  to  learn,  and  had  to 
learn  it  all  at  once. 

"Dutch"  Richerts,  early 
in  the  game,  found  out  what 
a  "dud"  was;  one  passed  so 
close  to  his  ear  that  it  knocked 
him  flat,  scaring  him  so  that  he 
talked  Bohemian  for  fifteen 
minutes  without  realizing  it. 
Folks  had  talked  about  shell 
splinters.  The  platoon  ser- 
geants of  I  Company  stood  near 
the  funk  hole  of  the  company 
commander,  to  receive  instruc- 
tions. A  high  explosive  shell  burst  about  five  hundred  yards  away.  Thirty 
seconds  later,  something  was  heard  to  fall  near  the  fuii  hole.  They  dug  a 
ragged  ten-pound  chunk  of  red  hot  iron  out  of  the  earth.    Splinters! 

"Iron  maidens,"  huge  trench  mortar  shells  with  steel  fms  to  maintain 
correct  position  during  flight,  had  been  lobbing  over  into  the  portion  of  the 
river  bank  held  by  the  First  Battalion.  Soon  the  air  was  streaked  with  an 
unholy  flickering  of  streaming  lights,  like  an  army  of  racing  fireflies  gone  mad. 
Few  had  even  heard  of  phosphorized  cartridges,  or  tracer  bullets.  One 
swarthy  little  Italian,  horrified  and  indignant,  crept  over  to  his  corporal  to 
say,  "Gee,  Corp,  dey  shoota  da  redda  hot  bullets!" 

We  had  heard  before  about  shelling;  but  here  we  made  its  acquaintance. 
The  German  knew  every  foot  of  the  ground  like  a  book,  and  he  read  every 
topographical  line  of  it  again  and  again,  his  artillery  observers  wearing 
their  keenest  spectacles.  He  threw  at  us  everything  but  his  own  trenches, 
and  yet  the  men  found  courage  to  joke  and  jest  about  their  horrible 
experiences. 

Corporal  Kelly  of  K  Company  was  hit,  but  he  still  wore  his  Irish  smile. 
"Jim,"  he  called.  "Come  over  here  a  minute.  Take  this  message  and  send 
it  for  me."  And  then  like  the  tired  business  man  he  dictated  to  his  stenog- 
rapher while  Jim  wrote:  "Somewhere  in  France.  To  Mr.  Kelly  of  Buffalo. 
Died  happy.  Dennis."  Jim  and  Denny  both  laughed  heartily;  and  a  few 
days  later,  back  in  the  hospital,  Dennis  died. 


100  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Dead  bodies  lay  in  some  instances  just  beyond  our  parapets;  an  effort  to 
reach  them  would  have  been  madness.  Dead  horses  lay  in  the  streets  insuf- 
ficiently covered  by  fallen  masonry.  The  burying  details  were  terrible,  the 
men  wearing  gas  masks.  Some  bright  youth  discovered  that  the  work  on 
dead  horses  could  be  speeded  up,  a  smaller  hole  being  necessary  if  the  legs  of 
the  beasts  were  sawed  off.  Flies,  naturally,  were  hideously  thick,  penetrating 
even  to  the  blackest  depths  of  a  damp  cellar.  They  swarmed  into  the  ''chow," 
on  account  of  which,  the  men  at  first  might  have  left  it  untouched.  But 
hunger  is  no  chum  of  fastidiousness.  Presently,  it  was  considered  no  hardship 
at  all  patiently  to  pick  the  frolicsome  fly  out  of  the  mess-kit.  The  atmosphere 
reeked  in  the  sultry  sun  of  terrible  carrion  odors,  burnt  powder,  mustard 
gas,  sneezing  gas  and  dust. 

Little  wonder  that  on  a  diet  of  "goldfish,"  flies  and  water  the  men  really 
suffered  from  dysentery.  It  is  reported  that  an  officer  hoped  to  get  a  wound 
stripe  for  cutting  his  finger  opening  a  can  of  salmon.  Well,  he  deserves  a 
wound  stripe  for  eating  salmon.  A  quantity  of  the  salmon  and  gas-soaked 
bread  had  been  left  by  the  units  relieved,  and  for  a  time  the  Quartermaster 
Department  seemed  unable  to  offer  anything  but  fish  as  the  meat  component. 
Water  was  difficult  to  get.  The  water  points  of  St.  Thibaut  were  very  soon 
shelled  out,  which  necessitated  fetching  from  a  stream  that  ran  through  the 
bloody  fields.  Fish  and  sunshine  made  it  almost  impossible  to  exist  on  one  can- 
teenful  a  day.  Into  Ville  Savoye  the  Germans  poured  a  constant  stream  of 
machine  gun  fire,  sneezing  gas  and  high  explosive,  and  rained  shrapnel  into  the 
water  points  at  intervals  of  about  every  two  minutes.  A  man  would  rush  to 
the  fountain  immediately  after  a  shell-burst,  hang  a  pail  on  the  spout  and  re- 
tire, then  run  out  again  to  retrieve  the  pail  after  the  next  burst.  Safe  in  the 
back  areas,  a  Corps  inspector  sought  to  raise  Hob  with  someone,  when  it  was 
admitted  that  Lyster  bags  of  cool  chlorinated  water  were  not  hanging  out 
under  the  trees  where  the  men  might  conveniently  use  them! 

In  the  Mairie  of  Ville  Savoye  still  hung  a  list  of  the  five  remaining  civilians 
whose  actions  had  been  closely  observed  by  the  Boches.  Much  of  the  wheat 
had  been  harvested  by  the  enemy;  gardens  were  in  full  bloom.  Immense 
piles  of  firewood  were  stacked  high  against  the  coming  of  winter.  The  houses, 
terribly  shattered,  had  been  hastily  ransacked,  the  furniture  ruthlessly 
smashed;  on  the  floors  were  litters  of  family  records  and  correspondence,  tin- 
types, and  photographs  of  self-conscious  brides  and  bridegrooms.  Out  of 
a  great  hall  clock  the  brass  works  had  been  taken  and  done  up  into  a  neat 
bundle — but  forgotten  in  the  hasty  retirement.  German  sign-posts  were  at 
every  crossroad,  the  fountains  marked  "Trinkwasser."  The  Third  Battalion, 
occupying  this  village  and  the  terrain  in  front,  had  decidedly  the  worst  posi- 
tion, being  subject  to  constant  observation  and  machine  gun  fire.  Battalion 
Headquarters  functioned  with  difficulty  in  the  cellar  of  an  old  house  forward  of 
the  village  church — in  which  were  found  bodies  of  an  American  lieutenant  and 
several  men,  dead  for  some  time,  and  impossible  to  bury  on  account  of  the 
shelling.     The  entrance  to  the  First  Aid  station  in  an  abandoned  wine  cellar 


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Defenses  Behind  Ville  Savoye.  Winding  road  over  hill  top  under  perfect  observation  by 
enemy  was  the  only  way  to  enter  town,  as  ambulances  did  in  full  daylight,  braving  shell-fire. 

at  the  edge  of  the  town  was  exposed  to  rifle  fire.  Dr.  Luther  J.  Calahan 
was  in  this  meagre  retreat  administering  to  a  number  of  wounded  when  shells 
struck  the  building,  setting  fire  to  the  roof,  imprisoning  him  for  a  time  under 


Section  of  Front  Line  on  the  Vesle. 


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Positions  at  La  Graviere,  near  Bazoches. 

the  burning  rafters.  But  though  under  constant  fire,  he  and  his  assistants 
barricaded  the  entrance  with  stretchers,  quelled  the  flames  and  saved  his  men. 
^'  A  letter  written  by  the  adjutant  of  the  First  BattaHon  gives  a  vivid 
picture  of  the  situation  in  this  town: 


Section  of  Trench  near  Chateau  Diable. 


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The  Chateau  Diable. 

"The  Boches  kept  shelling  it  continually;  they  had  perfect  observation 
of  our  movements  from  their  positions.  Every  fifteen  minutes  during  the  day 
they  would  throw  over  three  shells,  taking  the  town  bit  by  bit.  When  any  one 
appeared  on  the  street  they  gave  us  a  little  extra,  although  I  must  say  they 
left  our  ambulances  alone  except  when  they  thought  we  were  using  them  for 
covering  some  tactical  move.  Our  headquarters  was  in  the  cellar  of  a  former 
French  residence.  I  was  no  sooner  inside  than  they  shot  away  the  waU  in 
front  and  a  couple  of  hours  later  they  took  off  the  corner  of  the  building. 
They  were  giving  us  a,  liberal  dose  of  gas  all  the  while — it  was  very  uncom- 


Positions  at   Chateau  Diable. 


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German   Concrete   Strong   Point   in   the   Dam   near   Chateau   Diable. 


for  table  sitting  packed  tight  in  this  cellar  with  our  gas  masks  on,  studying 
maps,  writing  messages  and  trying  to  get  an  answer  over  the  phone.  The 
gas  seemed  to  linger  more  than  we  had  expected.  We  discovered  soon  that 
part  of  what  we  thought  was  gas  was  the  fragrance  of  six  dead  Americans  in 
the  yard  next  door.  Poor  devils!  The  shelling  had  been  so  hot  that  nobody 
had  had  a  chance  to  bury  them.  Toward  noon  we  had  our  first  casualty. 
Lieut.  Clokey  with  two  runners  came  from  his  company  headquarters  to  report 
their  position  to  the  major.  The  Boches  dropped  a  shell  beside  him  which  tore 
off  part  of  his  face  and  killed  one  of  his  runners.  Clokey  came  staggering 
into  our  little  cellar  and  we  patched  him  up  crudely  with  our  first-aid  packets. 
Then  I  ventured  out  with  him  to  the  First  Aid  station  and  he  was  evacuated 
that  afternoon.  (He  came  back  to  the  regiment  later  with  a  brand  new  piece 
of  face  and  looking  not  very  much  the  worse  for  his  misfortune.) 

"The  next  day  we  moved  our  headquarters  to  a  ravine  about  300  yards 
outside  the  town.  Although  it  was  wide  open  to  the  sky,  this  was  a  more 
comfortable  spot.  Each  of  us  dug  a  hole  in  the  side  of  the  ravine,  and  for 
an  office  we  had  a  piece  of  corrugated  iron  for  a  roof  and  camouflaged  it  with 
bushes.  As  we  had  to  be  constantly  going  and  coming,  it  didn't  take  the 
Boche  long  to  discover  our  new  location.  From  that  moment  he  included 
us  in  his  strafing  of  the  town,  but  our  ravine  was  so  small  and  the  sides  so 
steep  that  he  couldn't  quite  get  us.  His  shells  would  drop  on  each  lip  of 
the  ravine,  but  he  never  got  more  than  a  fragment  of  shell  into  the  ravine 
itself,  although  he  gave  us  plenty  of  gas.  His  airplanes  were  what  we  feared 
most." 


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Gradually  the  rations  were  amplified  by  the  arrival  of  hardtack,  corn 
syrup,  a  little  jam,  a  few  canned  beans,  raw  coffee  and  sugar.  Still  the 
salmon.  To  cook  anything,  to  raise  a  smoke,  or  make  a  hght  was  out  of 
the  question. 

— Except  once :  Early  in  the  morning,  after  Dr.  Calahan  and  his  wounded 
had  been  nearly  burned  out  of  the  First  Aid  Post,  McDonald  and  Eidlen, 
cooks  of  First  Battalion  Headquarters,  ventured  down  to  the  burning  building 
and  made  a  dozen  canteens  full  of  steaming  coffee  over  the  glowing  rafters. 
They  outwitted  the  Boches  and  gave  Battalion  Headquarters  their  first  hot 
food  in  five  days. 

A  grimy  private  made  his  way  to  a  lieutenant  with  the  complaint: 
"They've  got  some  raw  bacon  down  there,  but  won't  issue  it." 

"Would  vou  care  to  eat  raw  bacon?" 

"Yes,  sir." 

"Raw?    You  know,  it  can't  be  cooked  here." 

"Yes,  sir." 

"Well — if  you  can  eat  raw  bacon,  I  guess  there's  no  reason  why 
shouldn't."     And  he  did — they  all  did,  and  smacked  their  lips  over  it. 

If  the  doughboy  stopped  to  think  at  all  about  the  quantity  of 
needed  to  keep  him  going,  and  of  the  amount  his  company  needed,  he  realized 
what  the  Supply  Company,  making  a  constant  effort  to  serve  the  Regiment 
in  this  regard,  had  to  accomplish.  He  appreciated  more  than  ever  the  old 
canned  beef.  This  touching  eulogy,  which  appeared  in  the  Stars  and  Stripes 
we  read  a  few  days  later,  back  at  Mareuil  en  Dole : 


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Greedily  we  eat  thee  hot  or  cold  or  clammish; 

How  welcomely  thou  thuddest  on  the  mess- tins  of  the  famished ! 

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There  were  no  serious  kicks  about  the  meagreness  or  the  strangeness  of 
the  rations;  that  was  all  in  the  game,  and  relief  would  come  soon.  A  good 
batch  of  cigarettes  would  have  been  a  happy  thought;  but  the  famous  front 
echelon  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  not  personally  represented.  Wait,  though! 
Some  battered  cookies  and  a  few  cigarettes  were  sent  up  on  a  ration  carrying 
party,  to  be  sold! 

The  only  real  complaint  was  the  result  of  the  Germans'  uninterrupted, 
undisputed  supremacy  of  the  air.  The  men  had  to  grit  their  teeth  while 
planes  darted  overhead,  raked  the  positions  with  machine  gun  fire,  threw  hand 
grenades  even,  spotted  batteries  and  unloaded  their  bombs.  Some  of  the 
bomb  holes  on  the  river  bank  were  large  enough  to  bury  a  whole  platoon. 
This,  despite  the  reassuring  utterances  from  the  rear  to  the  effect  that  Ameri- 
can and  French  airmen  dominated  the  situation.  It  was  some  department 
far  in  rear,  too,  which  discovered  at  a  time  when  the  bullets  whistled  merrily 
through  our  positions  that  the  enemy  had  withdrawn,  and  ordered  out  daylight 
patrols  on  the  afternoon  of  the  13th.  Lieutenant  Peter  Wallis  and  eight  men 
swam  the  Vesle  to  see.  Only  one  of  the  party  was  ever  heard  from  again,  a 
sergeant  wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

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"From  somewhere  on  the  right,  a  bunch  of  machine  guns  used  to  enfilade 
us  every  night.  We  figured  that  the  Germans  couldn't  stay  there  all  day 
long,  and  so  Captain  Eaton  picked  a  desperate  bunch  of  Indians,  ten  of  the 


Gas   and   shells   were   constantly  thrown   into    the    small    ravine    behind    St.    Thibaut,    where 
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wildest  men  he  could  find  in  the  company,  to  go  out  and  locate  the  gun 
positions  and  the  places  where  the  Germans  hung  out  during  the  day.  There 
were  twelve  in  the  party,  all  armed  to  the  teeth.  We  started  out  before  dark 
for  the  purpose  of  getting  there  ahead  of  the  enemy  and,  if  possible,  to  see 
what  holes  he  crawled  out  of,  and  to  watch  them  take  up  their  positions.  It's 
hard  to  let  a  Boche  crawl  by  without  taking  a  pot  shot  at  him;  but  you  know 
that  if  you  let  him  go,  he's  sure  to  give  away  a  gun  position. 

"In  order  to  get  there  without  being  seen,  we  had  to  travel  several 
hundred  yards  through  a  big  swamp  that  was  all  chewed  up  by  shells  and 
the  mud  up  to  your  neck  in  places.  At  the  end  of  this  swamp  we  struck  a 
suspicious-looking  place  where  there  were  several  dugouts  from  which  tele- 
phone wires  ran  up  into  a  tree  that  might  have  been  used  for  an  observation 
post.  We  figured  that  our  German  friends  might  live  in  there,  so  we  took  an 
unhealthy  position  on  the  edge  of  the  swamp  and  watched. 

''In  this  way  we  gradually  located  six  gun  positions,  but  the  Boche  sud- 
denly located  us  and  acted  as  if  he  thought  a  general  attack  was  coming  over, 
because  he  opened  up  a  young  hell  in  the  filthy  swamp  with  all  the  machine 
guns  and  some  of  his  artillery  with  gas,  high  explosive  and  shrapnel.  We 
couldn't  go  through  it,  so  Bob  Farmer  placed  his  men  and  said,  'You  hang 
on  here  no  matter  what  happens.'  That  was  nine  P.  M.  and  we  had  no  over- 
coats and  the  night  was  cold ;  and  sitting  in  the  mud  and  cold  did  not  feel  like 
the  first  row  in  the  Winter  Garden.  Here  we  lay  under  almost  continuous 
artillery  fire,  with  plenty  of  gas  that  don't  smell  very  sweet,  until  about  4.30 
A.  M.,  and  that  was  the  time  that  old  Jerry  sure  opened  every  gun  he  had 


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Scarcely  a  House  Was  Left  Standing  in  St.  Thibaut.     A  Street  View. 


on  the  swamp.  We  just  laid  there  and  gasped  for  breath,  and  our  dream  of 
Hoboken  was  starting  to  evaporate,  and  we  were  wishing  we  were  back  with 
the  company  once  more,  praying  our  304th,  305th  and  306th  Artillery  would 
open  all  together  and  blow  the  Boches  to  Hell. 

"At  5.15  he  swung  his  barrage  over  to  our  company  position,  but  he  kept 
looking  at  us  out  of  the  comer  of  his  eye  all  the  time.  We  figured  this  would 
be  as  good  a  time  as  any  to  work  our  way  back  to  the  company  and  wondered 
if  there  would  be  anything  left  of  it  when  we  got  there.  We  got  near  the  old 
trenches  and  sent  out  a  scout,  who  said  the  company  was  O.  K.  We  were 
happy  but  so  exhausted  we  had  to  lay  there  half  an  hour  before  starting  to 
crawl  in  one  by  one.  The  captain  was  amazed  to  see  us  back  alive  and 
thanked  us  for  finding  six  enemy  gun  positions  for  the  artillery  to  blast  out. 
For  our  reward  we  received  a  full  cup  of  coffee  per  man,  thus  beating  Osfeld's 
patrol  by  half  a  cup." 

An  interesting  account  of  a  reconnaissance  patrol  characteristic  of  many 
sent  out  to  gain  information  of  the  enemy's  positions  and  suspected  move- 
ments follows: 

"We  were  under  almost  constant  machine  gun  fire,  without  knowing 
absolutely  where  it  came  from.  'Mac,'  said  the  Top,  about  four  o'clock, 
'how  do  you  feel?    Bloodthirsty?' 

"'Anything  you  say.' 

"'Then  you're  going  out  tonight  with  Osfeld,  Soufflas  and  Corporal 
Schwartz  to  find  where  those  guns  are.' 


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"At  eleven  o'clock  we  gulped  a  bit,  saying  'So  long!'  to  our  pals,  and 
crawled  over  the  top  toward  the  German  lines  about  two  hundred  yards 
away.  The  shells  fell  pretty  thick  while  we  were  crawling  over  badly 
chewed-up  ground  that  smelt  gas-soaked;  and  the  German  flares  made  us 
duck  and  lie  quiet  every  few  feet. 

"About  a  hundred  and  fifty  yards  out,  I  should  say,  we  heard  what 
sounded  like  a  bird  whistle  close  by;  we  decided  that  no  birds  would  be  out 
at  midnight  and  besides,  they  don't  like  high  explosive.  So  we  lay  quiet  like 
cats  watching  a  mouse.  Presently  we  heard  the  steel  click  of  a  cartridge  belt 
being  fitted  into  a  'typewriter.'  They  must  have  seen  us,  sure.  But  just 
then  two  Boches  darted  from  behind  an  old  tree  stump,  running  up  to  the 
position  with  ammunition  boxes.  From  there  they  ran  back  to  a  corner  of 
the  chateau  where  another  'typewriter'  started  chattering.  We  could  hear 
the  Huns  in  front  of  us  whispering  and  tinkering  with  their  gun,  so  we  decided 
to  make  a  getaway,  having  spotted  three  guns. 

"Our  knees  were  very  sore  from  the  rough  ground  and  Osfeld  said,  'What 
do  you  say  we  hike  a  bit?'  I  said,  'Anything  you  say,  Phil,'  and  the  quartet 
decided  to  run  about  twenty  feet,  then  flop,  listen  and  run  again.  At  last  we 
tumbled  over  the  parapet,  and  reported  the  two  guns,  which  our  75's  blew 
out  in  the  morning." 

Four  days  and  nights  the  Regiment  stood  up  under  its  first  severe  pun- 
ishment, the  only  reinforcements  a  five  mule  salvaged  by  E  Company.  The 
Germans  seemed  to  know  that  the  reUef  was  due,  and  early  in  the  evening 


Ruined  Chapel  at  Chartreuve  Farm,  Where    Regimental  Headquarters  Was   for  a  Time 

Located. 


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Regimental   Headquarters   at   Chartreuve   Farm,   Frequently   Attacked   With    Aerial   Bombs. 

of  the  15th  commenced  pouring  a  steady  stream  of  gas  and  metal  into  the 
American  lines.  It  was  a  pecuHarity  of  Ville  Savoye,  which  they  knew  full 
well,  that  gas  would  linger  in  and  about  the  village  as  in  a  pocket.  They 
filled  it  full,  particularly  the  sunken  road  leading  therefrom  and  the  areas 
behind  the  town.  There  was  no  wind  to  disperse  the  fumes.  In  the  early 
hours  of  the  morning  men  were  feeling  the  effects  despite  the  use  of  masks, 
all  but  ten  of  M  Company's  entire  personnel  being  evacuated  for  mustard 
burns  about  the  body  and  the  eyes.  Then  and  there,  they  adopted  as  their 
company  song,  Too  Much  Mustard.  By  daylight,  the  reHeving  company 
of  the  308th  Infantry  found  their  way  into  the  town,  practically  all  of  them 
being  evacuated  later  that  day  as  a  result  of  coming  in  coritact  with  the 
mustard  gas. 

The  relief  of  the  battalion  was  not  completed  until  the  following  night. 
As  Companies  I,  K  and  L  left  their  positions,  they  came  into  the  gas-infected 
areas  and  many  of  them  were  also  burned.  All  in  all,  the  battalion  sustained 
about  four  hundred  casualties. 

Again,  quoting  from  the  letters  of  Captain  Kenderdine,  then  x\djutant 
of  the  First  Battalion:  - 

"According  to  schedule,  we  were  to  be  relieved  at  the  end  of  the  fifth  day, 
but  the  relieving  battalion  failed  to  get  us  on  two  successive  nights  and  we 
were  kept  there  seven  days.  Our  supply  of  rations  ran  out  at  the  end  of  the 
fifth  day,  and  for  two  days  we  had  virtually  nothing  to  eat  except  a  httle  that 
I  managed  to  bring  in  on  my  way  back  on  the  last  da}'.  On  the  night  before 
the  seventh  day  the  relieving  battalion  managed  to  get  to  our  positions,  but 


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not  until  dawn.  We  tried  to  risk  getting  out  even  then,  but  to  get  out  in 
daylight  one  was  under  constant  observation,  as  the  hillsides  were  almost 
bare.  We  sent  out  one  company  over  the  hill  at  about  seven  A.  M.,  but  they 
got  pretty  badly  shot  at,  so  the  major  wisely  ordered  the  rest  of  the  battalion 
to  stand  pat.  By  that  time  they  had  started  to  go  out  and  had  pulled  out 
of  their  positions  in  the  valley.  The  only  thing  to  do  was  for  them  to  come 
into  the  ravine  (which  was  at  the  base  of  the  hill)  until  dark.  This  they  did, 
and  three-quarters  of  a  battalion  sat  huddled  in  the  ravine  all  day,  praying 
that  our  luck  would  hold  good  and  that  the  Boches  would  fail  to  register 
on  the  ravine  itself. 

"The  major  was  naturally  worried  by  the  battalion  not  having  got  out. 
So  I  took  a  staunch  little  Irish  boy  as  orderly  and  we  made  a  dash  for  it  over 
the  hill  and  back  to  Regimental  Headquarters  with  a  report  of  our  situation. 
Instead  of  being  angry  at  our  failure  to  get  out  during  the  night  the  Colonel 
was  all  sympathy.  He  took  me  in  to  report  to  the  General.  He  pressed  me 
to  stay  for  luncheon,  but  I  had  only  time  for  a  cup  of  coffee  and  a  sandwich 
(and  Lord,  how  good  it  tasted!).  Then  I  went  to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  hut  and 
bought  all  the  cigarettes,  chocolates  and  crackers  they  would  sell  me.  The 
Colonel  loaded  me  up  with  canned  food  and  hardtack,  and  I  made  my  way 
back  to  Battalion  Headquarters,  where  I  was  welcomed  with  open  arms  and 
immediately  relieved  of  my  bag  of  food. 

"We  all  came  out  that  night  at  dusk.  Not  a  shot  was  fired.  The  men 
took  off  their  packs  on  the  main  road  beyond  the  crest  of  the  hill.  On  that 
first  trip  to  the  lines  they  had  carried  everything  they  owned.  I  had  been 
fortunate  enough  to  arrange  for  four  big  trucks  to  come  up  that  night  and 
transport  these  packs  to  the  rear.  It  was  lucky  I  did,  for  the  men  were 
almost  utterly  exhausted.  I  stayed  behind  to  supervise  the  loading  of  the 
packs  and  then  rode  out  on  one  of  the  trucks.  I  was  almost  all  in  when  I 
sat  down  on  the  soft  leather  seat  by  the  driver.  I  immediately  fell  asleep, 
and  one  of  my  happiest  moments  in  life  was  when  some  good  soul  of  a  Red 
Cross  man  stopped  the  truck  in  a  village  we  passed  through  and  poured  a  large 
cup  of  rich  chocolate  down  my  throat.  The  Battalion  had  arrived  at  their 
rest  bivouac  before  I  did.  My  striker  had  found  my  bedding  roll  there  and 
spread  it  out  under  a  tree.  Never  was  any  bed  so  comfortable.  The  Major, 
bless  his  heart! — gave  orders  that  I  shouldn't  be  awakened,  and  I  slept  for 
twenty  hours  straight." 

There  were  no  irregularities  in  that  first  relief  of  the  Second  BattaHon — 
nothing  but  the  ordinary  casualties  and  plenty  of  excitement.  Shells  fell  thick 
and  fast,  while  machine  gun  bullets  rattled  through  the  streets  of  St.  Thibaut 
spattering  savagely  on  stone  walls.  "Just  take  a  look  at  this,"  said  Captain 
Dodge,  from  the  entrance  to  the  old  wine  cellar.  Over  to  the  eastward  bil- 
lowing smoke  and  a  flame-hued  sky  silhouetted  the  spectral  walls  of  the  ruined 
town.     Spiteful  bursts  of  rifle  and  machine  gun  fire  and  a  thundering  barrage 


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Interior   of    Wrecked    Church   at   Chery-Chartreuve. 

could  be  heard  both  right  and  left,  earth  rocking  explosions  and,  comforting 
through  it  all,  the  scream  of  our  own  shells,  five  for  one,  winging  northward. 
One  recalled  Alan  Seeger's  lines: 

"7  have  a  rendezvous  with  death 
At  midnight,  in  some  flaming  toum.^^ 

Somehow  in  the  darkness  groping  figures  found  their  new  places,  while 
shadowy  forms  in  single  file  hastened  into  the  gas-filled,  shell-torn  road,  hug- 
ging the  comforting  embankments,  walls  and  ridges,  ready  to  flop  whenever 
a  screaming  whine  came  too  close.  No  fear  of  the  men  losing  contact!  Jerry 
dropped  a  few  77's  on  the  tail  of  the  disappearing  column  and  although 
the  pace  was  increased  to  about  four  miles  an  hour,  they  miraculously  closed 
up.  Out  of  the  darkness  came  a  clattering  team  of  runaway  mules  hitched 
to  a  limber,  headed  straight  for  the  front  lines,  crashing  into  the  column  of 
struggling  men,  bruising  and  breaking  bones.  Anon,  the  cry  of  " Gas"  as  the 
head  of  the  column  would  strike  a  pocket  of  it.  Here  and  there  an  overturned 
wagon,  supplies  scattered  bewilderingly  over  the  road,  the  slain  animals  cast 
into  the  ditch.  The  hills  above  Chery-Chartreuve  belched  forth  their  con- 
stant fireworks,  deafening  those  plodding  past  who  felt  sure  that  by  the  fitful 
glare  they  stood  revealed  to  German  gunners.  It  was  Hell  let  loose.  Toward 
Mareuil,  the  roads  seemed  hopelessly  jammed  with  artillery  trains,  camions, 
field  pieces,  grunting  and  clanking  tractors  prying  the  "heavies"  into  positions 
where  whole  companies  of  artillerymen  were  sweating  with  pick  and  shovel 


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against  the  oncoming  dawn.     Here  and  there  a  ruined  truck  blown  across  the 
road  blocked  the  path  temporarily,  adding  to  the  general  confusion. 

On  this  terrible  night,  the  men  of  the  Sanitary  Detachments  proved  their 
mettle.  Seemingly  always  forgotten  when  general  orders  were  issued,  "board- 
ing" at  whoever's  kitchen  happened  to  be  nearest  to  their  station,  never  re- 
ceiving very  much  publicity,  they  were  always  there  with  the  big,  fat  pack  and 
quick  to  respond  to  pathetic  cries  of  "First  Aid!"  During  the  relief.  Privates 
Coorman,  Giordano  and  Liebman  were  the  last  to  leave  St.  Thibaut  in  the 
heavy  concentration  of  gas  and  high  explosive.  Proceeding  slowly  along  the 
road,  they  searched  all  the  dugouts  and  funk  holes,  picking  up  wounded  and 
gassed  men.  It  was  impossible  to  see  with  masks  on,  due  to  the  heavy  smoke. 
With  just  the  mouth-piece  and  nose-slip  adjusted,  they  continued  their  work, 
gathering  together  twelve  wounded  and  gassed  men  who  otherwise  would  have 
in  all  probability  remained  there  until  the  next  day.  As  only  one  ambulance 
was  available,  it  was  necessary  for  them  to  remain  on  the  road  for  three  hours 
until  all  the  wounded  could  be  evacuated.  It  took  four  stormy  trips  to  and 
from  Chery-Chartreuve  to  accomplish  this.  And  then,  although  exhausted 
from  the  work  and  lack  of  sleep  and  sick  from  the  effects  of  gas,  they  reported 
at  noon  of  the  next  day,  to  assist  in  treating  the  casualties  from  ViUe  Savoye, 
persisting  in  refusing  hospital  treatment  inasmuch  as  they  were  temporarily 
the  only  Sanitary  Corps  men  available.  Their  work  in  this  instance  is  typical 
of  the  devoted,  self-sacrificing  service  rendered  to  their  brothers  in  the  Regi- 
ment all  through  our  battle  experiences. 


Cross  Roads  Above  Chery-Chartreuve,  Where  the  Ration  Trains  Were  Heavily  Shelled  Every 
Night.      Left    road    leading    to    St.    Thibaut,    right  to  Les  Pres  Farm,  Mt.   St.  Martin  and 

Ville  Savoye. 


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Private  Brodsky  will  never  forget  the  1st  Bu.  P.  C.  near  the  sand  road  positions  at  Dole  Woods. 
As  he  lay  in  his  funk  hole,  a  "dud"  landed  between   his   outstretched   legs. 

Here  you  are,  all  of  a  sudden,  in  your  allotted  portion  of  the  Bois  de 
Mareuil,  loafing,  eating  to  make  up  for  last  week,  shaving,  taking  your  shoes 
off  for  the  first  time  in  eight  days,  and  daring  again  to  think  of  home.     Where 


Mareuil.    The  Enemy's  Long  Range  Shells  Rarely  Bothered  Us  Much  Behind  This  Point. 


THE    VESLE    DEFENSIVE 


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"Red"  or  Support  Line  Back  of  St.  Thibaut,  near  Chery-Chartreuve  Crossroad. 

are  those  ''in  case"  letters?  Tear  them  up!  Here  is  the  long-delayed  incom- 
ing mail!  Old  copies  of  the  Saturday  Evening  Post!  Pay— to  gamble  with. 
A  little  water  to  bathe  in.  Plenty  of  warm  sunhght  by  which  to  ''read  your 
shirts,"  The  woods  are  all  cluttered  up  with  the  gas-burned,  wrapped  in 
swaddling  clothes,  and  you  are  prompted  to  recount  your  own  terrible  expe- 
riences: how,  for  instance,  to  rest  your  weary  legs  by  the  roadside  you  sat 


At  Mareuil  en  Dole,  No  Effort  was  Spared  to  Perfect  a  Third  Line  of  Defense. 


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Bazoches — ^Wrecked  Chateau  Where  the  Mack-Cox  Patrol  Had  a  Stiff  Encounter 

With  the  Enemy. 


down — in  a  little  pocket  of  mustard;  how,  when  you  turned  to  the  man  sitting 
beside  you  to  say,  "Buddy,  give  me  a  drink,"  he  didn't  reply.  He  sat  there 
dead. 

Next  morning  you  discover  that  the  rest  isn't  to  be  all  idleness;  you  dig 
a  system  of  support  trenches  and  reserve  trenches,  while  others  at  the  front 
are  taking  up  their  share  of  the  dirty  work.  After  a  brief  period  of  days  you 
move  up  into  the  woods  behind  St.  Thibaut  perhaps,  in  support,  there  to  grub 
in  the  sand  all  day  and  dodge  shells  all  night.  From  there  you  move  on  up, 
for  your  second  tour  of  duty  at  the  front,  this  time  less  awed  by  what  the 
Boche  flings  over,  and  hearing  a  fervently  expressed  desire  "to  take  that 
hill!" 

During  this  time,  when  companies  skipped  from  "red"  line  to  "green" 
line  to  "blue"  line  and  back  to  "red"  again,  feeling  like  a  bunch  of  darned 
chameleons,  first  in  brigade  reserve,  then  regimental  support,  then  division 
reserve,  regimental  reserve  and  so  on,  M  Company  comprised  a  body  of  forty 
stalwart  vacationists,  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  care  and  handling  of  horses. 
They  had  just  returned  from  the  horse-buying  detail,  to  find  practicallv  the 
entire  company  in  the  hospitals. 

During  the  month  of  August  the  French  under  General  Mangin  began 
to  exert  a  flanking  pressure  up  in  the  northwest  and  the  77th  Division,  more 
used  to  the  bitter  fighting,  increased  its  frontal  pressure.  In  the  words  of 
the  Brooklyn  Daily  Eagle,  "it  could  be  seen  that  they  were  growing  uneasy 


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119 


Near   Chateau    Diable,   Vesle   River.     The   patrol  which  gained   the  heights   above   Bazoches 
on  Sept.  4th,  swam  the  river  at  this  point.     Note  enemy  wire. 

and  it  was  important  to  establish  the  extent  of  the  uneasiness — to  learn  if 
they  were  preparing  to  evacuate. 

"One  of  the  great  feats  of  the  war  resulted.    Major  William  Mack,  who 
was  at  that  time  a  1st  Lieutenant  in  command  of  G  Company,  Three  Hundred 


Above  Bazoches,  looking  back  across  the  river  toward  St.  Thibaut.    At  this  point  Lt.  De  Rahm's 
patrol  signalled  "objective  reached,"  which  precipitated  the  advance  of  the  Division  to  the  Aisne. 


120  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

and  Fifth,  and  1st  Lieutenant  Leonard  Cox,  then  2d  Lieutenant  of  B  Company, 
Three  Hundred  and  Fifth,  volunteered  to  lead  a  patrol  over  the  river  in  broad 
daylight  to  establish  just  what  the  situation  was.  They  took  ten  other  vol- 
unteers of  Companies  B  and  C  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry, 
Sergeant  John  Blohm,  Corporal  Peter  J.  Kiernan,  Corporal  Solomon  Catalano, 
and  Privates  Frederick  Barth,  Clarence  H.  Koehler,  Raphael  Cohan,  Vincent 
Bisignano,  Frederick  M.  Meury  and  Joseph  Bridgeman.  The  party  left  the 
village  of  St.  Thibaut  in  broad  daylight. 

"At  the  Vesle,  Mack  left  the  others  and  swam  across.  Cox  followed, 
carrying  a  heavy  coil  of  rope.  He  crawled  out  into  the  river  on  sunken  logs 
and  other  debris  until  he  was  up  to  his  arm-pits  in  the  swift  flowing  stream. 
Then,  after  repeated  attempts,  he  managed  to  throw  an  end  of  the  rope  across 
to  Mack,  who  fastened  it  on  the  other  side.  All  of  the  patrol  got  across  the 
river  by  means  of  the  rope.  On  the  other  side,  the  patrol  was  divided  into 
two  parties  of  five  men  each,  Mack  taking  one  and  Cox  the  other. 

"Mack  and  his  men  went  into  the  village  of  Bazoches,  making  their  way 
past  the  enemy  outposts  and  getting  along  finely  until  they  surprised  four 
Germans  in  an  old  house.  Mack  and  his  patrol  got  the  jump  on  the  Germans, 
killed  several  of  them  and  withdrew,  fighting  desperately  all  the  while,  although 
under  heavy  machine  gun  fire.  All  of  the  party  except  Sergeant  Blohm  were 
wounded,  Koehler  and  Cohan  mortally.  All  of  them  made  good  their  with- 
drawal, Mack  having  secured  much  valuable  information. 

"On  the  way  out.  Sergeant  Blohm  took  shelter  in  a  shell  hole  and  saw 
Corporal  Catalano,  bleeding  profusely  from  a  wound  in  the  neck,  just  barely 
able  to  drag  himself  along  through  the  grass.  Blohm  promptly  left  his  shelter, 
carried  Catalano  behind  a  tree  near  the  river,  there  dressed  his  wound,  and 
then  broke  boughs  from  a  fallen  tree  so  as  to  make  a  raft.  On  this  improvised 
raft  he  placed  Catalano  and  pulled  him  across  the  river.  Arriving  on  the 
other  side,  he  carried  Catalano  over  an  open  field  fully  200  yards  to  the  outpost 
line,  all  of  the  time  being  under  continuous  rifle  and  machine  gun  fire.  And 
Sergeant  Blohm  had  two  brothers  who  were  fighting  in  the  German  Army! 

"Lieutenant  Cox,  meanwhile,  had  led  his  part  of  the  patrol  into  the 
chateau  where  he  shot  down  two  men  as  they  were  about  to  open  fire  on  his 
men.  He  wounded  another,  and  the  party  decided  it  was  time  to  move. 
Although  German  machine  gun  and  rifle  fire  fairly  blasted  the  air,  the  entire 
patrol  got  out  without  a  man  being  injured  and  got  back  to  their  own  lines. 

"The  commander  of  the  Third  Army  Corps,  to  which  the  77th  was 
attached,  recommended  all  of  the  men  in  the  patrol  for  a  citation,  and  Mack, 
Cox  and  Blohm  were  awarded  the  Distinguished  Service  Cross." 

But  on  the  next  morning,  September  4th,  Lieutenant  De  Rham  and  a 
patrol  of  thirty  men  from  C  Company  swam  the  river  and  with  slight  oppo- 
sition gained  the  heights  beyond,  from  which  point  their  rocket  signal  "Ob- 
jective reached"  precipitated  a  general  advance. 

The  Division  was  on  its  way  to  the  Aisne. 


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CHAPTER  VI 

THE  ADVANCE  TO  THE  AISNE 

THE  Second  Battalion  had  been  relieved  again,  dragging  its  weary  feet 
back  to  Mareuil  en  Dole  all  through  the  night  of  September  1st,  moving 
on  backward  the  following  night  through  Nesle  to  Sergy,  twenty  kilos 
from  the  front.  "  Next  morning,  we  started  in  before  breakfast  to  pick  cooties 
from  our  clothes  by  the  hundreds,  to  splash  in  the  River  Ourcq,  a  dinky  stream 
hardly  big  endught  to  hold  a  fish,  and  to  lie  around  naked  in  the  grass.  First 
call  for  drill  blew.  We  cursed  like  Bowery  hoboe^  for  we  were  tired,  and  they 
were  starting  to  hand  out  their  dizzy  orders  to  drill.  All  we  wanted  was  an 
opportunity  to  write  home;  but  no  chance,  as  they  figured  on  getting  all  the 
work  they  could  out  of  us.  That  was  unfair,  for  we  done  our  work  well  and 
figured  we  earned  a  rest  for  all  the  stuff  that  was  pulled  off  up  on  the  Vesle." 
The  night  of  the  3d  the  tired  troops  were  roused  from  their  slumbers  by 
a  stirring  Call  to  Arms.  Messengers  ran  up  with  orders  to  roll  combat  packs 
and  be  ready  to  move  Out  at  a  moment's  notice.  After  waiting  interminably, 
an  officer  hiked  to  Battalion  Headquarters  for  further  instructions,  only  to 
find  the  entire  establishment  sound  asleep. 

But  by  noon  of  the  following  day,  it  was  rumored  that  the  German  was 
on  the  run.  Off  to  the  northward  packed  the  troops  in  haste,  picking  up 
rations,  ordnance  and  ammunition  amidst  all  the  hustle  and  bustle  and  flurry 


Ferme  des  Dames.     Regimental  Headquarters  in  Building  on  Right,  Immediately  Before  the 

Advance  to  the  Aisne. 


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Dugouts 


Longueval. 


at  Nesle.  As  far  as  the  old  positions  at  Mareuil  en  Dole  the  columns  struggled 
under  a  broiling  sun,  only  to  be  ordered  onward  to  the  Bois  de  Mareuil,  where 
every  man  got  two  hand  grenades,  ammunition  for  rifle,  pistol  and  Chauchat, 
and  the  weighty  old  rifle  grenades.  The  tromblons  or  grenade  dischargers 
were  long  since  conveniently  "lost"  on  account  of  their  weight.  But  there 
was  no  rest  for  weary  bodies.  The  other  battalions  had  crossed  the  river, 
and  this  one  must  occupy  a  strong  position  in  old  St.  Thibaut.  There  it  rested 
for  the  night,  thoroughly  spent. 

The  success  of  de  Rham's  patrol  had  sent  the  entire  First  Battalion  under 
temporary  command  of  Captain  PurceU  over  the  river  to  positions  previously 
designated  on  the  plateau  to  the  north.  The  Third  Battalion  foUowed  under 
command  of  Lieutenant  Husband,  Major  Woodward  having  been  evacuated, 
sick.  An  order  to  resume  the  advance  kept  the  men  on  their  feet  most  of  the 
night.  In  skirmish  line  they  ploughed  around  in  circles,  one  company  hope- 
lessly lost,  accomplishing  an  advance  of  about  two  kilometers. 

How  different  St.  Thibaut  looked  at  dusk,  as  the  Second  Battalion  filed 
through,  even  more  crumpled  and  twisted  than  it  had  been  three  days  before. 
Old  Number  Thirteen  was  still  standing.  But  instead  of  shells  crashing 
right  and  left,  instead  of  the  streets  being  deserted,  here  were  columns  of 
troops  in  single  file,  motor  trucks,  limbers,  fourgons,  ammunition  trains  boldly 
occupying  avenues  down  which  had  poured  streams  of  machine  gun  bullets, 
waist-high  and  whistling.  There  was  the  old  First  Aid  station,  now  a  pile  of 
stone  and  dust,  and  the  embankment  where  the  first  casualties  had  occurred; 
but  the  curiosity  seekers  were  to  be  denied  further  reminiscent  investigation. 
Enemy  shelling  had  diverted  traffic  to  the  west  over  a  hastily  constructed 


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123 


bridge  and  through  the  old  railroad  yards  where  the  306th  had  a  week  before 
lost  the  better  part  of  an  entire  company  in  attacking  Bazoches.  Here  and 
there  lay  the  dead  of  the  previous  month's  fighting,  although  burjdng  and 
salvaging  parties  had  that  day  started  a  search  and  a  cleaning  up  of  the 
former  No  Man's  Land. 

The  advance  through  Bazoches  was  as  calm  and  quiet  as  the  seventh 
inning  of  a  world's  series  game  at  the  Polo  Grounds;  there  was  shelling  a  little 
bit  further  up  the  river,  the  enemy  having  the  wrong  tip  on  our  bridges.  We 
crossed  the  battered  railroad  track  behind  which  forward  elements  had  once 
dug  for  protection,  and  which  we  secretly  hoped  the  engineers  would  rapidly 
reconstruct  so  that  we  could  use  it  soon  when  moving  out  to  a  rest  area. 

Skirting  the  town,  other  columns  struggled  through  the  jam  of  vehicular 
traffic  to  the  Rheims-Rouen  road,  thence  east  and  north  around  the  base 
of  the  ominous  hill  which  had  confronted  us  for  so  many  days,  and  from  which 
the  Germans  had  poured  down  on  our  heads  a  rain  of  machine  gun  buUets, 
"Minnies"  and  88's.  Full  in  the  road  lay  the  body  of  a  German  soldier 
over  which  the  trucks  were  passing,  to  and  fro.  "Ah"  said  the  boys,  "there's 
a  good  German!" 

About  ten  kilometers — for  the  most  part  a  lofty  plateau  cleft  at  intervals 
by  steep  ravines — lay  between  St.  Thibaut  and  the  Aisne.     Although  the 


Bridge  Hastily  Constructed  by  302nd  Engineers  over    Vesle    River   between    St.    Thibaut   and 

Bazoches. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Germans  were  mighty  anxious 
to  reach  the  heights  of  the 
Chemin  des  Dames  north  of  the 
Aisne,  they  sought  to  retard  the 
advance  of  the  Americans  as 
much  as  possible  while  defenses 
were  being  prepared.  Their 
machine  gun  fire  and  heavy 
shell  fire  swept  the  heights  over 
which  the  Regiment  passed; 
yet  casualties  were  compara- 
tively slight. 

Major  Metcalf  had  rejoined 
and  on  the  morning  of  the  6th 
constituted  and  held  down  the 
front  line  all  by  himself.  With  a 
couple  of  runnershe  wentf  orward 
ofVauxcereandPinconFarmand 
located  the  large  cave  behind 
Longueval  as  a  possible  headquarters,  sending  back  for  his  staff  and  corraHng 
the  scattered  companies.  It  had  been  reported  that  the  307th  had  rapidly 
advanced  beyond  that  point  on  the  right;  that  the  28th  Division,  further  to 
the  right,  had  reached  the  Aisne — and  "  for  God's  sake,  hurry  up."    They  were 


First  Battalion  P.  C.  near  Villers-en-Prayeres.  Whenever  Major  Metcalf  would  bury  his  head 

in  the  funk  hole  and  flash  a  tiny  light  under  a  blanket  whereby  to  write  or  read  a  message, 

the  enemy  machine  guns  would  open  up. 


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125 


Cave  near  Longueval  Where  1st  Bn.  Made  Its  P.  C.     The  enemy  got  the  range  at  once  and 

scored    direct    hits,    inflicting   casualties. 

nowhere  near  the  river!  The  307th  was  blocked  at  Petite  Montagne,  On 
our  right,  the  "front"  extended  sharply  to  the  southeast,  leaving  about  three 
kilometers  of  flank  exposed.     Our  sector  stuck  out  like  a  sore  thumb!     D 


B   Company  advanced  here  under  fire  and  entered  Villers-en-Prayeres   from  the   south. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 


Company  had  been  ordered  into  position  to  the  right  of  Villers  en  Prayeres^ 
and  had  sought  shelter  from  a  terrific  burst  of  shelling  in  a  small  ravine  where 
they  were  virtually  imprisoned  for  several  days;  B  Company  entered  the 
latter  village  and  took  position  in  the  outskirts  of  it,  A  Company  extending 
to  the  left.  The  Third  Battalion  was  hurried  into  the  breach  offered  by  the 
exposed  flank,  unable  to  make  much  effective  progress  in  the  dead  of  night, 
but  hoping  to  get  there  before  the  enemy  could  launch  a  counter  attack,  which 
would  have  been  disastrous  indeed  for  D  Company  in  its  precarious  position. 
At  this  juncture,  a  message  came  through  from  the  French  to  the  effect 
that  they  politely  and  earnestly  hoped  for  the  capture  of  Longueval.  Major 
Metcalf  sat  calmly  on  a  log  several  kilos  beyond  it.  A  few  minutes  before, 
the  1st  sergeant  and  clerk  of  C  Company  had  stumbled  into  it  seeking  shelter, 
and  hoping  to  find  some  point  where  the  affairs  of  the  company  might 
be  administered.  Since  it  was  "held"  by  a  1st  sergeant  and  a  company 
clerk  was  it  not  proper  to  report  the  town  as  already  captured  by  C  Com- 
pany? 

"In  this  locality  there  were  numerous  excavations  and  old  limestone 
quarries  which  afforded  considerable  shelter,  although  likely  gas  pockets. 
These  positions  were  consolidated  by  additional  digging,  and  the  Regiment 
entered  upon  another  period  of  semi-stabilized  warfare,  such  as  had  been, 
experienced  on  the  Vesle,  while  our  artillery  crowding  up  from  the  rear  grad- 
ually increased  the  din.  SheUing,  during  the  days  and  nights  of  the  advance, 
and  particularly  after  the  Regiment  had  dug  itself  in,  was  at  times  of  the 
most  furious  density.     The  German  batteries  would  seem  to  let  loose  in  all 


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127 


Communication  with  D  Company  in  woods  on  right,  near  Villers-en-Prayeres,  was  impossible 
during  the  day.     Heavy  shelling  and  active  machine  gun   sniping  kept  their  heads  down  the 

better  part  of  three  days. 

their  power  and  shells  would  fall  as  fast  as  hundreds  of  guns,  heavily  concen- 
trated, could  drive  them."  The  doughboy,  while  he  knows  that  without 
friendly  artillery  his  task  would  be  considerably  more  difficulty  can  never 


Longueval,  First  Entered  by  the  Headquarters  Platoon  of  C  Company. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Effects  of   Shell-fire  on  Trenches   North  of  Longucval. 

overcome  the  feeling  that  he  bears  the  brunt  of  the  artillery  duels.  It  is  a 
case,  he  argues,  of  the  opposing  artillery  units  saying,  "I'll  blow  your  infantry 
to  bits  while  you  try  to  bust  mine." 


Enemy   Wire    Defending   Bois    de   Mauchamp,    West  of   Villers-en-Praycres.     Company  A  in 
advancing  to  this  point  over  open  fields  sustained  heavy  casualties. 


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129 


Portion   of  Large   French    Cemetery  in   Valley   near  Longueval. 

The  first  real  attack  participated  in  by  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  was 
disastrous.  Company  A  had  been  ordered  to  advance  on  the  morning  of  the 
7th  against  machine  gun  outposts  which  lined  the  Aisne  Canal,  in  conjunction 
with  a  parallel  advance  by  elements  of  the  306th  upon  the  immediate  left. 
At  five  A.  M.  everything  was  in  readiness  for  a  six  o'clock  jump-off;  but  liaison 
failed.  A  countermanding  order  which  subsequently  came  to  the  other  regi- 
ment did  not  reach  Lieutenant  Dwyer,  commanding  Company  A,  in  time. 
One  of  his  platoons  proceeded  successfully  over  a  stretch  of  exposed  terrain 
before  the  rest  of  the  company  took  up  the  advance.  Immediately,  the  Ger- 
mans who  had  perfect  observation  of  the  movement  opened  up  from  the  left, 


Villers-eii-i'i  a^cres 


A   Company  Once  Dug  in,  During  Advance  to  Aisne. 
dugouts  made  by  L  Company. 


New 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Villers-en-Prayeres  Road,  Where  Part  of  A  Company  Dug  in,  During  Advance  to  the  Aisne. 

the  front  and  the  right  with  everything  they  had — machine  guns,  trench  mor- 
tars and  "whizz-bangs."  The  company  commander  was  killed,  the  only 
other  company  officer  wounded,  and  many  more  grievous  casualties  sustained. 


Street   in    ViUcrs-cn-i'rayirc: 


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131 


Without  officers,  the  non-coms,  kept  the  company  well  in  hand  and  held  their 
gains  until  relief  could  be  brought  up  at  nightfall. 

C  Company  went  into  that  position.  "Our  first  night  was,  you  might 
say,  tranquil,"  one  of  its  members  writes.  "We  didn't  know  who  was  on  the 
right  nor  who  was  on  our  left,  nor  just  how  many  there  were  on  our  front. 
German  flares  appeared  on  three  sides  of  us.  But,  aside  from  that,  the  con- 
stant shelling  and  the  machine  gun  jabbering,  we  had  not  a  thing  to  worry 
about." 

In  Villers  en  Prayeres,  the  enemy  persisted  in  shelling  close  to  the  com- 
pany P.  C,  making  it  so  uncomfortable  that  a  change  of  headquarters  was 
necessary.  The  street  was  termed  "Shell  Shock  Alley"  and  it  lived  up  to  its 
reputation.  Shelled  out  of  that  second  place,  they  sought  a  third,  finally 
doing  a  successful  business  in  an  old  French  sheet-iron  dugout.  During  the 
day  the  men  found  not  much  to  do,  excepting  to  draw  rations  and  avoid 
88's,  which  came  in  more  liberal  doses  than  the  rations.  Back  in  the  sup- 
port positions  of  the  Second  Battalion  near  Pincon  Farm,  the  shelling  was 
just  as  heavy  and  just  as  constant.  "Yet,"  said  Captain  Briggs,  "I  maintain 
that  this  helmet  is  no  earthly  good,  whatsoever."  That  apparently  ended 
the  argument,  for  the  Captain  disappeared  around  an  elbow  of  trench.  At 
that  instant,  a  sheU  burst  on  the  parapet;  in  a  moment,  he  staggered  again 
into  view  with  a  dent  in  the  top  of  his  tin  hat  as  big  as  your  fist.  "Beg  par- 
don," he  gasped;  "you're  right;  I'm  wrong." 

Naturally,  the  runners  who  almost  without  exception  proved  themselves 
a  game  and  loyal  crew  found  their  work  in  this  situation  particularly  dangerous 


-^*^l*^ 


Trenches   on   the   Vauxcere   Road   in   Advance  of    Pincon   Farm.     At   this   point   C   Company 
sustained   heavy  casualties   on   the   second    day  of  advance  toward  the  Aisne. 


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Pincon  Farm.     Only  at  this  point  and  at  Longueval  could  water  be  obtained — both  places  under 
enemy   observation    and    almost   constantly   shelled. 


and  difficult.  The  poor  little  devils  not  only  had  to  carry  messages  back 
and  forth,  morning  and  night,  always  in  readiness,  but  took  their  turn  at 
carrying  rations,  standing  gas  guard  through  the  night,  and  the  like.  When 
all  is  said  and  done,  the  runners  perform  one  of  the  most  difficult  and  important 
jobs  the  army  in  the  field  has  to  offer.     Our  hats  are  off  to  them.  ^ 

Those  who  drove  the  ration  carts  up  through  Vauxcere  at  night  under 
fire  in  an  effort  to  bring  hot  food  to  the  weary,  mud-stained  men  in  the 
trenches  deserve  their  meed  of  praise  as  well.  Despite  their  good  work,  sup- 
plies were  often  low.  Beyond  the  support  line  at  Pincon  Farm  everything 
had  to  be  carried,  in  order  to  sustain  those  units  feeling  forward  as  far  as  the 
Aisne.  A  doughboy  from  D  Company  has  a  story  to  tell  which  he  calls 
Fifty-fifty  in  the  Front  Lines:  "During  the  advance,  all  we  had  in  the  line 
of  eats  was  our  iron  rations,  consisting  of  one  can  of  beef  and  about  half 
a  pound  of  hardtack;  our  kitchens  of  course  couldn't  go  right  along  with  us. 
Yet,  I  was  lucky  enough  to  have  grabbed  off  an  extra  can  of  beef.  After  I 
had  shared  this  with  two  other  men,  I  was  stripped  clean,  as  far  as  food  was 
concerned.  So  were  most  of  the  others.  But  food  has  nothing  to  do  with 
orders,  so  we  were  soon  on  our  way  forward  again,  without  food.  Later  in 
the  day  I  managed  to  get  a  few  hardtack  and  half  a  canteen  of  water  off  a 
dead  man.  That  night  I  received  orders  to  report  to  Battalion  Headquarters, 
to  which  I  was  sometimes  attached  as  scout,  and  next  morning  I  was  handed 
a  nice  job — looking  for  one  of  the  companies  which  hadn't  been  heard  from 
for  some  time.     Gosh,  but  I  was  hungry,  yet  I  couldn't  stop.     After  searching 


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Bank   Below  Villers-en-Prayeres   Road,   Once   Occupied  by   Portions   of   1st  Bn. 


the  ground  ahead  for  about  six  hours,  seeing  no  one  but  a  German  airman 
who  kept  me  ducking,  I  landed  up  on  the  left  of  our  sector,  finding  a  captain 
of  the  306th  about  to  have  something  to  eat  in  his  cramped  dugout.  When 
I  arrived  on  the  scene,  there  were  about  three  sardines  and  four  hardtack.  He 
must    have    noticed    how   I 


looked  sideways  at  the  ban- 
quet table,  for  he  asked  if  I  was 
hungry.  I  told  him  when  I  had 
eaten  last,  and  he  said,  'Well, 
I'll  go  you  fifty-fifty,'  and 
handed  me  a  cracker  with  a  fish 
on  it.  I  got  what  dope  he 
could  give  me,  and  we  went  up 
top  to  have  a  look  around. 
And  then  to  my  surprise  he 
added,  'You'd  better  go  down 
and  tackle  another  shark  and 
a  cracker  before  you  go.'  I 
had  often  read  how  officers 
got  pretty  familiar  with  the 
men  in  the  trenches.  He 
seemed  on  the  verge  of  doing 
it  so  I  risked  slapping  him  on 
the  back — and  obeyed  orders." 


5UPREKE  M0NENT5  IN  A  i?OOK\e'S  LIFE      '"-" 
GeTTIiNG  50ME:  HOTCOFrtE  AND  SANO\MlCHES  IN  THE 
FRONT  LINE  AFTER  YOU  HAVC   BCEN  CorOrp  VtlXHOUT  fOOO 
FOR  Two  DAYX. 


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Wood    Road    South    of    Vilk'rb-cn-rra\  crcs. 


It  was  not  long  before  the  kitchens  were  herded  under  a  shed  at  Vauxcer6 
where  cooks  and  "  K.  P.'s"  ground  out  doughnuts,  coffee  and  other  good  things, 
despite  the  shell  fire.  Even  then,  one  never  knew  just  when  the  next  meal 
could  be  trundled  up  by  a  carrying  party.     "Sir,"  announced  an  orderly. 


Burned  German  Ammunitinn  C  ai  >  "u   r.,iiik-  .1    Aimk    t,  .u 


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Aisne  Canal.     During  the  advance,  units  of  the  1st  Bn.  saw  Germans  flee  across  this  bridge, 

which  presently  blew  up. 


poking  his  head  around  a  traverse  in  the  trench,  "dinner  is  served."  "What's 
on  the  menu  today?"  inquired  the  captain  with  an  air.  "Well,  we  have 
some  very  fine  quail."  Not  quite,  but  almost!  Spitted  and  neatly  broiled 
over  a  can  of  solidified  alcohol  was  a  scrawny  old  nondescript  bird  which  a 
runner  had  picked  up  on  the  trail,  killed  by  a  shell  fragment. 

The  Third  Battalion  had  taken  over  the  front  lines.  Friday,  the  13th, 
had  been  successfully  tucked  away  without  disaster,  when  'long  about  the 
night  of  the  14th,  came  a  welcome  crowd  of  Italians  trying  to  stuff  both 
donkeys  and  drivers  into  the  dugouts.  They  put  six  or  seven  men  into  a  hole 
where  two  of  us  had  felt  crowded  before,  and  left  cabbage  leaves,  cheese  rinds, 
and  all  sorts  of  garbage  lying  around. 

"Relieved  by  the  Roman  Army,  commanded  by  one  of  Old  General 
Garibaldi's  descendants,"  writes  a  doughboy.  "They  seemed  to  have  precious 
little  ammunition  but  lots  of  chow,  which  made  them  welcome.  A  very 
compact  little  army — men,  mules,  wagons,  guns,  everything  all  bunched  up 
in  the  middle  of  the  road  as  we  had  been  taught  not  to  do  it.  If  Jerry  had 
ever  gotten  a  line  on  them  and  planted  a  few  shells  in  their  midst.  Marc 
Antony  would  have  had  to  write  up  another  burial  oration." 

It  was  a  ten-hour  affair— that  hike  to  the  rear  through  Vauxcere,  Bazoches, 
St.  Thibaut,  Chery  Chartreuve,  Nesle  and  Sergy  to  Dravigny.  But  awaiting 
the  boys  were  the  old  packs  and  real  food;  grape  jam,  cookies  and  oodles  of 
cigarettes  from  the  Auxiliary;  again  a  stream  to  bathe  in,  good  cover  for  the 
dog  tents  and  a  canteen  in  which  to  spend  our  pay.  Lots  of  mail,  too.  The 


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few  officers  and  men  who  had  to  remain  twelve  hours  to  show  the  Italian 
relief  the  ins  and  outs  of  the  old  positions  went  bowling  to  the  rear  next  day 

in  a  French  motor  lorry,  feeling  as 
happy  as  if  on  the  road  from  Camp 
Upton  to  New  York.  One  could 
bask  in  the  sun,  finally  out  of  shell 
fire,  watching  the  old  observation 
balloons  lazily  riding  up  in  the  north, 
though  potted  now  and  then  by 
the  impertinent  German  aeroplanes. 
"Had  a  young  meal  of  beefsteak, 
potatoes,  onions,  coffee,  bread,  rice, 
crullers,  jam  and  four  cartons  of 
cigarettes,"  boasted  one  of  the  grimi- 
est, lustiest  boys  ever  seen.  "I  et 
till  I  near  bust." 

"Save  your  money  for  the  big 
town,"  was  the  word.      The  rumor 
spread  that  we  were  going  into  a  rest 
area.     The  officers  spread  it.     They 
announced   it   to    cheering   throngs. 
They  got  it  straight  from  higher  up. 
were  going  to  parade  triumphantly   in   Paris.     Great 
-for    we    thought  we   deserved    a  rest,   having   been 
under  a  continual  nervous  strain  and  worse  since  the  latter  part  of  June. 

A  day  of  inspection  followed  one  night  of  undisturbed  rest.  At  4.35 
a  luscious  meal  was  brewing  merrily  in  the  bursting  kitchens,  mess-kits  itching 
for  the  welcome  thud  of  chow  upon  their  brilliant  inner  surfaces.  But,  "The 
battahons  will  be  ready  to  march  with  full  equipment  at  4.30,"  read  the  order 
which  dumped  both  fires  and  food  upon  the  unappreciative  ground  while 
mystified  men  rolled  up  their  baggage  in  preparation  for  the  gruelling  dash 
to  Cohan  and  Coulonges.  But  that  was  all  right.  Who  wouldn't  willingly 
sacrifice  a  dinner  for  the  ride  on  lorries  to  "the  big  town?" 

"We'll  sing  till  the  lorries  arrive,"  said  a  bunch  of  men  sitting  by  the 
roadside  at  half -past  eight.  They  did;  but  throats  were  raw,  and  the  songs 
they  sang  dated  back  to  the  days  of  "Bedelia"  long  ere  one  o'clock,  at  which 
hour  the  stream  of  dusty  camions  drew  up.  Those  French  drivers  had  not 
slept  under  a  roof  for  eight  days,  they  said,  having  transported  troops  from 
one  part  of  France  to  another  without  rest.  Their  driving  showed  it.  With- 
out illumination  of  any  kind,  the  trucks  tore  through  the  night.  At  dawn 
their  speed  in  the  direction  of  Verdun  increased  to  the  point  of  recklessness. 
Drivers  dozed  at  the  wheel  and  trucks  coUided,  crushing  the  careless  feet  which 
hung  over  a  tailboard;  they  ran  into  the  ditch;  they  interviewed  unyielding 
trees;  one  truck  overturned,  sending  a  couple  of  men  with  broken  ribs  to  the 
hospital.     Minor  halts  while  in  the  districts  of  Champagne  permitted  hungry, 


It  was  even  said  we 
was   our   happiness- 


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13: 


thirsty  men  to  leap  from  the  camions  for  the  pilfering  of  dusty  grapes  from 
vineyards  bordering  the  road;  but  there  ensued  a  race  to  make  up  for  lost  time. 
Through  Epernay  and  Chalons  the  Americans  were  roundly  cheered  by  old 
women  and  children  who  seemed  to  care  not  at  all  if  someone  vaulted  the  hedge 
to  steal  an  apple,  hitching  on  as  best  he  might  when  a  following  truck  swept  by. 

To  live  in  dog  tents  in  a  slippery,  hilly  pine  grove  near  Viel  Dampierre, 
which  was  probably  never  plotted  on  any  living  map,  certainly  did  not  resemble 
life  in  "the  big  town."  "Red  Mike"  was  scarcely  proper  food  for  a  man  on 
vacation.  To  be  ordered  out  for  drill  and  at  the  same  time  warned  to  keep 
under  cover  suggested  no  proximity  to  a  Rest  Camp.  "Somebody  is  dizzy," 
was  the  general  verdict.  Yet,  there  was  still  hope.  Sudden  orders  arrived 
the  night  of  the  19th  not  to  turn  in,  but  to  strike  tents  at  once.  Then  an 
order  to  pitch  tents!  With  the  tents  going  up  and  the  rain  coming  down, 
another  order  to  roll  them  up  again!  At  eleven  o'clock  the  Regiment  marched 
north. 

"Where  are  we  going  now?"  Corporals  asked  their  sergeants,  and  ser- 
geants asked  their  lieutenants.  They,  not  knowing,  asked  the  privates  who 
get  things  by  wireless.  "Why,  to  the  big  town;  St.  Menehould  is  just  north 
of  here!"  You  should  have  seen  the  men  hike !  It  was  a  cinch  to  keep  them 
from  straggling — everyone  in  fine  humor,  believing  that  finally  he  was  on  the 
way  to  the  rail  head.  In  fine  humor  until  the  column  struggled  through  St. 
Menehould  without  stopping. 

This  quite  outdid  anything  previously  suffered — even  during  the  Battle 
of  Watten.     At  8.30  next  morning,  the  Regiment  hove  into  Neufour  in  two 


Children  of  French   Refugees   Returning  to   Bazoches. 


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German   prisoners   were   set   to   work,  cleaning   up   the   devastai.il    arm-. 

factions :  the  superhuman  half  of  the  Regiment,  and  the  human  half  in  charge 
of  the  provost  guards.  With  blistered  feet  and  aching  bodies,  a  few  found 
shelter;  the  others  dropped  from  sheer  exhaustion  where  halted  in  the  street, 
despite  the  frantic  protests  of  the  French  quartered  there  who  feared  that 
enemy  planes  would  discover  the  advent  of  American  troops  in  a  sector  new 
to  them.  War  gardens  were  plundered,  for  nothing  edible  arrived  until  the 
middle  of  the  afternoon.  When  Colonel  Smedberg  remarked  at  Brigade 
Headquarters  that  the  troops  were  much  too  crowded  to  enjoy  this  rest  area 
the  answer  was,  "We  go  into  the  line  tomorrow." 

That  night  we  relieved  the  French,  taking  over  all  but  the  forward  out- 
posts, with  heavy  hearts. 


ARGON  NE 


SCALE    1-50000  Each  Square-1  Kilometer  =  ^  Mile 


CHAPTER  VII 

THE  ARGONNE 

THE  Western  Front,  since  the  Autumn  of  1914,  had  been  a  great  face 
protruding  into  France  and  frowning  upon  the  AUied  armies.  The  brow 
rested  on  the  English  Channel  near  Dunkerque,  the  features  extending 
generally  south  to  a  point  where  the  chin  in  September  protruded  as  far  as 
Noyon,  in  the  direction  of  Paris.  Thence  the  jaw  ran  eastward  past  Soissons 
and  Rheims  to  Verdun,  whence  the  neck  was  drawn  southeast  toward  the  quiet 
of  the  Lorraine  front.  What  might  have  been  likened  to  the  Adam's  apple 
had  been  painfully  amputated  at  St.  Mihiel  by  the  first  American  Army, 
early  in  the  month  of  September. 

That  First  American  Army,  of  which  the  77th  Division  was  now  a  part, 
was  to  strike  a  blow  at  the  jaw  of  the  great  German  face.  Since  July  18th, 
the  French,  British,  Americans  and  Belgians,  under  the  general  command  of 
Marechal  Foch,  had  been  hammering  the  Boche  on  his  soft  spots,  using  up 
his  reserve  patience  and  strength.  The  time  was  ripe  for  a  knock-out  blow 
on  the  jaw,  the  major  objective  being  the  railroads  running  through  Mezieres 
to  Metz  and  Luxembourg,  one  of  the  enemy's  great  supply  routes. 

The  German  front  at  this  time  has  also  been  likened  to  a  gigantic  door, 
the  hinges  of  it  secured  at  Mezieres,  swinging  open  at  Belgium  and  the  northern 
coast.  As  long  as  the  hinges  held,  the  great  door  might  be  closed  in  the  face 
of  an  intruder.  It  was  the  task  of  the  First  Army  to  smash  the  hinges,  and 
break  down  the  door! 

It  did. 

It  was  not  until  the  night  of  September  25th,  as  the  First  and  Second 
Battalions  were  quietly  taking  their  places  at  the  jump-off  on  the  Le  Four 
de  Paris-La  Fille  Morte  line  that  we  realized  our  show  was  to  be  only  a  part 
of  the  greatest  battle  of  the  war.  From  Verdun  to  the  Belgian  Coast  the 
Allied  armies  were  to  attack.  Stunned  by  surprise  and  the  savagery  of  that 
initial  onslaught  in  the  morning  fogs  of  September  26th  the  foe  recoiled, 
though  fighting  tenaciously,  bitterly,  treacherously,  until  utterly  routed  and 
crying  quits  in  the  first  week  of  November.  Not  only  had  their  life-saving 
railroads  through  Mezieres  been  cut  by  long  range  artillery,  but  were  almost 
within  the  actual  grasp  of  the  Allied  armies ! 

No  one  had  any  hallucinations  now  about  visiting  "  the  big  town."  Yet, 
this  had  all  the  earmarks  of  a  quiet  sector.  Only  a  few  shells  winged  their 
way  in  now  and  then.  Nobody  would  clamor  loudly  for  a  rest  camp  if  they 
could  be  allowed  to  spend  Christmas  here  performing  the  ordinary  routine 
duties  of  a  defensive  position.  After  months  of  mud  and  squalor  wouldn't 
you  like  to  step  from  a  moonlit  balcony  through  a  door — a  real,  honest-to- 
goodness  door  with  a  knob  on  it  and  panes  of  glass — into  your  own  private 
hallway,  and  after  investigating  the  back  passage  which  led  to  a  bomb-proof 


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paring for  the  Attack  of   Sept.  26. 

deep  in  the  bowels  of  the  defending  hillside,  turn  into  your  own  room,  a  room 
with  latticed  window,  stone  fire-place,  electric  lights,  real  furniture,  the  heavy- 
beams  in  wall  and  ceiling  painted  white,  the  panels  a  cool  gray  and  topped 
by  a  frieze  of  dainty  cut-outs  from  La  Vie  Parisienne? 

This  was  the  strongest,  the  most  unique  and  comforting  system  of  trenches 
one  could  imagine.  In  the  early  days  of  the  war,  the  wavering  lines  had  come 
to  rest  at  this  point.  Attempts  at  gain  by  either  side  through  the  heavily 
wooded,  deep  ravines  and  abrupt  ridges  of  the  forest  had  proved  futile  and 
costly. 

Black,  gloomy,  forbidding,  this  largest  expanse  of  woodland  between 
the  Mediterranean  and  the  Rhine  stretches  a  distance  of  thirty-nine  kilo- 
meters from  Passevant  and  Beaulieu  in  the  south,  with  the  big  town  of  St. 
Menehould  in  its  southern  confines,  to  Grand-Pre  and  the  valley  of  the  River 
Aire  on  the  north.  On  the  eastern  edge  of  the  forest  are  Varennes,  Mont- 
blainville,  Cdrnay  and  St.  Juvin.  On  its  western  boundary  are  the  towns 
of  Binarville,  Lancon  and  Grand  Ham.  For  four  years  the  upper  twenty-two 
kilometers  of  it,  held  by  the  enemy,  was  a  region  of  dark  mystery,  its  densely 
wooded  hiUs  and  ravines,  swamps,  brooks,  marshland,  tangled  underbrush, 
trailing  vines  and  briars  adapted  by  them  into  a  vast,  impregnable  fortress. 

From  time  immemorial,  the  Argonne  had  proved  a  stumbling-block  to 
military  operations.  Julius  Caesar  went  around  it;  Napoleon  avoided  it;  in 
this  war,  neither  Germans  nor  French  could  push  all  the  way  through  it;  it 
remained  for  Alexander  to  conquer.  Four  years  of  desultory  shelling,  just 
enough  to  let  the  other  side  know  that  the  fight  was  still  on,  four  years  of 


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occasional  raids  and  minor  actions  had  carved  out  of  the  forest  a  long  stretch 
of  bald  and  barren  ridges,  splintered  trunks,  yawning  shell-pits — a  scarred  and 
battered  wreckage  of  landscape.     All  life  at  first  glance  seemed  extinct. 

But  here  were  the  evidences  of  incredible  labor.  Officers  and  non-coms, 
who  crept  stealthily  forward  to  the  P.  P.'s  and  listening  posts  found  a  torn, 
twisted  and  tortuous  maze  of  earthworks,  caverns,  pits,  dugouts,  emplace- 
ments and  barriers — outposts  which  were  scarcely  more  than  shell-holes  in 
which  man  still  dared  to  eke  out  a  precarious  existence.  Here  he  was,  out 
of  sight — a  grim  and  silent  poilu,  Chauchat  gunner  or  sentinel  watching 
from  his  hidden  recess  for  signs  of  enemy  activity,  shifting  his  position  ever 
so  carefully  from  time  to  time,  speaking  at  rare  intervals  to  one  of  his  fellows 
in  the  merest  whisper,  cautioning  the  American  up  there  on  observation  to 
utter  no  word  of  Enghsh,  lest  the  Germans  sense  the  impending  attack. 

Peering  timorously  over  a  parapet  one  might  see,  not  more  than  thirty 
yards  off  in  places,  the  German  trenches  crouching  low  behind  their  mountains 
of  rusted  and  barbed  wire  entanglements,  cheveaux  de  frise,  refuse,  tin  cans, 
broken  bits  of  materiel  and  equipment,  wire  and  more  wire.  Lanes  would 
have  to  be  cut  through  all  of  that  before  the  attacking  troops  could  hope  to 
pass. 

Perpendicular  to  the  front,  each  one  carefully  mapped  and  named,  the 
boyaus  or  connecting  trenches  clambered  abruptly  down  into  the  ravines,  then 
labored  up  over  the  ridges,  many  of  them  carved  with  steps  into  the  solid 
rock  and  camouflaged,  leading  to  the  support  systems  and  beyond.  Here, 
daily  work  by  the  very  few  men  necessary  had  by  degrees  made  the  trenches 
almost  perfect.     Nouveau  Cottage,  the  elaborate  concrete  residence  of  the 


The  Forest  Was  Here  Nothing  More  Than  a  Flock  of  Stark,  Withered  Skeletons. 


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Sunken   Entrance  to   French    Commander's   Twelve   Room   P.   C. — Nouveau   Cottage. 

sector  commander,  was  an  underground  chateau — a  palace,  it  seemed  to  us 
then. 

The  greater  part  of  the  men  were  held  in  readiness  further  back  past  a 
series  of  wooded  and  slippery  ridges,  where  the  forest  had  not  been  blasted 


French  Kitchens  and  Bomb-Proofs  at  Nouveau  Cottage. 


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out  of  existence  by  shell-fire.  Some  of  them  found  comparative  comfort  on 
a  forward  slope  in  wide,  deep  trenches  shaded  by  tall  and  stately  trees.  Others 
were  quartered  in  reserve  in  a  camp  on  the  reverse  slopes  at  La  Chalade, 
where  it  seemed  as  though  every  group  which  had  ever  occupied  that  position 
had  contributed  of  its  ingenuity  and  resource  to  make  the  spot  more  restful 
and  inviting  to  the  tired  troops  who  might  come  after.  Only  by  a  process  of 
evolution  through  many  seasons  could  that  little  city  have  been  built  in  the 
wilderness.  Beautiful  dugouts,  walks,  stairways,  balconies,  kitchens,  baths — 
even  an  open-air  theatre;  an  electric  light  plant;  furniture,  hangings,  bric-a- 
brac,  and  even  pianos  in  some  of  the  huts !  It  was  Heaven,  after  all  the  blood- 
shed, misery  and  disappointment  we  had  been  through. 

Many  a  poker  game  was  broken  up  by  stories  the  sergeants  brought  back 
from  the  front — that  a  drive  was  about  to  start  which  would  mean  the  end 
of  the  war,  and  that  many  an  extra  first-aid  man  would  be  on  the  job.  Hurried 
letters  were  written  to  the  folks  at  home.  Vigorous  preparation  for  the  on- 
slaught ensued,  two  extra  bandoliers  of  ammunition,  hand  grenades,  rifle 
grenades,  wire  cutters  being  issued — everything  convenient  to  kill  a  man  with. 
A  copious  supply  of  cigarettes,  bounty  of  the  Auxiliary,  helped.  Everything  in 
the  way  of  equipment,  excepting  rifle,  belt  and  bayonet,  gas  mask,  slicker 
and  combat  pack  was  turned  in. 

Our  ranks  had  been  depleted  by  deaths,  wounds  and  lUness.  While 
officers  and  platoon  sergeants  were  assembled  at  headquarters  for  their  thrilling 
instructions,  a  welcome  issue  of  replacements  was  received  from  the  40th 
Division.  Most  of  these  new  men  had  been  in  civilian  clothes  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  in  July.    They  had  had  almost  no  practice  with  the  gas  mask.    Very  few 


Brigade  and  Artillery  Headquarters,  P.  C.  "Confluent"  near  the  Jump-off  in  the  Argonne. 


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mnf    r  -^riifiMiriil 


Graveyard  at  La  Chalade  Where  Some  of  Those  Who  Fell  in  the  First  Days  of  the 

Argonne   Fight  Were  Buried. 

of  them,  if  any,  had  ever  thrown  a  live  grenade.     Some  had  fired  not  more 
than  fifteen  rounds  with  the  service  rifle.     A  Camp  Upton  veteran  actually 


Church  at  La  Chalade  Where  Hospital  Clearing    Station    Was    Established    tor    the    Argonne 

Attack. 


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145 


collected  a  five-franc  note  for  teaching  one  of  his  new  comrades  how  to  insert 
a  clip,  and  thought  he  had  pulled  a  good  one!  What  he  expected  to  do  in 
the  woods  with  a  five-franc  note,  no  one  knew;  yet  it  was  just  as  safe  in  one 
pocket  as  another.  About  fifty  - 
went  to  each  company,  though 
when  M  Company  hopped  the 
bags,  it  comprised  one  sergeant, 
one  corporal,  forty  men  skilled 
in  the  care  and  handling  of 
horses,  and  a  hundred  and  fifty 
recruits.  Thank  God,  most  of 
them  were  from  the  woods  and 
could  ordinarily  dust  the  eye  of 
a  squirrel  at  fifty  yards.  They 
were  quick  to  absorb  the  point- 
ers handed  out  by  the  older  men 
though  what  we  were  to  buck 
up  against,  Methuselah,  for  all 
hisyears,  couldnothave  taught. 
It  had  not  been  tried  before. 
These  inexperienced  men  were 
just  as  well  off  as  others.  They 
had  the  proper,  spirit  which 
was  the  only  real  equipment 
necessary. 

The  moon  was  rising  when  the  Second  Battalion,  under  command  of 
Captain  Eaton,  filed  out  of  Le  Claon  whither  it  had  been  withdrawn  a  few 
nights  before  into  the  woods,  past  the  burning  house  and  popping  ammunition 
dump  ignited  by  shell  fire,  through  La  Chalade,  with  its  gaunt  spectral  church, 
through  Nouveau  Cottage,  where  the  last  hot  meal  was  due  and  which  was 
not  forthcoming,  through  the  winding  boyaus  and  up  to  the  forward  lines  on 
the  Route  Marchand.  It  was  to  lead  the  attack  followed  in  close  support  by 
the  First  Battalion  and  then  the  Third.  On  our  left  was  the  306th  Infantry, 
in  column  of  Battalions  also.     The  Division  was  to  attack  in  line  of  regiments. 

All  night  the  men  clung  to  that  steep  hillside,  or  herded  into  the  dugouts 
awaiting  the  "zero"  hour,  while  from  their  midst  heavy  mortars  in  the  hands 
of  the  French  played  havoc  with  the  German  wire.  Back  on  the  roads 
paralleling  the  front  the  artillery  was  massed  hub  to  hub.  Shortly  after  mid- 
night their  pandemonium  broke  loose;  the  steady  roar  of  great  guns  was 
deafening,  terrifying.  Jerry  must  have  thought  a  whole  ammunition  dump 
was  coming  at  him. 

The  chill  September  air  was  blue  with  fog  and  smoke  and  powder,  the 
dawn  just  breaking  as  the  silent  columns  filed  up  through  the  steep  boyaus 
toward  the  jumping-off  places,  ready  to  go  over  the  top  with  only  raincoats 
and  rations  for  baggage,  armed  to  the  teeth,  and  more  thrilled  than  ever 


HOWThATTRCNCH  felt  WHeH  YOOl 
PiRST  ErSTEREO   tT  : 


Ano  after  the  tsr  shell. 

SHOT  0\/ER  — 


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Near  crest  of  distant  hill  may  be  seen  faintly  the    Route    Marchand,   a   well-nigh   obliterated 

road  where  the  2nd  Bn.  lay  the  night  of  Sept.  25th  awaiting  the  zero  hour.     Positions  reached 

by  way  of  the  boyaus  dipping  into  and  across  the  valley. 

Guy  Empey  thought  he  was.  This  was  just  what  we  had  all  read  about  long 
before  America  got  into  the  war;  this  was  just  what  the  home  folks  doubtless 
imagined  us  to  be  doing  every  day.     Could  anyone  who  was  there  ever  forget 


Mountains   of   Wire   Entanglements   Encountered    During   the   Advance. 


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No  Man's  Land  and  First  German  Trenches  at  La  Fille  Morte    (Looking  East). 

the  earnest,  picturesque  figures  with  their  grim-looking  helmets,  rifles  and 
bayonets  sharply  silhouetted  against  the  eastern  sky;  the  anxious  consultation 
of  watches;  the  thrill  of  the  take-ofT;  the  labored  advance  over  a  No  Man's 


Over  a  No  Man's  Land  pitted  and  churned  beyond  description,  and  through  mountains  of  barbed 
wire  entanglements,  the  men  of  the  305th  Infantry  advanced — La  Fille  Morte,  Sept.  26. 


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Effect  of   American    Shell-fire   Upon   a   German    Camp   in   the   Argonne. 

Land  so  barren,  churned,  pitted  and  snarled  as  to  defy  description;  the  tower- 
ing billows  of  rusty,  clinging  wire;  the  flaming  signal  rockets  that  sprayed  the 
heavens;  the  choking,  blinding  smoke  and  fog  and  gas  that  drenched  the  val- 


Funk  Holes  on  Road  400  Meters  East  of  Barricade  PavilHon. 


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leys,  and  then — one's  utter  amazement  at  finding  himself  at  last  within  the 
German  stronghold  which  during  four  years  had  been  thought  impregnable! 
This  was  certainly  a  long  way  from  New  York! 

A  few  corpses  lay  strewn  about  in  the  wreckage  of  emplacement,  camp 
or  dugout;  a  few  dazed  and  willing  prisoners  were  picked  up  here  and  there; 
but  for  the  most  part  the  Boches  had  fled,  their  only  resistance  being  a  feeble 
shell  fire,  machine  gunning  and  sniping.  They  had  pulled  out  as  rapidly  as 
possible — all  who  were  not  blown  off  the  earth  by  that  first  blast  of  fire  at 
midnight — to  their  second  line  of  defense. 

Despite  the  intensity  of  the  shelling,  the  maze  of  wire  revealed  no  open 
avenues  and  there  was  difficulty  in  keeping  up  with  our  own  rolling  barrage 
as  it  swept  over  the  ground  before  us  at  the  rate  of  a  hundred  meters  in  five 
minutes.  Pieces  of  cloth  and  flesh  stayed  with  the  rusty,  clinging  barbs;  a 
number  of  men  were  impaled  on  spikes  cleverly  set  for  that  very  purpose. 
With  difficulty  the  leading  and  supporting  waves  were  reformed  in  line  of 
"gangs"  or  small  combat  groups  before  plunging  on  into  the  ravines,  there 
to  become  lost  or  separated  from  their  fellows  until  after  climbing  to  some 
high  point  above  the  sea  of  fog  they  might  determine  again  the  direction  of 
advance  by  a  consultation  of  map  and  compass  and  a  consideration  of  whatever 
landmarks  rose  above  the  clouds. 

No  concerted  resistance  was  met  with  until  about  noon,  after  three  kilo- 
meters of  wooded  terrain  had  been  covered.  There  a  stubborn  machine  gun 
resistance  and  a  heavy  shell  fire  persuaded  the  Second  Battalion,  reinforced 
by  companies  of  the  First,  to  dig  in  while  they  spread  their  panels  on  the 


Junction  of  Boyau  Breme  and  Boyau  des   Chemis,  Looking  Northeast. 


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ground  to  indicate  to  the  Liberty  planes  overhead  the  point  of  farthest  ad- 
vance. At  last  we  were  to  get  some  assistance  from  the  air!  Casualties  there 
had  been  in  great  numbers  from  enemy  shelling  and  from  lurking  snipers;  but 
like  North  American  Indians,  we  continued  to  stalk  our  prey  from  tree  to  tree. 

With  difficulty  the  scattered  units  were  gathered  together  from  all  points 
of  the  compass.  Here  and  there  a  little  "gang"  had  had  its  thrilling  experi- 
ence. The  scout,  whose  trying  duty  it  is  to  advance  far  in  the  lead  to  observe 
or — failing  in  that — to  draw  fire  from  the  hidden  ambush,  had  detected  a 
skulking  sniper  or  hidden  machine  gun  post.  Signalling  to  his  fellows,  the 
rifle  grenadiers  had  perhaps  planted  their  missiles  within  the  enemy  nest,  the 
automatic  rifle  had  been  noiselessly  carried  to  a  point  of  vantage,  the  riflemen 
and  bombers  had  surrounded  the  group  of  the  enemy  and  with  their  fire 
routed  him  out. 

How  these  men  learn  to  work  together  in  their  own  little  "gangs" — four 
such  units  constituting  a  platoon — and  how  they  sometimes  come  to  love  their 
old  weapons  is  suggested  by  the  homely  statement  of  a  private  in  B  Company 
who  says,  "I  had  my  most  experience  on  a  Shawshaw  gun,  and  number  one 
and  two  men  got  wounded.  Walter  and  Jim  and  I  took  the  gun  and  held  the 
position  and  got  a  helper  from  the  same  platoon  and  he  got  wounded  and  I 
held  the  position  until  I  was  called  back  by  my  sergeant  and  took  up  another 
position  and  held  it  until  we  moved  out  and  never  got  wounded  at  all  and  all 
we  had  to  eat  is  one  can  of  corn  willie  and  two  cans  of  hard  tack  for  two  of  us. 
But  we  got  along  with  it  and  while  on  the  front  I  used  two  mussets  of  ammu- 
nition on  the  Germans  and  my  gun  got  hot  and  my  gun  got  hit  in  the  stalk 
and  split  it,  but  I  carried  it  all  along  in  the  Argonne  drive  where  I  got  gassed 
and  had  to  lend  it  to  some  other  boys  in  the  platoon." 

The  American  doughboy  is  a  curious  bird.  He  wanders  along  most 
casually  under  shell  fire,  feeling — if  he  thinks  about  anything  at  all — that  he 
stands  as  good  a  chance  as  anyone  of  not  being  hit.  In  the  midst  of  what 
one  might  ordinarily  consider  fairly  important  or  distracting  duties  all  his 
thought  is  for  something  else.  "Oh,  Lieutenant,  looka  here,"  he  says  in  the 
midst  of  an  attack,  pointing  out  some  unusual  bit  of  concrete  trench  in  the 
German  lines.  He  is  more  absorbed  with  his  guess  as  to  the  number  of  nights 
someone  has  had  to  spend  there  in  digging,  than  the  probability  of  its  holding 
a  company  of  lurking  Boches.  Presently  another  one  off  on  the  right  says, 
"Oh,  Lieutenant,  looka  here  J'  There  are  about  seventeen  fat  Germans  stand- 
ing outside  a  lovely  dugout  but  all  eyes  are  on  the  dugout  instead  of  on  the 
Germans. 

"Keep  out  of  that  dugout!  Search  'em,  quick,"  gasps  the  Lieutenant, 
fearing  treachery — which  they  do,  mindful  only  of  the  envied  Luger  automatic 
pistols  they  are  to  acquire.  The  prisoners  are  lined  up,  and  one  slightly 
wounded  American  private  detailed  to  take  them  to  the  rear. 

"Come  along,  youse,"  he  says,  lighting  up  a  cigarette,  and  making  as  if 
to  start  off  at  the  head  of  the  willing  column,  with  the  sling  of  his  rifle  over  his 
shoulder  and  chest. 


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"  Wait  a  moment ;  I  want  to  speak  to  you, "  yells  the  worried 
lieutenant,  who  then  whispers  in  the  doughboy's  ear, "  Unwind 
that  rifle  from  your  throat  so  you  can  use  it." 

* '  Yessir .     Giddap ,  youse  Heinies ! ' ' 

"  Come  back  here,"  shouts  Mr.  Oflicer  once  again.  ''What 
the  Hell  do  you  think  you're  on — a  picnic?  Don't  turn  your 
back  on  that  column!     Get  behind  'em!" 

"Yessir,  good  idea,"  and  off  he  wanders. 

A  strong  outguard  having  been  posted  against  the  possibility  of  counter- 
attack in  the  night,  and  reliefs  arranged,  the  remaining  men  crouch  in  the 
slime  of  their  miserable  funk  holes,  cursing  the  cold,  clammy  drizzle,  and  shiver- 
ing themselves  into  fitful  sleep  under  the  meagre  protection  of  an  army  rain- 
coat, gas  mask  slung  in  readiness,  helmet  covering  one  ear,  rifle  loaded,  locked 
and  in  instant  readiness.  Perhaps  it  is  arranged  that  two  will  occupy  the  one 
hole — one  man  constantly  on  the  alert,  and  so  on  down  the  entire  line.  At 
dawn  they  stretch  their  aching  limbs,  a  warming  fire  not  to  be  thought  of, 
with  no  expectation  of  a  hot  meal;  for  there  are  no  roads  as  yet  open  to  the 
pursuing  cookers.  Nothing  in  view  but  the  prospect  of  another  day  of 
advance. 

On  the  evening  of  the  27th  a  determined  though  unsuccessful  attack  was 
launched  against  the  strong  positions  on  the  extreme  right  of  our  line,  at  the 
Carrefour  des  Meurissons.  Into  a  pocket  which  the  enemy  had  cleared  out 
of  the  brush  two  companies  unwarily  advanced  before  meeting  up  with  a 
barricade  of  unexpected  chicken  wire.  Just  at  that  moment,  the  machine 
guns  opened  up  from  three  sides.  Why  those  companies  were  not  blown  to 
atoms  cannot  be  said.  Night  put  a  damper  on  further  attempts,  from  which 
we  desisted  until  morning.  After  our  third  costly  attack  on  this  point  the 
enemy  broke  and  ran.  On  the  left,  the  Abri  St.  Louis  fell  to  the  Three 
Hundred  and  Fifth  after  four  attacks. 

Through  the  Abri  du  Crochet  and  a  bit  beyond,  the  front  was  extended 
on  the:  night  of  the  28th,  the  Regiment  finding  the  brush  even  more  thick — 
almost  impenetrable.  For  units  to  advance  in  attack  formation  and  to  keep 
proper  contact  with  each  other  was  well  nigh  impossible.  The  kitchens  suc- 
ceeded in  moving  up  by  road  to  the  Abri,  which  was  consoling,  and  carrying 
parties  were  furnished  by  those  in  support.  Where  breathes  the  good  soldier 
who  hasn't  breathed  yet  more  deeply  at  the  sight  of  the  old  chow-engine,  or 
whose  magnetic  hand  has  not  at  times  pilfered  a  can  of  jam  from  the  larder? 
Did  you  ever  threaten  to  raid  the  kitchen  and  the  defending  cooks  with  hand 
grenades?  You  certainly  caused  enough  anxiety  with  your  determination  to 
-congregate  in  their  vicinity. 

Here  was  an  ideal  place  for  Regimental  Headquarters  to  operate.  When 
advance  elements  first  entered  these  palatial  German  dugouts,  there  lay  beside 
the  telephone  a  partially  decoded  message  in  German,  forwarded  of  course 
with  all  speed  to  the  Divisional  Intelligence  Department.  But  the  real  haul 
consisted  of  many  bottles  of  "Selzwasser"  and  some  light  wines  which  Lieu- 


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Cross  Roads  at  the  Abri  du  Crochet. 

tenant  Poire,  being  an  expert  on  such  things,  decided  to  sample  lest  the  un- 
witting Americans  stumble  into  any  trick  stuff.  That  was  the  last  seen  of 
the  wines.  Nothing  further  was  heard  of  them  but  the  gurgle.  But  the 
Colonel's  mess  that  night  boasted  of  freshly  cooked  rabbit,  fresh  vegetables 


Camp  near  Abri  du  Crochet,  Occupied  by  2nd  Bn.  for  Two  Days. 


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and  head  lettuce,  all  of  which  had  been  in  the  course  of  preparation  for  the 
absent  German  dignitary's  evening  meal. 

On  the  I  St  our  front  was  extended  to  the  left  by  companies  of  the  First 
and  Third  Battalions,  taking  over  ground  previously  held  by  the  306th,  which 
brought  them  into  the  high,  wooded  ground  of  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  and  in 
front  of  a  ravine  which  extended  from  the  west  up  toward  the  center  of  the  line. 
G,  E  and  F  Companies  also  went  into  positions  on  the  left,  and  H  was  rushed 
over  to  the  extreme  right  flank  of  the  Division  Sector,  to  fill  in  a  gap  that  was 
not  closed  by  the  28th  Division.  The  undergrowth  in  this  portion  of  the  forest 
was  so  dense  that  individuals  could  in  some  places  with  difficulty  worm  their 
way  unobserved  to  within  a  few  yards  of  the  enemy  by  making  extraordinarily 
careful  use  of  cover,  and  by  patiently  avoiding  the  small  clearings  or  traps 
cut  in  the  forest  by  the  Germans,  where  a  false  move  would  be  certain  to 
call  forth  enemy  fire,  point  blank.  An  examination  of  these  positions  after 
they  had  been  taken  showed  that  the  murderous  machine  gun  fire  which  halted 
the  advance  was  delivered  from  a  line  of  gun  pits  at  intervals  of  not  more 
than  twenty  feet.  During  the  initial  advance,  our  men  proceeded  in  thin 
lines  and  in  combat  groups  to  the  very  tip  of  these  well  hidden  positions  and 
were  there  mowed  down. 

That  troops  could  subsequently  push  up  to  within  a  very  few  yards  of 
the  German  gunners  without  detection — and  likewise  without  being  able 
actually  to  see  the  enemy — seems  remarkable;  and  yet,  the  extreme  right 
company  actually  dug  for  protection  while  a  searching  machine  gun  fire 
sprayed  through  the  brush,  at  a  range  of  only  thirty  yards.     It  was  accom- 


Regimental  P.  C.  Established  at  Abri  du  Crochet.     Twenty  feet  beneath  this  hut  was  found  a 
series  of   dugouts  filled  with   German  soft  drinks,    candles,    stationery    and    delicious    cakes. 


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East  of  Haute-Chevauchee  Road.    Enemy  machine  gun  pits  such  as  this  enfiladed  clearings,  or 
lanes,   cut   through   the    forest    for   observation  and  rifle  fire. 


plished  only  by  extending  into  skirmish  order  and  patiently,  inch  by  inch, 
one  man  at  a  time,  crawling  ever  closer  and  closer  to  the  enemy  until  fired  at 
point  blank  by  the  opposing  gunners — then  digging  for  dear  life. 


Location  at  One  Time  of  1st  and  3rd  Bns.  P.  C.'s  in  Bois  de  la  Naza. 


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Both  sides  maintained  an  almost  constant  rifle  and  machine  gun  fire, 
although  for  the  most  part  our  men  failed  to  appreciate  the  demoralizing 
effects  of  a  grazing  fire,  taught  as  they  were  to  aim  at  definite  targets.  This 
the  enemy  seemed  to  estimate  of  great  value,  for  our  positions  were  swept  by 
an  almost  constant  fire.  It  can  easily  be  understood  how  difficult  it  was  to 
promulgate  orders  for  subsequent  operations,  or  to  distribute  food.  To  pro- 
vide drinking  water,  one  man  would  painstakingly  crawl  from  one  hole  to 
another  collecting  on  a  stick  a  dozen  or  so  canteens  which  he  would  bear  to 
some  point  in  rear.  Movement  or  noise  of  any  kind  seemed  to  draw  forth  a 
raking  fire  of  greater  intensity  than  usual. 

Naturally,  the  runners  led  a  precarious  existence.  The  right  company 
had  made  an  effort  to  swing  forward  the  far  extremity  of  its  line,  pivoting  on 
the  left.  The  air  was  blue  with  bullets.  In  the  midst  of  all  the  hullaballoo 
a  runner  squirmed  forward  to  the  company  commander  who  at  that  moment 
lay  on  his  stomach,  his  gas  mask  slung  over  his  back  instead  of  his  chest,  that 
he  might  place  himself  just  those  three  inches  nearer  the  ground.  Surely 
it  must  be  a  message  of  great  tactical  importance  demanding  that  a  soldier 
jeopardize  his  life  to  effect  its  prompt  delivery!  Breathless,  wounded  in  the 
canteen,  the  brave  lad  handed  over  the  vital  message  which  ran  like  this: 
"You  will  send  at  once  to  Battalion  Headquarters  a  man  who  will  be  detailed 
to  attend  a  School  for  the  Care  and  Handling  of  Army  Asses." 

Constant  patrolling  was  necessary  in  order  to  maintain  the  closest  sort 
of  contact,  to  learn  at  once  not  only  of  any  offensive  operation  on  the  enemys' 
part,  but  also  of  any  withdrawal  or  maneuvering  of  their  troops.  Patrols  of 
another  nature  were  necessary,  too — searching  for  those  who  failed  to  return. 
An  adventure  which  was  typical  of  many  that  happened  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza 
was  that  of  Sergeants  Tompkins  and  Collins,  Corporal  Neitziet  and  Private 
Arkman  of  L  Company  who  crawled  forward  to  within  ten  yards  of  the  enemy 
guns,  weathered  the  fire  and  the  "potato-masher"  hand  grenades  thrown  in 
their  direction,  and  carried  to  safety  three  wounded  comrades  who  had  been 
ambushed  during  an  attempted  advance.  They  were  awarded  the  Distin- 
guished Service  Cross. 

"We  took  Chaplain  Johnson  out  on  patrol,"  writes  the  F  Company  scribe, 
"looking  for  snipers.  One  of  the  men  salvaged  a  German  rifle  and  while 
looking  it  over  almost  blew  off  the  Chaplain's  head.  We  got  no  snipers  that 
time,  but  did  get  a  bunch  of  blankets  which  the  boys  were  glad  to  have.  The 
Chaplain  was  game,  and  was  always  in  the  thick  of  it,  comforting  the  wounded, 
and  seeing  to  it  that  the  dead  got  as  decent  a  burial  as  possible."  Both  of  the 
chaplains  had  plenty  of  work  to  do  and  contributed  greatly  to  the  maintenance 
of  morale,  during  those  trying  days.  We  have  seen  funerals  on  the  battle- 
field; we  have  seen  funerals  in  French  towns,  magnificent  with  trappings, 
pomp  and  professional  mourners.  Yet  there  was  never  one  more  impressive 
than  that  of  Private  Morgan  of  H  Company,  killed  by  the  accidental  explosion 
of  hand  grenades  which  he  carried.     In  the  first  light  of  a  chill  October  morning 


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Haute-Chevauchee  Road  (Looking  North  from  Point  near  3  Bn.  P.  C.)-  It  was  here  that  the 
bloody  attack  of  Oct.  5th  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza  took  place,  preceded  by  a  barrage  by  twelve 
3-in.  and  four  4-in.  Stokes  mortars  throwing  thermite  and  concentrated  on  a  front  of  200 
yards.  The  battalion  went  through  the  gap  thus  made  on  either  side  of  the  road,  but  was  held 
up  by  heavy  machine  gun  fire  and  gained  only  an  average  of  150  yards.  The  Germans  pulled 
out  that  night  before  any  further  attacks  were  made.  The  severity  of  this  bombardment 
and  attack  may  well  have  been  the  cause  of  the  Germans'  hasty  retirement  from  this  region. 


a  group  of  his  comrades  gathered  'round  as  the  poor  boy's  body  was  interred, 
while  his  Corporal  extemporaneously  uttered  a  homely,  heartfelt  prayer. 

For  the  better  part  of  four  days,  we  strove  against  these  positions. 
Artillery  could  not  be  used  to  advantage  because  of  the  proximity  of  our  lines 
to  those  of  the  enemy  and  the  likelihood  of  short  bursts  in  the  tree-tops. 
"The  American  Army  never  retreats,"  and  those  higher  up  would  not  consider 
for  a  moment  withdrawing  troops  while  a  sudden  barrage  might  be  laid  down. 
We  prayed  for  that  artillery,  but  got  precious  little  such  assistance.  Rifle 
grenades  fouled  in  the  trees.  Stokes  mortars  were  brought  into  play,  and 
captured  German  "  grenatenwerf er "  were  used  by  the  Mortar  Platoon  with 
damaging  effect  on  the  enemy.  But,  in  order  to  register  accurately,  it  was 
necessary  for  an  observer  to  be  on  the  spot — not  thirty,  nor  fifty,  nor  a  hundred 
yards  back,  but  within  a  very  few  yards  of  where  the  shells  were  calculated 
to  land.  On  October  3d,  such  a  barrage  of  Stokes  mortars  was  attempted. 
The  German  fire  was  heavy  and  incessant.  Sergeant  Sustick  of  L  Company 
volunteered  to  crawl  forward  to  observe  the  effects  of  our  fire.  He  therefore 
came  not  only  under  the  fire  of  the  enemy,  but  was  virtually  within  our  own 
mortar  barrage.     For  that  he,  too,  was  decorated. 

The  2d  of  October  brought  forth  a  succession  of  bloody  attacks  on  various 
parts  of  the  line.     Those  in  higher  command  could  not  or  would  not  appreciate 


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157 


the  unspeakable  difficulties  of  the  situation  and  demanded  that  the  opposition 
be  shattered  at  once.  On  the  3d,  Captain  Eaton  with  E,  F  and  G  Companies 
had,  under  orders  from  authority  higher  than  the  Regimental  Commander, 
taken  over,  man  for  man,  positions 
from  the  306th  in  the  Ravine  de  la 
Fontaine  aux  Charmes,  facing  the 
northern  slopes  which  came  to  be 
known  as  Dead  Man's  Hill  or  Suicide 
Hill.  At  this  juncture,  before  any 
tactical  redisposition  of  the  men  could 
be  effected,  a  Marine  Major  had 
come  forward  in  the  capacity  of  Corps 
Inspector  to  investigate  the  delay, 
had  removed  Captain  Eaton  because 
his  men  were  huddled  into  a  ravine, 
and  reported  that  the  Three  Hundred 
and  Fifth  were  "soldiering" — lying 
down  on  the  job!  This  was  rank 
injustice  to  a  very  able  leader  and  to 
the  poor  devils  who  had  been  crawl- 
ing around  on  their  empty  bellies  for 
a  week,  seeing  their  comrades  drop- 
ping like  flies.  They  were  incensed. 
In  the  afternoon  these  companies 
under  command  of  Captain  "Bill" 
Mack  stormed  the  hill.  It  was  the 
same  old  story.  F  Company  alone 
suffered  over  fifty  casualties  in  that 
one  afternoon.  The  right  of  the  line 
under  command  of  Major  Harris, 
who  was  carrying  on  despite  a  broken 
collar-bone,  attacked  repeatedly  an 
impregnable  line  of  machine  guns. 
There  we  got  artillery  "support,"  but 
it  fell  short  and  must  have  knocked 
out  as  many  of  our  own  men  as  those 
of  the  enemy.  Brigadier  General 
Wittenmyer,  "Old  Witt,"  as  the  boys 
affectionately  called  him,  and  who 
fears  nothing  under  the  sun,  came 
forward  himself  to  lead  the  attack  in 
person.  The  dead  lay  thick  in  the 
brambles  and    shrubbery;     the 

wounded  came  back  in  droves.     All  night  the  ambulances  labored  to  evacuate 
the  casualties  of  that  brief  attack  as  fast  as  the  dressing  station  could  put 


Brigadier-General   (Now  Maj.-Gen.) 
Edmund  Wittenmyer— "Old  Witt." 


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Portion  of  "Machine  Gun  Hill,"  or  "Suicide  Hill,"  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza. 

them  through.  Over  three  hundred  men  had  been  killed,  were  missing,  or 
were  so  badly  wounded  that  they  could  not  eventually  rejoin.  Here  again, 
the  Sanitary  Detachment  did  heroic  work  under  fire.  At  seven  o'clock  the 
next  morning  the  last  three  men  were  trundled  off  in  a  brave  little  Ford 
ambulance,  and  the  General,  Old  War  Horse  that  he  is,  sat  down  in  his  head- 
quarters, mopped  his  brow  and  is  reported  to  have  said,  "Well,  anyone  who 
says  he  likes  war  is  either  a  damn  fool  or  a  damn  liar." 

An  account  of  the  attack  by  an  F  Company  boy  reads:  ''At  3.30  we  lined 
up  our  gangs  and  started  over  that  most  terrible  hill.  We  were  at  once  under 
direct  machine  gun  fire,  the  worst  yet,  and  it  seemed  as  if  the  air  was  so  full 
of  bullets  that  a  man  could  not  move  without  being  hit.  A  man  standing 
upright  would  have  been  riddled  from  head  to  foot.  That's  what  happened 
to  Lieutenant  Gardner,  leading  E  Company.  We  were  approaching  the  crest 
of  Suicide  Hill,  advancing  very  slowly  on  our  bellies.  The  only  order  that 
could  be  heard  was  'Forward,'  and  Company  F  was  game.  It  was  awful. 
The  poor  boys  were  getting  slaughtered  as  fast  as  sheep  could  go  up  a  plank. 
No  one  could  ever  describe  the  horror  of  it.  The  screams  of  the  wounded 
were  terrible,  but  we  stuck  to  it.  We  could  not  see  a  Boche;  once  in  a  while 
one  would  stick  his  head  out  of  his  machine  gun  emplacement  only  to  his 
sorrow.  We  were  supposed  to  go  over  with  a  rifle  grenade  barrage;  but  we 
fired  off  all  we  had  and  the  effect  was  too  weak.  What  we  really  wanted  was 
a  violent  artillery  barrage  but  never  did  they  throw  a  shell.  Our  commander, 
Lieutenant  Hever,  got  hit  in  the  lung,  and  that  left  us  without  any  officers; 
it  was  every  man  for  himself.  The  Boches  made  our  company  look  like  a 
squad;  all  that  was  left  was  a  handful  of  men." 


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159 


Hole  at  Foot  of   "Machine  Gun   Hill,"   Bois   de  la   Naza,   Which   2nd   Battalion 

Considered  Its  P.  C. 

In  justice  to  Captain  Eaton,  be  it  said  in  large  type,  that  he  was  almost 
immediately  exonerated  by  a  Court  of  Inquiry  and  returned  to  his  command, 
greatly  envied  for  the  brief  breathing  spell  he  had  enjoyed  at  Le  Claon. 


Copyright  by  Committee  on  Public  Information. 

Mess  Sgt.  Carlson,  Headquarters  Co.,  and  Some  of  his  Well-Fed  Men,  Abri  du  Crochet, 

October  4. 


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IK^^« 

Another  \  ic 


<i  Luiici(.te  German  Structures  near  Abri  du  Crochet,  Occupied 
by  2nd  Bn.  When  in  Reserve. 


On  the  5th  and  6th,  these  positions  were  taken  over  by  the  306th.  On 
the  7  th,  pressure  on  the  flanks  succeeded  in  squeezing  out  the  resistance. 
Tired  units  were  drawn  into  the  comfortable  retreat  at  Abri  du  Crochet  for  a 


'Schwaben   Platz"   (Looking  North). 


THE    ARGONNE 161 

couple  of  days  of  bathing  and  hot  food,  and  for  the  absorption  of  a  new  batch 
of  officers  recently  commissioned  from  the  Regular  Army  Divisions,  whose  only 
equipment  seemed  to  be  comfort  kits  and  Sam  Browne  belts,  the  selection  of 
an  orderly  in  some  instances  being  the  subject  of  far  more  concern  than  making 
the  acquaintance  of  a  new  platoon,  or  familiarizing  themselves  with  the  maps 
of  the  region.  That  sounds  a  little  bit  unappreciative;  for  they  were  in  reality 
a  corking  bunch  of  officers  who  jumped  into  their  new  duties  with  vigor  and 
vim  and  quickly  endeared  themselves  to  officers  and  men  alike.  If  the  roll 
were  called  today,  a  great  number  of  them  would  be  found  to  have  paid  the 
price. 

The  lines  which  a  member  of  the  Machine  Gun  Company  wrote  of  his 
Platoon  Commander,  Lieutenant  Frank  T.  Montgomery,  who  was  killed  in 
the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  might  also  have  been  said  of  many  another. 


THE  SECOND  LIEUTENANT 

New  Style 

He's  younger  than  the  most  of  us — far  younger  than  the  "Top," 
And,  bein'  young,  he's  full  of  pep  and  keeps  us  on  the  hop; 
He  hasn't  been  in  long  enough  to  sour  on  the  game; 
He's  tickled  as  a  kid  with  it — that's  why  we  bless  his  name. 

He  puts  us  through  all  sorts  of  stunts  to  liven  up  the  drill, 

He  laughs  when  he  turns  corners  sharp  and  takes  a  muddy  spill. 

It's  up  and  in  it  all  the  time — he  never  seems  to  tire, 

And  doesn't  know  what  ducking  means  in  face  of  Fritz's  fire! 

He  always  calls  us  ''fellows" — never  pulls  the  line  ''My  men"; 
He  likes  to  think  he's  one  of  us;  and  back  in  billets,  when 
He  has  to  make  inspections,  he'll  sit  down  and  chin  a  while, 
And  as  to  all  that  "Yes  Sir"  stuff,  " Oh,  can  it!"    That's  his  style. 

At  shows  he  plays  his  uke  for  us,  and  sings  his  college  glees. 

And  if  there's  a  piano,  wow!    He  sure  can  pound  the  keys! 

On  hikes  he  always  starts  a  song,  or  sends  along  a  laugh — 

And  those  are  things,  you  darn  well  know,  that  help  us  stand  the  gafif. 

I  never  cared  for  college  guys  when  I  was  in  the  States; 
I  thought  they  were  a  messy  lot,  a  bunch  of  underweights; 
But  if  our  Loot's  a  sample,  why,  I've  got  to  change  my  mind — 
He's  got  the  sand,  the  bean  and  go  to  pull  us  through  the  grind! 


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,.m::}m  -.m^ijm .. 


For  three  days  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza  the  3rd  Bn.  P. 

in  a  shallow  ditch. 


C.  held  forth  under  a  few  planks 


To  be  dragged  out  of  a  hell-hole,  considerably  the  worse  for  wear,  cold, 
muddy  and  hungry,  and  back  into  a  sheltering  ravine  out  of  reach  of  the 
German  machine  guns,  though  not  yet  beyond  shell  fire,  was  great.  After  the 
first  shave  in  ten  days  and  a  night's  sleep  under  a  stray  piece  of  corrugated 
iron,  what  ho! — one  is  a  man  again.  But  some  fared  better  even  than  that. 
"On  the  reverse  slopes  of  these  hills,"  quoting  from  the  77th  Division  History, 
"huge  deep  dugouts  had  been  constructed — one  of  the  famous  rest  areas  of 
the  German  armies,  where  battle-worn  and  weary  Boches  were  taken  to  fatten 
up  and  recover  morale  amidst  amazing  comforts  and  luxuries.  On  the  heights 
above  these  dugouts,  more  pretentious  abodes  had  been  built  for  officers  and 
non-commissioned  officers.  These  were  of  concrete,  with  logs  and  concrete 
roofing,  twenty  feet  in  depth,  and  were  ornamented  to  resemble  Swiss  chalets 
and  Black  Forest  hunting  lodges  with  peaked  roofs  and  exterior  fresco  work 
of  burnt  oak.  Within  were  oak  wainscoted  chambers,  fitted  with  electric 
lights  and  running  water,  supplied  from  the  power  house  in  the  valley  below. 
Benches  and  tables  in  rustic  solid  oak  were  supplemented  by  plush  arm-chairs 
and  hair  mattresses  to  cater  to  the  comforts  of  weary  warriors.  Adjoining 
"Waldhaus  Martha"  was  the  bowling  alley  with  the  open-air  restaurant  and 
beer  garden  built  above  it,  where  once  sat  the  onlookers,  quaffing  their  beer, 
perhaps,  and  cheering  the  bowlers.  Down  in  the  ravine  where  the  brook  ran 
was  the  great  concrete  swimming  pool,  and  here,  also,  were  found  spacious 
shower  baths  supplied  with  hot  water  by  modem  boilers  and  concrete  fur- 
naces."   These  baths,  you  can  bet,  were  put  to  immediate  use. 


ARGONNE 


SCALE    1-50000  Each  S<5uare-1  Kilometer  h  Miub 


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163 


The  advance  over  the  next  six  kilometers  by  the  remainder  of  the  Brigade 
was  opposed  only  by  shell  fire.  On  the  night  of  the  gth,  it  was  announced 
that  La  Besogne  had  been  taken;  but  when  the  entire  Brigade,  led  by  the 
306th,  took  up  the  advance  the  next  morning  in  column  of  squads,  with  Berlin 
as  the  objective,  they  found  that  a  body  of  French  had  cut  across  the  Division 
sector  from  the  left  and  lay  at  some  distance  in  the  rear  of  the  tiny  hamlet 
dignified  by  such  a  beautiful  name. 

Some  historian,  with  a  mania  for  painful  detail,  will  some  day  point  out 
with  glee  that  for  a  few  moments  that  morning  the  77th  was  an  attacking 
Division  which  had  no  front;  for  the  French  above  referred  to  were  joined 
up  on  their  right  with  a  battalion  which  had  strayed  beyond  the  limits  of  the 
82d  Division's  sector.     We  hereby  take  the  wind  out  of  his  sails. 

The  three  battalions  of  the  306th  having  taken  position  to  the  front  and 
west  of  Besogne,  the  First  Battalion  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  became 
the  attacking  unit  of  the  Brigade.  It  did  a  splendid  piece  of  work  that  after- 
noon. The  shelling  had  become  very  heavy.  The  attacking  battalion  of  the 
8 2d  Division  encountered  on  our  right,  which  had  become  separated  from  the 
rest  of  its  outfit,  was  literally  cut  to  pieces  and  digging  in.  Gathering  up 
portions  of  this  scattered  unit  on  his  way,  Major  Metcalf  delayed  not  a  mo- 
ment, but  led  his  command  rapidly  through  shell  fire,  through  the  positions 
of  more  or  less  demoralized  troops  to  the  Marcq-Chevieres  line  and  succeeded 
in  pushing  patrols  to  the  Aire.  Lieutenant  Clokey,  though  no  more  than 
partially  recovered  from  a  serious  wound  sustained  on  the  Vesle,  had  returned 


..^.^^^^Mk^M 


Funk  Holes  Dug  by  2nd  Bn.,  Night  of  Oci.  lo,  >.!.  iieep  Hillside  Below  Pylone  Cross  Roads. 
From  this  point  advance  upon  St.  Juvin  was  made. 


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to  the  Regiment  just  in  time  to  be  put  in  command  of  C  Company  and  to 
enter  the  attack.  With  remarkable  dash  and  vigor  he  led  his  company  across 
two  kilometers  of  open  ground,  under  the  full  observation  and  heavy  shell  fire 
of  the  enemy,  and  extended  his  front  so  as  to  enter  and  hold  the  town  of 
Marcq,  going  out  of  the  Regimental  sector  to  do  so  and  then  reaching  the 
river.  These  positions  were  taken  over  by  the  154th  Brigade  on  the  night 
of  the  13th  at  which  time  the  other  elements  of  the  Regiment  were  drawn 
back  to  the  Pylon  cross-roads  to  the  west  of  Cornay  by  a  difficult  night  march. 
Though  ready  for  a  genuine  rest,  men  had  to  be  satisfied  with  the  following: 

Headquarters,  77th  Div.,  12  Oct.,  1918. 
General  Order 
No.  32 

1.     The  following  is  published  for  the  information  of  all  concerned: 
804/G3 

Advanced  Headquarters,  First  Army  Corps 

Oct.  12,  1918. 
From:   Commanding  General,  1st  Army  Corps. 
To:   Commanding  General,  77th  Division. 
Subject :   Commendation. 

1.  The  Corps  Commander  directs  me  to  inform  you  that  he  feels  once 
more  during  the  present  operations  called  upon  to  express  his  gratification 
and  appreciation  of  the  work  of  the  77th  Division. 

2.  This  Division  has  been  in  the  Hne  constantly  since  the  night  of  the 
25th  of  September  under  circumstances  at  least  as  difficult  as  those  which 
have  confronted  any  other  Division  of  the  First  Army. 

3.  In  spite  of  these  conditions  your  command  has  pushed  steadily  for- 
ward on  a  line  with  the  foremost  and  today,  after  eighteen  days  of  constant 
fighting  is  still  ready  to  respond  to  any  demand  made  upon  it. 

4.  The  Corps  Commander  is  proud  indeed  of  such  a  unit  as  yours  and 
congratulates  you  on  such  a  command. 

Malin  Craig, 

Chief  of  Staff. 
By  Command  of  Major  General  Alexander. 
C.  O.  Sherrill, 

Chief  of  Staff. 

The  77th  Division  had  cleaned  out  the  Argonne  Forest,  but  they  had  to 
go  on. 

The  14th  was  an  eventful  day  and  productive  of  a  lasting  difference  of 
opinion.  After  it  had  weathered  a  night  of  heavy  shell  fire,  an  early  morning 
barrage  of  great  intensity  and  a  counter  attack,  H  Company  certainly  felt  as 
if  it  had  taken  the  town  of  St.  Juvin  and  held  it  against  vigorous  opposition. 
However,  credit  for  its  capture  has,  in  the  Division  History,  officially  gone  to 
H  Company  of  the  306th  Infantry,  and  very  little  has  been  said  of  the  part 


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165 


played  therein  by  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth,  which  experienced  all  the 
thrills  of  approaching  an  enemy  town  under  shell  fire,  mopping  it  up,  hastily 
entrenching  to  defend  it,  sending  back  prisoners,  and  feeling  very  much  alone 
in  it  during  all  the  night  of  the  14th. 

On  that  afternoon,  the  Second  Battalion  had  been  on  the  high  ground 
behind  Marcq  in  support  of  the  306th,  which  was  to  cross  the  river  and  take 
St.  Juvin.  General  Wittenmyer  in  person  had  suddenly  ordered  Captain 
Dodge  to  lead  his  company  by  trails  through  the  brush  down  to  the  River 
Aire,  to  advance  and  enter  the  town,  followed  by  the  rest  of  the  battalion. 
Major  Bennet,  the  Brigade  Adjutant,  guided  the  company  north  along  the 
railroad  to  a  foot  bridge,  which  they  crossed,  single  file,  into  the  open  meadows 
two  kilometers  southeast  of  the  town.  It  was  beautiful  to  see  the  men  turn 
left,  on  command,  and  proceed  north  in  line  of  gangs  under  a  heavy  shell  fire, 
which  the  Boche  with  his  perfect  observation  instantly  opened  up,  and  despite 
casualties  to  maintain  their  attack  formation. 

Into  a  sheltering  ditch  they  flopped  momentarily  for  breath.  No  moving 
troops  had  been  seen  to  their  front  during  this  part  of  their  advance.  All  set 
for  a  hand-to-hand  scrap,  they  were  surprised  therefore  to  encounter  at  the 
bridge  on  the  eastern  limits  of  the  town,  which  they  entered  at  five- thirty, 
a  number  of  German  prisoners  in  the  hands  of  American  troops,  men  of  the 
306th  who  had  succeeded  in  accomplishing  an  enveloping  movement  to  the 
right,  in  the  sector  of  the  82d  Division.     The  shelling  had  ceased;  it  was  evi- 


Ravine  east  of  St.  Juvin,  where  Colonel  Smedberg,   commanding  five   Dattalions   of  the  305th 

and  306th  Inf.,  on  Oct.  14th  established  his  P.  C.  and  a  First-aid  Post.    Also  P.  C.  of  3rd  Bn., 

hill  in  front  being  occupied  by  them.     A   fragment  of  the  shell  which  broke  the  tree  in  the 

foreground,  in  front  of  which  the  Colonel  was  standing,  tore  a  hole  in  his  trench  coat. 


166 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Stone    LiiiJi. 


East    Entrance    to    St.    Juviii,    and    Gra\i 
the  Attack  of  Nov.  1. 


-.-AuljiishLk. 


subsequent   to 


dent  that  the  Boches  were  loath  to  bombard  the  great  numbers  of  their  own 
troops  who  were  still  there. 

Troops  of  the  other  regiment,  it  was  said,  were  in  the  eastern  edge  of  the 
town.  Accordingly,  H  Company  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  divided  into 
groups,  proceeding  through  the  streets  of  the  center  and  western  half,  mop- 
ping up  the  cellars,  clear  to  the  northern  limits.  While  engaged  in  this  thrilling 
work,  no  other  American  troops  were  encountered,  unless  one  excepts  the 
drunken  engineer  whose  helmet  and  gas  mask  were  gone,  whose  only  equip- 
ment was  a  Colt  .45  stuck  in  the  waistband  of  his  breeches,  and  who  wept, 
while  pointing  out  the  choicest  wine  cellars,  because  he  hadn't  taken  any  pris- 
oners. They  had  all  insisted  upon  running  away  from  him,  he  said.  It  was 
after  the  sobering  barrage  which  shortly  occurred  that  he  confessed  to  having 
found  some  pretty  good  stuff  back  in  Marcq,  and  that  after  the  bridge  on 
which  he  had  been  working  was  completed,  he  had  sauntered  forward  into  a 
town  then  completely  dominated  by  the  enemy,  to  see  what  the  wine  cellars 
there  had  to  offer. 

In  the  region  of  the  church,  and  north  of  it,  several  groups  of  unresisting 
prisoners  were  taken,  including  three  majors,  one  captain,  one  lieutenant, 
several  non-coms,  and  about  eighty  men  who  were  grouped  with  a  large 
number  turned  over  to  us  at  the  entrance  to  the  town  by  the  306th,  and  sent 
to  the  rear  in  charge  of  one  officer  and  a  squad.  There  was  no  hand-to-hand 
fighting.  The  German  soldiers  had  been  told  by  their  officers  that  an  armis- 
tice would  be  in  effect  the  next  day,  and  were  only  too  happy  to  fall  into  a 


THE    ARGONNE 167 

column  of  squads  and  later,  to  serve  as  litter  bearers — if  someone  would  put 
in  a  good  word  for  them. 

None  of  the  equipment  taken  from  them  could  be  listed.  Prized  trophies 
which  the  boys  would  now  give  a  great  deal  for  were  hurriedly  dumped  into 
a  heap,  while  the  platoons  sought  to  assemble  and  dig  in  on  Hill  182,  about 
seventy-five  yards  north  of  the  town,  just  as  night  fell.  The  company  num- 
bered about  sixty  effectives,  plus  two  guns  of  the  326th  Machine  Gun  Com- 
pany, 82d  Division,  which  came  up  at  nightfall  and  took  position  on  our  left. 
A  patrol  to  the  northwest  on  the  ChampigneuUe  road  scared  up  some  Germans 
who  fled.  Outpost  No.  1  on  Hill  182  located  by  nine-thirty  at  a  considerable 
distance  from  its  right,  and  shghtly  to  the  front,  another  small  detachment 
of  the  326th  Machine  Gun  Company. 

The  enemy  shells  commenced  to  land  upon  our  positions  at  about  nine 
o'clock  and  continued  to  do  so  practically  without  cessation  all  through  the 
night.  Digging  was  difficult  because  of  flying  shell  splinters;  and  it  seemed 
as  if  the  noise  of  pick  and  shovel  brought  a  desultory  rifle  fire  from  the  right 
front,  bullets  repeatedly  grazing  the  parapets— which  seriously  disputes  the 
presence  of  friendly  troops  on  that  quarter.  In  fact,  H  Company  felt  utterly 
alone.  Sergeant  Leopold,  sent  to  the  rear  to  give  information  in  detail  as  to 
the  situation  and  to  ask  that  companies  be  disposed  to  defend  the  right  and 
left,  found  no  one  in  town,  the  walls  of  which  by  that  time  were  rocking,  and 
was  interrupted  in  the  carrying  out  of  his  mission  by  having  to  gather  up 
single-handed,  about  forty  more  prisoners  who  at  that  inconvenient  moment 
insisted  upon  shrieking  "Kamaradl" 

At  about  ten  o'clock,  an  officer  of  the  306th  reached  Captain  Dodge  and 
his  executive  lieutenant  to  ask  about  our  dispositions  and  what  was  on  the  left. 
It  was  pointed  out  to  the  visitor  that  his  company  had  not  advanced  to  its 
objective;  that  there  was  nothing  on  our  left.  He  was  asked  if  possible  to 
move  up  from  the  St.  Juvin-St.  Georges  Road  in  order  to  help  out  in  case  of 
trouble.  At  about  five  o'clock  in  the  morning  it  appeared  that  he  was  taking 
up  position  in  old  German  trenches  on  Hill  182,  on  our  right  front,  out  of  which 
those  troops  were  shelled  an  hour  or  so  later  by  the  most  intense  barrage  our 
men  had  ever  experienced.  The  Germans  loosed  everything  they  had,  finishing 
up  with  a  rain  of  machine  gun  bullets  and  a  feeble  counter  attack  which  was 
repelled.  It  cannot  be  said  that  there  was  any  desperate  fighting  in  and  about 
St.  Juvin  although  not  a  man  was  there  who  does  not  earnestly  pray  that  he 
will  never  again  have  to  live  through  such  a  nerve-wracking  experience  as  that 
shell  fire.  This  operation  elicited  the  following  commendation  from  General 
Alexander : 

Headquarters  77th  Division, 
American  E.  F. 

14  October,  1918.     10:55  P.  M. 
General  Order. 

1.  The  Division  Commander  congratulates  most  heartily  the  troops  of 
this  division  upon  the  successful  result  of  operations,  14th  October.     A  most 


168  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

difficult  night  march  was  necessary  to  place  153d  Brigade  in  pro|>er  position 
to  attack.  This  was  done,  the  attack  launched  and  the  objective  gained.  In 
the  course  of  the  operations  a  large  number  of  prisoners,  including  officers  of 
superior  rank,  were  taken  by  the  153d  Brigade. 

2.  This  success,  coming  as  it  does,  in  the  course  of  a  campaign  which 
has  already  lasted  eighteen  days,  made  under  circumstances  which  have  tested 
to  the  limit  the  courage  and  endurance  of  the  officers  and  men,  demonstrates 
once  more  the  indomitable  spirit  and  courage  of  the  officers  and  men  of  this 
division. 

3.  The  Division  Commander,  reiterating  the  commendation  already 
twice  made  of  the  work  of  this  organization  by  the  Corps  Commander,  feels 
that  it  is  indeed  an  honor  to  command  such  troops. 

Robert  Alexander, 

Major-General,  Commanding. 
Transmitted  to 

Commanding  Officers  305th  and  306th  Infs.  and  305th  M.  G.  Bn. 

For  information. 

By  Command  of  Major-General  Wittenmyer. 

E.  Gary  Spencer, 

Captain,  U.  S.  A., 

Operations  Officer. 
H.Q.  153  Inf.  Brig. 
14th  Oct.  10:55  P.  M. 

The  remainder  of  the  Battalions  then  got  their  nerves  severely  wracked. 
From  a  ditch  southeast  of  town  it  was  difficult  enough  for  Regimental  Head- 
quarters to  function,  the  place  littered  with  the  wounded,  dying  and  dead, 
shells  dropping  all  about  from  time  to  time.  But  it  was  even  more  difficult 
for  troops  to  maneuver  about  the  marshes  and  swamps  of  the  Aire  river-bed 
in  which  men  were  plastered  from  head  to  foot  and  their  equipment  irretriev- 
ably lost,  buried  under  showers  of  black  mud  tossed  skyward  by  the  crumping 
"2 id's."  Extending  its  front  to  the  west,  toward  nightfall,  along  the  Grand- 
Pre  road  was  another  ghastly  performance,  rendered  not  a  whit  more  delectable 
by  the  heavy  rain  which  fell  and  which  continued  to  fall  during  the  entire 
night.  The  troops  of  the  Third  Battalion  lay  in  just  as  uncomfortable  a 
position  on  the  hills  to  the  east  of  the  town. 

Yet,  this  was  one  of  the  most  happily  expectant  moments  of  our  lives. 
The  Division  was  to  be  relieved  by  the  78th!  What  did  it  matter  if  the  rain 
came  down  in  torrents?  There  was  a  rest  a-coming.  What  did  it  matter  if 
the — say,  was  there  anyone  there  so  utterly  miserable  that  he  didn't  feel  sorry 
for  the  poor  old  78th  as  it  crawled  into  those  hopeless,  inadequate  positions 
beyond  St.  Juvin?  Didn't  you  feel  like  apologizing  when  you  offered  that 
slimy  funk  hole  along  the  roadside  to  the  clean,  well-fed  youth  who  came  to 


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169 


take  it  over!  Didn't  you  beat  it,  though,  back  through  the  town  in  the  early 
morning  light,  heedless  of  the  rain,  past  that  shambles  at  the  entrance  to  St. 
Juvin,  past  all  the  dead  men  sitting  upright  in  funk  holes  along  the  left-hand 
side  of  the  road,  past  the  wire  and  the  huts  and  meagre  uprootings  all  along 
that  crest,  past  the  old  dressing  station  and  the  headquarters  at  the  ditch — 
where  you  dropped  off  a  few  more  men  just  then  wounded  during  that  very 
relief?  It  had  been  worth  living  through  all  the  false  rumors  of  relief  just  to 
realize  the  joy  of  that  moment.  After  marching,  marching,  marching  all  day 
through  sloppy  mud  that  was  ankle-deep,  you  approached  the  old  German 
rest  camp  at  Bouzon  and  Sachsenhain,  far  in  the  rear,  where  you  would  hear, 
thank  God,  only  the  occasional  straying  shell  and  pray  that  the  bombing 
planes  wouldn't  come  over  too  often. 

A  lieutenant  wrote:  "I  stood  at  the  foot  of  the  trail  leading  into  Camp 
de  Bouzon  watching  the  stream  of  faces  that  passed — white,  weary  faces  which 
told  more  eloquently  than  words  of  the  utter  fatigue,  the  nerve-shattering 
strain,  the  loss  of  good  comrades,  the  rains  and  the  cold  and  the  hunger  of 
twenty-one  days  in  the  fighting — of  twenty-four  days  in  the  line — of  twenty- 
two  kilos  advance.  Ragged,  mud-caked,  unshaven  outcasts  they  seemed, 
scarcely  able  to  plant  one  foot  in  front  of  the  other,  stumbling  down  the  trail, 
eyes  staring  vacantly — hungry  for  sleep;  bodies  as  hungry  for  shelter,  warmth, 
baths  and  clean  clothes  as  for  hot  food."     They  crawled  into  huts,  or  under 


Hill  East  of  St.  Juvin,  Showing  Funk  Holes  Dug  by  3rd  Bn.  and  Troops  of  the  82nd  Div. 


170  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th     INFANTRY 

pieces  of  old  corrugated  iron,  sank  at  once  into  a  stupor,  unable  to  sleep, — 
and  dreamed,  perhaps: 

Me! — a-leadin'  a  column! 

Me! — that  women  have  loved! 

Me  a-leadin'  a  column  o'  Yanks  an'  tracin'  Her  name  in  the  stars. 

Me  that  ain't  seen  the  purple  hills  before  all  mixed  in  the  skies. 

With  the  gray  dawn  meltin'  to  azure  there; 

Me,  that  ain't  a  poet,  growin'  poetic; 

An'  the  flash  o'  the  guns  on  the  sky  line. 

An'  red  wine — an'  France ! 

An'  me  laughin' — and  War! 

An'  Slim  Jim  singin'  a  song; 

An'  a  lop-eared  mule  a-kickin'  a  limber 

An'  axles  'thout  no  grease  hollerin'  "Maggie"  at  me! 

Me,  that  women  have  loved — 
An'  War  goin'  on ! 

Mornin'  comin'. 
An'  me — a-leadin'  a  column 
Along  o'  them  from  the  College 
Along  o'  them  from  the  Streets, 

An'  them  as  had  mothers  that  spiled  them,  and  them  as  hadn't, — 
Lovin'  names  in  the  stars, 
An'  Slim  Jim  singin'  a  song. 
An'  folks  to  home  watchin'  'em,  too. 
An'  Maggie,  that  never  had  loved  me,  lovin'  me  now, 
An'  thinkin'  an'  cryin'  for  me! — 

For  me  that  loved  Maggie  that  never  loved  me  till  now. 
With  War  goin'  on! 

Mornin'  comin', 

An'  me — a-leadin'  a  column. 

An'  a  town  in  the  valley 

Round  the  bend  in  the  road. 

An'  Ginger  strainin'  his  neck 

An'  thinkin'  o'  Picket  Lines — 

An'  me  an'  the  rest  o'  them  thinkin'  o'  Home  and  eggs  down  there 

in  the  village, 
An'  Coney  startin'  to  close  at  Home 
An'  Maggie  mashed  in  a  crowd— 
An'  me  a-leadin'  a  column — 
An'  War  goin'  on! 


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Me  that  hollered  for  water, 
With  a  splinter  of  Hell  in  my  side, 

Me  that  have  laid  in  the  sun  a-cursin'  the  beggars  an'  stretchers 
As  looked  like  they'd  never  'a'  come; 
Me  that  found  God  with  the  gas  at  my  throat 
An'  raved  like  a  madman  for  Maggie, 
An'  wanted  a  wooden  cross  over  me ! 

Me — ^knowin'  that  some  '11  be  ridin'  that's  walkin'  tonight — 
Knowin'  that  some  '11  never  see  Broadway  again. 
An'  red  wine 
An'  Little  Italy, 
An'  Maggies  like  mine — 
Me!  a-murmurin'  a  prayer  for  Maggie 
An'  stoppin'  to  laugh  at  Slim, 

An'  shoutin',  "To  the  right  o'  the  road  for  the  swoi-zant-canz ! " 
Them  babies  that  raises  such  Hell  up  the  line, 
An'  marchin' 
An'  marchin'  by  night, 
An'  sleepin'  by  day, 
An'  France, 
An'  red  wine. 
An'  me  thinkin'  o'  Home, 
Me — a-leadin'  a  column, — 
An'  War  goin'  onl 

From  "Up  With  the  Rations,  and  Other  Poems," 
By  John  Palmer  Gumming,  Sergeant,  Supply  Company. 


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CHAPTER  VIII 

THE  MEUSE 

"  They  didn't  think  we'd  do  it,  hut  we  did." 

WE  heard  the  boastful  Argonne  Players  sing  it  in  the  woods  at  Camp 
de  Bouzon,  and  remarked  nastily  that  we'd  rather  have  fought  their 
kind  of  war.  Or  was  it  then  too  early  for  them  to  have  composed  and 
dedicated  to  General  Robert  Alexander  that  modest  ditty?  No  doubt  at  all 
that  "when  Jerry  fell  in  the  Argonne  Wood,"  both  he  and  we  "got  merry 
Hell  and  got  it  doggone  good!"  We  had  gone  the  route,  and  now  felt  sure 
"the  big  town"  that  was  never  reached  would  finally  materialize. 

There  was  wide-open  talk  of  an  armistice.  Everyone  thought  he  had 
fought  his  last  fight,  that  in  the  general  order  of  things,  before  our  depleted 
ranks  could  get  into  the  line  again,  either  the  war  would  be  over  or  the  opposing 
armies  would  have  dug  in  for  the  winter.  It  was  growing  too  cold  and  wet 
for  further  operations;  the  men  couldn't  live  through  many  more  nights  in 
the  open.  Even  the  daily  drill  in  attack  formation,  the  reception  of  replace- 
ments and  the  reorganization  of  combat  "gangs,"  the  incessant  practice  with 
grenades,  with  German  "potato-mashers,"  with  pistol,  rifle  and  automatic  and 
with  captured  German  machine  guns  could  not  make  all  the  clouds  look  a 
dark  gray.  The  old  Band  was  a-workin'  overtime.  The  first  leaves  were 
authorized  but 

Nobody  got  'em. 

Although  the  French  were  of  the  opinion  that  the  war  was  over  as  a 
result  of  the  October  campaigns.  General  Pershing  rightly  'lowed  as  how  the 
American  Army  was  only  just  beginning  to  feel  its  oats.  The  French  could 
call  a  halt  if  they  wanted  to;  he  was  going  on  alone  to  knock  the  living  day- 
lights out  o'  Germany  and  really  finish  the  job.  And  the  Commander  in  Chief 
seemed  to  feel  that  the  77th  Division  ought  to  be  in  at  the  finish. 

There  was  no  bloodthirsty  roar  of  eager  approval  when  General  Alexander 
massed  the  officers  and  non-coms,  below  the  rostrum  at  Bouzon.  Though  we 
would  like  to  have  posterity  think  us  a  bunch  of  fire-eaters,  with  insatiable 
appetites  for  more  and  bigger  conflagrations,  we  cannot  truthfully  deny  that 
gloom  was  abroad.  However,  if  the  General  wanted  to  "smash  the  hinges," 
the  77th  Division  and  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry  could  still  put 
weight  behind  its  sledge-hammer. 

The  sun  shone  beautifully  on  the  30th  of  October,  making  the  overcoat 
seem  a  useless  addition  to  the  combat  pack  as  the  Regiment  hiked  north;  but 
that  was  about  the  last  good  effort  he  put  forth  until  the  following  spring. 
He  gave  up  the  fight,  completely.  The  bulk  of  the  Regiment  lay  quartered 
that  night  in  Martincourt  Farm,  south  of  St.  Juvin  and  the  River  Aire,  daring 
the  Boche  to  wipe  them  out  completely  with  his  artillery,  which  he  could  have 


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Ravine  aux  Pierres,  East  of  St.  Juvin.    In  funk  holes  dotting  the  hillsides,  L  and  M  Compa- 
nies lay  low  during  the  heavy  bombardment  preceding  the  jump-off,  Nov.  1. 

done  without  batting  an  eye,  but  which  he  didn't.      The  Third  BattaUon, 
that  morning,  took  over  a  Hne  running  northeast  from  St.  Juvin  to  St.  Georges, 


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Over    this    "artillery"    bridge,    constructed    by  the    302d    Engineers    to    supplant    the    one    in 

background,  destroyed,  our  last  hot  meal  was  rushed  up  from  Marcq  and  Martincourt  Farm 

before  the  jump-off  at  St.  Juvin,  Nov.   1. 


THE    MEUSE 


175 


from  units  of  the  78th  and  82d  Divisions.  On  the  night  of  the  31st,  the  Second 
Battalion,  again  under  Captain  Eaton  who  had  relinquished  command  just 
prior  to  the  relief  of  the  16th,  took  over  from  the  78th  Division  the  very- 
positions  turned  over  to  them  on  the  night  of  the  15th!  That  the  lines  had 
not  been  advanced  was  a  blow,  indeed. 

Again,  the  breathless  awaiting  of  the  "zero"  hour — five-thirty,  this  time — 
much  as  on  the  never-to-be-forgotten  September  26th.  Again,  an  earth- 
rocking  barrage  directed  against  the  known  points  of  enemy  resistance.  A 
colored  engineer  sweating  on  the  roads  behind  St.  Juvin  found  himself  close 
beside  the  deafening  roar  of  a  heavy  battery.  He  surely  had  pep  and  en- 
thusiasm; for  every  time  one  of  the  "big  boys"  shattered  the  night  air  with 
an  ear-splitting  roar  he  would  leap  off  the  ground,  crack  his  heels  together, 
nigger-fashion,  and  shout,  "Whoopee!  Whoopee!  Misto  Kaiser,  COUNT 
YO'  MEN!" 

He  certainly  would  have  hated  to  be  on  the  other  end  of  that  noise;  yet 
it  wasn't  loud  enough.  For  when  the  Division  started  just  before  daylight 
of  the  first,  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  in  the  lead  encountered  a  tremen- 
dously strong  resistance,  the  Third  Battalion  on  the  right  suffering  about  a 
hundred  and  thirty  casualties  from  a  cross  fire  directed  upon  them  from  posi- 
tions in  the  neighboring  sector  east  of  the  Ravin  aux  Pierres  and  from  the 
Moulin  Mohin  on  their  front — the  Second  Battalion  reduced  to  about  half  of 
its  morning  strength  by  a  scorching  fire,  both  shell  and  machine  gun,  poured 
down  upon  their  heads  from  the  high  ground  at  ChampigneuUe.  Late  in  the 
afternoon.  Captain  Eaton  was  severely  wounded  and  his  command  next  day 


P.  C.  of  the  3rd  Bn.  at  St.  Juvin. 


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Valley  of  the  Agron  River  (Looking  North  Toward  Chanipigueulle). 

passed  to  Captain  Tiebout.     The  enemy  trenches  to  the  south  of  this  town 
continued  to  be  strongly  held  until  morning. 

Yet,  by  three  o'clock  that  first  afternoon,  the  Third  Battalion  had  gained 
its  designated  "intermediate"  objective  and  withstood  successfully  between 


Champigneulle  Perched  on  a  Hill,  the  High  Ground  Sloping  off  Abruptly  to  the  East. 


THE     MEUSE 


177 


Church  at  Champigneulle  Which   After  Its   Capture  Became  the  Regimental  -Message  Center. 


that  hour  and  five  P.  M.  three  massed  counter  attacks,  which  they  tell  us 
were  thrilling  enough.  That  only  the  intermediate  objective  of  the  first  day's 
attack  was  reached  may  be  fairly  laid  to  the  fact  that  our  Regiment  had  to 
advance  along  the  main  north  and  south  road  and,  as  was  natural,  that  the 
enemy  had  put  there  his  strongest  resistance. 

But  with  the  daylight  of  November  2d,  it  was  found  that  the  bird  had 
flown.  For  a  couple  of  hours,  the  advance  was  held  up  while  our  cannon 
playfully  threw  into  Champigneulle  all  their  surplus  ammunition  left  over 
from  the  day  before — the  time  when  it  had  been  really  needed.  Only  here 
and  there  was  found  and  potted  a  hapless  Boche  who  hadn't  been  able  to 
sprint  fast  enough  on  the  way  through  Verpel  to  Thenorgues 
where  the  Regiment  dug  a  defensive  position  in  a  pouring  rain 
— not  so  much  facing  the  north  as  the  west;  for  the  78th  was 
far  in  the  rear,  leaving  our  flank  exposed.  There,  however, 
G  Company  would  have  had  their  first  hot  coffee  had 
not  some  poor,  witless,  bone-headed  boob  tipped  over 
the  marmite  can!     Oooh!     He  was  popular. 

Yet  one  need  really  never  despair,  either  in  camp 
or  on  the  battle-field,  when  men  say,  "When  do  we 
eat?"  for  it  is  quasi-humorous  and  really  means,  "We'd 
be  tremendously  happy  boys  if  the  chow  were  to  be 
handed  out  this  minute."  Even  when  men  are  des- 
perately hungry,  it  betrays  a  persistent  good  humor,  patience,  vitality 
and   a   tenacity  of   purpose.      It  is   so  with  the  struggling   infantryman 


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Regimental  P.   C.  at  Thenorgues,  Nov.  3-4,  1918. 

pushing  on  through  the  forest  in  the  face  of  enemy  machine  guns,  or  when 
hastily  digging  a  funk  hole,  weathering  shell  fire,  cursing  the  rain  and  the  mud 
or  bailing  out  a  trench.  It  is  so  with  the  weary  doughboy  coming  back  from  a 
relief,  or  with  the  machine  gunner  bent  beneath  the  ungodly  weight  of  a  tripod, 
stumbling  over  a  drunken  duck-board,  groping  for  his  file  leader  in  the  ap- 
palling darkness,  slipping  and  sliding  on  narrow  forest  paths.  It  is  so  when 
he  falls  at  last  comparatively  safe  into  a  ravine,  though  the  first  of  his  four 
days  of  promised  rest  has  been  consumed  in  marching  from  the  lines  to  the  back 
areas  through  almost  impassable  mud;  though  the  second  day  of  the  "rest"  be 
spoiled  by  having  to  move  in  the  rain  from  Camp  de  Bouzon  over  the  hills  to 
Camp  Sachsenhain;  though  the  third  day  be  ruined  by  having  to  tramp — again 
in  the  rain  and  overwhelming  mud — clear  back  to  Varennes  for  a  questionably 
efficient  bath ;  though  the  socks  so  lovingly  put  together  by  the  Auxiliary  are 
slow  in  arriving,  and  the  letters  from  home  are  not  promptly  delivered.  Just  at 
the  point  where  a  Bolshevik  might  lay  down  his  arms  and  refuse  to  play  any 
more  a  crisis  is  averted  by  the  simple  words,  "Hey,  when  do  we  eat?" 

The  foot  race  was  resumed,  the  other  Brigade  leading  the  way  through 
Buzancy,  Bar  and  Harricourt.  The  towns  flew  by  so  fast  that  the  panting 
doughboys  howled  for  rest,  stopping  not  even  long  enough  really  to  enjoy  a 
chunk  of  bully  beef  and  half  a  succulent  cabbage  snatched  in  passing  from 
the  Franco-German  war  gardens.  Ever  test  the  refreshing  effects  of  raw  cab- 
bage leaf?  Nibble  a  piece  of  it  while  hastening  to  the  office  some  morning; 
see  if  it  doesn't  quench  your  thirst,  your  thought,  your  ardor  and  everything 
else. 


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Copyright  by  Committee  on  Public  Information. 

Harricourt  Entered  while  yet  Burning. 

"Alexander's  Rag-Time  Band"  was  on  its  last  legs.  The  rapid  advance 
over  rough  ground  was  little  more  than  a  route-march  in  attack  formation, 
with  little  food,  little  rest  and  spasmodic  bursts  of  intense  shell  fire.  A  touch 
of  gas  flung  over  the  first  day  was  gradually  claiming  its  victims;  men  were 
dropping  from  sheer  exhaustion,  bronchitis  and  disappointment.  Units  had 
great  difficulty  in  keeping  contact,  while  runners  cursed  the  day  they  were 
born,  and  signal  men  romped  all  over  the  place  in  an  effort  to  tie  up  the 
various  elements  fore  and  aft  with  wire.  Colonel  Lewis  Morey,  who  prior  to 
the  attack  had  taken  over  command  of  the  Regiment  when  our  good  old 
Colonel  Smedberg  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Brigadier-General,  was  gen- 
erally with  the  front  line  troops,  making  his  P.  C.  in  a  shell  hole,  a  battered 
house  or  his  motor  car — switching  the  lights  on  momentarily,  perhaps,  by 
which  to  read  a  map,  then  opening  the  throttle  wide  to  escape  the  sudden 
flock  of  shells  seeking  to  perch  on  the  tip  of  the  radiator. 

In  Fontenoy  and  St.  Pierremont,  there  was  time  for  a  breathing  spell, 
while  the  154th  Brigade  took  up  the  forward  line — though  men  of  the  Second 
Battalion,  who  huddled  into  a  tremendous  railroad  cut  through  which  the 
308th  Infantry  passed  in  single  file  all  during  the  day  of  the  4th,  will  tell  you 
that  the  shelling  which  enemy  observers  of  the  movement  directed  into  their 
snug  retreat  was  no  joke.  They  buried  good  comrades  there,  and  wondered 
how  shells  could  land  upon  the  very  rails  and  not  kill  off  all  the  men  who 
flopped  in  the  adjacent  ditches. 

More  shelling  overtook  the  long  columns  of  the  Third  and  Second  Bat- 
talions as  they  snaked  northward,  all  day  long,  in  single  file  through  the  Bois 


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THE    MEUSE 


181 


de  St.  Pierremont,  past  La  Polka  farm,  where  a  number  lie  buried  who  fell 
when  a  dozen  "H.  E.'s"  scored  direct  hits.  It  was  as  black  pitch  and  raining 
cats  and  dogs  when  they  emerged  upon  the  east  and  west  road  near  Le  Cen- 
driere  Farm  and  dug  into  the  sodden  road  bank  for  the  most  miserable  night 
of  their  lives. 

Dig  in!  The  rifle  was  many  times  on  the  point  of  being  discarded  in 
favor  of  an  extra  shovel.  If  New  York  ever  wants  to  build  another  subway, 
the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  can  furnish  enough  expert  excavators  to  finish 
the  job  in  a  week  or  so.  A  word  of  advice  to  those  who  visit  a  friend  in  the 
suburbs  over  a  week  end :  master  the  habit  of  months  spent  under  the  magic 
spell  of  pick  and  shovel.  Don't  be  found  in  your  evening  clothes  digging  a 
funk  hole  on  the  front  lawn;  use  the  bed  your  host  provides.  When  his  little 
boy  touches  off  a  fire  cracker  under  your  chair,  don't  yell  "Down,"  and  flop 
on  the  floor.  When  upon  the  links,  don't  point  out  a  good  position  for  the 
night  in  the  lee  of  some  bunker.  On  the  other  hand,  if  the  ordinary  comforts 
of  home  begin  to  lose  their  charm,  select  some  nice  rainy  afternoon  for  the 
resurrection  of  your  old  haversack  from  the  cellar.  If  you  haven't  the  haver- 
sack, strap  a  bag  of  meal  upon  your  shoulders;  take  an  old  shot  gun,  a  bag 
of  rocks,  a  can  of  salmon,  an  empty  flask,  a  crazy  quilt  and  no  umbrella;  walk 
ten  miles  out  into  the  country;  dig  a  grave,  lie  down  in  it  and  try  to  fall  asleep 
before  it  fills  to  the  rim  with  water.  If  by  morning  you  haven't  shivered 
yourself  into  a  state  of  thanksgiving  for  the  blessings  of  peace,  stay  there. 
You  won't  deserve  even  the  old  brass  bed  and  the  cracked  water  pitcher  in  the 
little  hall  room. 


At  Cross  Roads,  East  Entrance  to  St.  Pierremont.    it  was  here  that  when  Col.  Moray  established 
a  temporary  P.  C.  in  his  motor  car,  a  bullet  pierced    the    windshield. 


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1 


Regimental  P.  C.  at  St.  Pierremont,  Nov.  4-5,  1918. 

Chaplain  Johnson  paints  a  vivid  picture  of  that  night  at  Le  Cendrierc : 

"In  the  first  arduous  laps  of  the  march,  a  sturdy  private  produced  a 
burlap  bag  out  of  which  he  rolled  three  two-pound  cans  of  beef,  a  like  number 
of  jam,  two  cans  of  sardines,  some  condensed  milk,  considerable  prunes — and 
was  almost  murdered  for  his  great  wealth.  He  invariably  staggered  under 
such  a  load  of  food  that  the  observant  eye  was  confounded.  Thanks  to  him 
and  his  peculiarities  many  weary,  hungry  men  had  often  tasted  food  when 
they  could  reasonably  have  expected  none — and  this  happened  with  a  fre- 
quency which  begot  expectancy. 

"To  the  superficial  observer,  this  bounty  should  seem  to  have  depleted 
his  store  but  to  one  knowing  him,  it  was  plain,  on  close  inspection,  that  in 
addition  to  the  complete  equipment  of  the  soldier,  there  hung  from  one 
shoulder  a  sack  tied  in  the  middle  with  bulging  ends;  from  the  other  a  two- 
quart  German  can;  and  through  the  tight  lacings  of  his  haversack  peeped  a 
bright  can  or  two. 

"The  day  was  well  nigh  spent  and  wrapped  in  drizzling  rain.  The  trail 
was  narrow,  slippery  and  interminable  in  its  windings.  Angry  tree  trunks 
seemed  unrelenting  in  their  opposition;  saplings  struck  out  in  smart  revenge 
for  one's  brushing  them.  Felled  trees  must  be  scrambled  over  in  the  trying 
jdarkness  which  came  on  quickly.  But  the  weary  column  struggled  through 
the  wretched  way,  finally  emerging  upon  an  open  road.  In  a  veritable  down- 
pour the  troops  dug  meagre  protection  from  the  incessant  shelling,  in  the 
sodden  banks. 


THE    MEUSE 


183 


Le   Cendriere   Farm,   P.   C.  of  3rd  and  2nd  Bns.,    night    of    Nov.    5.      These    were    the    first 
civilians   encountered  by  the   advancing  troops  since   Sept.  22. 

"Near  the  lines  of  weary,  wet  men,  who  lay  on  the  roadside  for  the  night, 
were  a  few  farm  buildings.  A  long,  narrow  cow  stable  squeezed  between  two 
dwellings  was  filled  with  wounded  men  who  had  been  there  all  day  without 


i\egimental  P.  C.  at  La  Besace,  Whither  French  Women  and  Children  Rushed  for 

Protection   During   Shell-fire. 


184 A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

succor.  In  another  building  lay  more  wounded,  hungry  and  suffering.  The 
farm  was  in  total  darkness  except  for  one  small  room  crowded  with  men  and 
officers,  some  of  whom  were  lying  asleep,  others  standing  or  sitting  as  best 
they  could,  a  few  bending  over  the  tattered  battle  maps  upon  a  table. 

"Suddenly  there  spread  through  every  building  in  the  place  the  words, 
'There's  Ratti!'  bringing  new  life  and  cheer.  That  old  burlap  bag  and  the 
German  two-quart  can  furnished  every  wounded  soldier  a  mess  of  steaming 
rice  and  all  the  coffee  he  wanted.     Everyone  had  something  out  of  it." 

By  some  miracle  of  mules  and  persuasion  the  cookers  had  come  up  over 
badly  mined  and  muddy  roads  to  a  point  behind  La  Besace,  to  which  point 
some  were  fortunate  enough  to  be  allowed  to  repair  at  dawn — in  the  unceasing 
downpour.  Then  through  La  Besace  which  was  a  sea  of  mud,  there  finding 
the  liberated  civilians  grouped  ecstatically  in  the  streets,  the  Third  Battalion 
followed  by  the  rest  of  the  Regiment  took  up  the  advance  again  and  plunged 
sharply  eastward  into  dense  woods,  in  the  direction  of  the  Meuse.  On  the 
6th  their  advance  was  continued,  now  supported  by  the  First  Battalion  which 
had  been  under  command  of  Major  Frank  Sloane  since  the  1st.  Would  the 
Boche  never  make  a  stand?  Even  a  fight  would  have  saved  us  that  everlasting 
hike!  The  Commander  of  the  First  Army  Corps  evidently  appreciated  the 
rapidity  of  the  advance : 

Headquarters  77th  Division 
American  E.  F. 

6th  November,  1918. 
General  Orders 
No.  36. 
1.     The  following  is  published  for  the  information  of  this  Command: 
"964/G3  Headquarters  1st  Army  Corps 

Nov.  6,  1918. 
"From:   C.  G.  1st  Army  Corps,  U.  S. 
To:   C.  G.  77th  Division,  U.  S. 
Subject:   Commendation. 

"1.     The  following  telegram  just  received  from  the  Commanding  General, 
1st  Army,  is  repeated  for  your  information. 
"WiDEWiNG,  Nov.  5-6, 

Commanding  General,  1st  Corps. 
"Number  238,  see  G.  S.  The  army  commander  desires  that  you  be 
informed  of  his  full  appreciation  of  the  excellent  work  done  by  your  corps 
during  the  last  three  days.  He  realizes  fully  the  special  efforts  exerted  and 
spirit  that  has  prompted  the  troops  of  your  command  during  these  operations. 
The  rapidity  of  the  advance  notwithstanding  hostile  opposition  has  been 
remarkable  and  prevented  the  enemy  from  reorganizing.  The  result  has  been 
to  force  the  enemy  back  on  his  whole  front.  The  army  commander  desires 
that  you  transmit  his  congratulations  and  appreciations  to  the  troops  of  your 
command  for  this  work. — Drum." 


Ice  lo   ■*^S 


THE    MEUSE  185 

"2.  To  the  foregoing  the  Corps  Commander  desires  to  record  his  warm 
congratulations  and  appreciation  of  the  work  done  by  the  divisions  of  the 
Corps. 

"3.  He  desires  that  the  foregoing  commendation  be  communicated  to 
all  concerned,  including  especially  the  engineers,  signalmen,  supply  and  laborer 
troops,  without  whose  splendid  efforts  the  results  obtained  could  not  have 
been  accomplished. 

By  command  of  Major  General  Dickman, 

Malin  Craig, 

Chief  of  Stafr 

2.  In  publishing  the  above  high  commendation  for  the  work  done  by 
the  officers  and  men  of  the  1st  Army  Corps,  I  wish  to  express  my  personal 
gratitude  for  the  untiring  and  successful  efforts  made  by  all  officers  and  men 
of  this  Division,  especially  since  this  Division  alone  remains  in  the  line  of 
those  present  at  the  beginning  of  the  general  operation  November  1st.  In 
the  face  of  the  greatest  difficulties  caused  by  continuous  rains,  enemy  demoli- 
tions, and  active  resistance,  this  Division  has  pushed  forward  magnificently, 
overcoming  all  obstacles  met  in  our  advance.  It  is  no  exaggeration  to  say 
that  this  Division  has  taken  more  ground  and  material  from  the  enemy  since 
September  26th  than  any  other  Division  in  the  American  Army,  and  probably 
more  than  any  other  Division  in  any  allied  Army  in  this  period.  Without 
the  most  strenuous  exertions  and  the  most  loyal  co-operations  on  the  part  of 
the  entire  Division — officers  and  men — the  results  secured  would  have  been 
impossible. 

3.  I  desire  especially  to  commend  the  conduct  of  the  attached  units, 
viz.:  12th  Aero  Squadron;  2d  Balloon  Company,  Co.  G,  53d  Pioneers;  and 
the  506th  S.  S.  U.  Section. 

Robert  Alexander, 

Major-General  Commanding. 

It  was  expected  that  troops  of  the  Third  Battalion  could  do  no  more  by 
the  night  of  the  6th  than  to  occupy  the  heights  west  of  the  Meuse,  sending 
patrols  through  Autrecourt  and  to  the  river.  But  the  entire  L  Company, 
willing  to  undertake  'most  anything  in  their  quest  of  food,  was  joyously 
received  by  the  inhabitants  of  Autrecourt  that  night,  and  it  may  have  been 
due  to  its  great  capacities  that  these  civilians  had  to  be  rationed  immediately 
after  the  11th  by  the  Americans.  K  Company  sent  a  platoon  into  Mouzcn 
and  to  Villers-devant-Mouzon. 

The  remainder  of  the  Regiment  pulled  into  the  former  town,  footsore  and 
weary  on  the  afternoon  of  the  7th,  expecting  to  go  on,  for  so  read  the  orders. 
Engineers  at  Villers  were  having  the  Devil's  own  time  erecting  a  bridge,  under 
machine  gun  fire  and  shelling  of  ever-increasing  intensity,  to  oppose  which, 
K  Company  sent  two  platoons  across,  holding  them  there  until  nightfall.  The 
First  Battalion  was  rushed  to  the  scene  to  cover  the  building  operations,  while 
other  elements  scouted  the  towns  for  raft  and  bridge  building  materials. 


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Autrecourt.      The    building    with    steps    is  lirie,    Regimental    Headquarters, 

animals  thronged  this  street  on   Nov.  7,  but  their  luck  held. 


Men    and 


Villers  became  a  hell-hole,  with  its  constant  shelling,  the  deadly  machine 
gun  fire  and  its  blood.  Yet  A  Company,  all  its  officers  lost  and  its  ranks 
sadly  depleted,  succeeded  in  getting  two  platoons  across,  relieved  the  tired 


Journey'.^    Ind.      l'ik>   in   river  indicate  probable  position  of  engineer  bridge  at  Villers-devant- 

Mouzon.  over  which  a  platoon  of  K  Company  crossed — the    first    unit    of    the    77th    Div.    to 

establish  a  position  on  the  far  side  of  the  Meuse  River. 


THE    MEUSE 187 

troops  of  K  and  routed  out  enemy  guns,  suffering  terribly  the  while.  On  the 
next  day  it  was  considered  a  needless  sacrifice  to  hold  this  bridge  head,  the 
troops  being  withdrawn — some  to  the  heights  and  others  into  shelter  in  the 
towns,  where  only  occasional  shelling  took  place  as  though  forbidden  by  some 
previous  arrangement  with  the  inhabitants,  and  where  there  was  food. 

The  night  of  the  9th  found  troops  of  the  Second  Battalion  struggling 
through  the  woods  far  to  the  left,  taking  over  positions  of  the  307th,  the  First 
maintaining  its  occupancy  of  the  right  front.  For  the  Division  was  extending 
its  front  to  the  north  and  west  to  a  point  almost  within  sight  of  Sedan.  There 
were  rumors  of  relief— there  had  been,  constantly;  it  was  certainly  due. 

There  would  have  been  gnashing  of  teeth  could  the  plodding  doughboys, 
then  almost  ready  to  weep  from  exhaustion  and  exposure,  have  known  that 
an  order  was  already  started  on  its  way  (fortunately  killed)  for  the  77  th  to 
take  over  the  positions  on  the  extreme  left  where  the  42d  had  in  the  last  few 
days  relieved  the  78th.  As  it  was,  they  had  to  go  through  the  formality  of 
maintaining  a  strong  outpost  line,  patrolling  the  wide  front,  though  their  eyes 
had  taken  on  a  stupid  stare.  "  Stay  with  it,  boys.  The  rations  will  be  coming 
along  in  quantity  soon.  But  in  the  meantime,  feed  on  this,  drawing  whatever 
consolation  vou  can  from  the  last  three  lines  of  the  second  paragraph:" 


Headquarters  77th  Division 

American  E.  F. 

November  10th,  1918. 
General  Orders  No.  37. 

1.  The  following  General  Order  of  the  1st  Army  is  published  for  the 
information  of  all  concerned: 

"After  constant  fighting  for  over  one  month,  the  1st  American  Army 
launched  an  attack  against  the  German  Army  which  had  established  itself  for 
determined  resistance.  In  five  days  it  had  penetrated  25  kilometers  and  had 
driven  the  enemy  in  retreat  before  it.  Its  brilliant  success,  in  connection 
with  the  4th  French  Army  on  its  left,  forced  the  Germans  to  retreat  on  a 
broad  front.  This  Army  has  fought  and  marched  and  endured  the  rigors  of 
campaign  with  the  most  superb  indifference  to  everything  except  the  deter- 
mination to  go  forward  and  imprint  upon  the  enemy  the  mark  of  its  courage 
and  resolutions. 

"All  arms  and  services  of  those  in  advance  who  smashed  the  way,  inclu- 
ding those  in  the  air  who  rendered  aggressive  and  meritorious  service,  and 
those  in  the  rear  who,  by  their  untiring  industry  made  possible  the  continued 
advance,  are  worthy  of  the  highest  praise  and  gratitude  of  their  admiring 
country.     The  Army  Commander  is  proud  of  such  an  army;  he  thanks  it  for 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Meuse  River  at  Villers-devant-Mouzon,  Reached  by  the  305th   Inf.   on   Nov.  6. 

the  splendid  results  already  achieved  and  looks  with  confidence  to  the  still 
greater  successes  that  lie  before  it." 

By  Command  of  Major- General  Alexander. 

C.  O.  Sherrill, 

Colonel,  G.  S.,  Chief  of  Staff. 
Official: 

Louis  B.  Gerow, 
Adjutant-General,  Division  Adjutant. 

What  greater  success  could  lie  before  anyone  at  this  point  than  to  find  a 
roof,  to  build  a  fire,  and  lie  almost  on  top  of  it?  The  world  is  dark  at  five 
o'clock.  At  ten  you  and  your  bunkies  take  turns  rubbing  each  other  to  keep 
warm.  You  cover  your  head  with  the  blanket  so  as  not  to  waste  the  warmth 
expelled  from  your  lungs;  enough  fresh  air  can  get  through  the  pores  of  that 
blanket  anyhow.  The  sentry  you  are  due  to  relieve  awakens  you  at  dawn. 
The  frost  is  on  the  pumpkin — er,  that  is,  it  would  be,  if  there  were  any  pump- 
kin. But  if  there  had  been  any  wild  pumpkin  roaming  about  loose,  it  would 
have  been  caught  and  eaten  raw,  long  since.  Under  the  lee  of  the  steep  hill- 
sides which  defilade  this  position  from  intermittent  artillery  fire,  the  grass  is 
pure  white.  And  so  are  the  long  ravines  and  the  steep  slopes  leading  down 
into  the  river  mists  and  over  to  the  enemy  lines  at  Ablimont — where  Lieutenant 
MacDowell  and  Sergeant  Barth  have  been  prowling  about,  three  kilos  deep 
into  the  enemy  system,  gaining  information  at  the  risk  of  their  lives;  Barth, 
with  his  knowledge  of  German  parleying  successfully  in  the  dark  with  enemy 
sentries;  both  deserving  the  Distinguished  Service  Cross,  but  only  the  officer 


THE    MEUSE 


189 


getting  it.  Sergeant,  you  too  should  have  been  decorated.  Your  citation 
appears  in  the  "ice  box"  at  the  back  of  the  book,  along  with  a  host  of  other 
deserving  recommendations. 

For  the  moment,  there  is  peaceful  silence,  just  as  if  the  war  were  over — 
only  the  hushed  voices  of  half-frozen  men.  For  the  most  part,  it  is  a  silence 
of  utter  exhaustion.    Occasionally,  the  short  little  words,  "When  do  we  eat?" 

Those  last  days  were  terribly  hard.  We  had  never  had  any  play  days,  no 
real  rest  or  recreation — under  shell  fire  and  worse  practically  since  June  20th. 
Time  and  again  it  had  been  rumored  and  actually  announced  by  competent 
authority  that  NOW  the  77th  was  to  get  a  rest!  But  always,  there  had  been 
just  one  more  pressing  job  for  the  77th  to  do. 

Over  four  months  in  the  line!  An  advance  of  thirty-seven  kilometers 
since  November  1st.  An  advance  of  fifty-nine  kilometers  since  September 
26th,  under  fire  all  the  way!  The  men  were  fatigued  when  they  began  their 
advance  of  November.  Losses  had  been  heavy,  particularly  on  that  first  day. 
Jerry  had  pulled  out  so  fast  that  weary  troops  could  not  catch  him.  The 
frightfully  torn  condition  of  the  ground,  the  abandoned  ordnance,  limbers  and 
wagons  and  the  slain  horses,  from  which  half  starved  civilians  had  hastily  cut 
the  steaks,  attested  the  murderous  work  of  our  long-range  and  lighter  artillery 
which  had  prevented  the  Boche  from  re-setting  his  pieces  into  position,  and 
which  had  made  such  a  rapid  advance  possible. 

That,  and  sheer  grit.  The  troops  had  far  outstripped  the  supply  trains. 
One  of  the  chiefest  difficulties  of  the  Argonne-Meuse  Offensive  had  been  the 
inadequacy  of  the  roads.  What  there  were  had  been  bombed  and  mined  to 
pieces  by  the  retreating  Boches.     Of  course,  it  would  have  been  different 


Autrecourt,  Looking  Toward  the  Heights  of  Amblimont,  Across  the  Meuse  River. 


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during  these  last  days,  had  it  been  known 
that  newspapers  were  first  screaming, 
"Peace,"  and  then,  "Fake,"  as  early  as 
the  8th.  While  little  old  New  York  was 
rehearsing  its  part  for  Monday  the  1 1th, 
the  innocent  doughboy  was  still  plodding 
his  weary  way  along  the  heights  of  the 
Meuse,  empty  of  food,  but  full  of  rumor 
— rumor  of  the  relief  which  didn't  come. 
A  thrilling  order  had  once  been  re- 
ceived announcing  in  Paragraph  No.  1 
that  the  First  Army  Corps  to  which  the 
77th  then  belonged  would  be  at  once 
relieved  by  the  Fifth  Army  Corps;  in 
Paragraph  No.  2  it  went  on  to  say  that 
the  7  7th  Division  was  thereby  transferred 
to  the  Fifth  Army  Corps!  But  to  offset 
this.  Buck  had  a  buddy  who  was  a 
runner  at  Brigade.  The  runner  had 
been  back  in  St.  Juvin  and  had  sure 
dope.  He  had  seen  a  strange  supply 
truck  full  of  hay.  On  the  hay  rode  a  doughboy  dressed  in  a  civilian  swallow- 
tail coat,  and  stove-pipe  hat,  carrying  a  child's  pink  parasol.  And  he  said — 
that  he  belonged  to  the  6th  Division! 


Capt.  Garner  Finds  a  Breastplate,  Such  as 
Worn  by  the  German  Sniper. 


Le  Laveau,  a  Well  Appointed  German  Hospital  near  Autrecourt.    On  Nov.  8,  Regimental  P.  C. 

and   Aid   Station. 


THE    MEUSE  191   . 

Here  was  news,  indeed.  About  to  be  relieved  by  a  bale  of  hay  and  a  pink 
parasol!  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  6th  was  hastening  from  the  rear;  but  it 
had  been  unable  to  catch  up.  Consequently,  the  rumor  died.  "Yeah,  same 
old  bull!" 

On  the  night  of  the  10th,  the  Second  Battalion's  total  of  a  hundred  and 
fifty-two  effective  men  were  outposting  the  Meuse  from  Villers  to  the  Pont 
de  Garde.  The  'phone  jangled  nervously;  G  Company  was  ordered  out  as  a 
combat  patrol  over  the  river  at  Villers,  and  the  scout  officer  with  his  crew  and 
a  reel  of  wire  in  the  hands  of  the  signal  men  ran  a  'phone  over  the  bridge  to 
the  old  mill  on  the  German  side.  The  Battalion  was  in  readiness  to  cross  the 
river  for  an  attack  at  any  minute.  Then,  at  midnight,  a  mysterious  call  from 
headquarters,  not  to  act  upon  the  information  sought  and  to  withdraw  the 
patrols ! 

At  dawn.  Battalion  Headquarters  lay  shivering  in  its  funk-hole.  Some- 
where under  the  Adjutant's  right  shoulder  blade  the  telephone  rang  again. 
It  must  have  been  a  tremendous  message;  for  not  until  the  Staff  had  heard 
it  repeated  a  number  of  times  did  its  full  import  sink  into  his  cranium;  where- 
upon he  (the  Staff),  his  telephone,  his  entire  equipment  and  the  roof  of  the 
bivvy  fell  with  an  ecstatic  crash  upon  the  Battalion  Commander's  neck. 


Headquarters  First  Army  Corps 
American  Expeditionary  Forces 


11,  November,  18. 
General  Order 

No.  17. 

EXTRACT 

*  *  *  *  *  *  :|c4c 

2.  An  armistice  with  Germany  has  been  signed.  All  hostilities  cease  at 
11  Hour,  11  November. 

All  communication  with  the  enemy  is  forbidden  pending  definite  and 
detailed  instructions  to  the  contrary.  The  fact  must  be  emphasized  in  no 
uncertain  manner  that  the  present  state  of  affairs  is  an  armistice  only  and 
not  a  peace,  and  that  there  must  be  no  relaxation  of  vigilance  on  the  part  of 
your  command. 

Advantage  will  be  taken  of  the  occasion  to  rehabilitate  equipment,  push 
training  and  prepare  troops  for  further  operations  at  any  instant  demanded 
by  the  situation. 

All  unit  commanders  will  take  special  steps  to  insure  a  high  state  of  dis- 
cipline, and  to  this  end  division,  brigade,  regimental,  battalion  and  smaller 


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unit  commanders  will  personally  inspect  organizations  daily  with  a  view  to 
reporting  their  units  equipped,  trained  and  ready  for  service. 


By  command  of  Major-General  Dickman. 

Malin  Craig, 

Chief  of  Staff. 
Official: 

W.  A.  Haverfield, 

Lieut. -Colonel,  A.  G.  D. 

The  Armistice  was  a  reality !  There  never  was  such  a  celebration  as  the 
one  which  ensued.  No.  There  was  very  little  noise.  There  were  no  horns 
to  blow,  no  cow-bells  to  ring,  no  strangers  to  pound  on  the  back,  no  jobs  to 
quit,  no  holiday.  All  such  nonsense  is  for  silly,  civilized  people  who  live  in 
houses  and  work  when  not  celebrating.  The  few  men  who  were  still  in  their 
holes — one  could  never  keep  the  American  doughboy  under  cover  where  he 
belonged — got  out  and  stretched;  stretched  the  kinks  out  of  their  rheumatic 
limbs. 

But  wait!  It  was  not  yet  eleven,  and  there  was  to  be  no  forward  move- 
ment of  troops  after  that  hour.  Under  cover  of  the  mist,  Martin  snaked  his 
telephone  back  to  the  mill,  crossing  the  rickety  bridge  at  ten-fifty,  while  the 
Boches  took  their  last  devilish  fling  at  him  with  their  artillery.  The  men  not 
on  actual  outpost  duty  were  dragged  forward  into  a  couple  of  luxurious  cow- 
sheds, where  the  reserve  cans  of  Corned  Willie  were  cracked  open  with 
festive  cheer  and  a  bayonet.  Oh — it  should  be  said  that  the  first  thing  they 
did  was  to  build  real,  honest-to-God  fires — ^big  ones,  hot  ones  such  as  they 
hadn't  seen  for  weeks,  calculated  to  take  the  chill  out  of  one's  marrow  in 
no  time  at  all. 

And  lights  at  night,  a  whole  row  of  them,  without  fear  of  calling  down 
the  aerial  bombs  and  "whizz-bangs."  Ever  since  we'd  been  in  France,  we 
had  longed  for  the  comfort  of  lights  at  night.  Here  they  were,  not  only  on 
our  side  of  the  river,  but  on  the  enemy's. 

"  Oh,  I  say,  when  do  we  rea//y  eat?  " 


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CHAPTER  IX 

THE  HARDEST  BATTLE  OF  THE  WAR 

^ ^  F   T  A,  ha!    Thought  I'd  die  laughing.     Remember  those  last  few  shells 

I     I    they  sent  over?    Well,  one  of  them  landed  pretty  near  to  'Mess- 
Kit's'  funk  hole,  an'  just  when  one  lit,  I  cracked  ol'  'Mess-Kit'  on 
the  dome  with  a  rock.     He  thought  he  was  hit  an'  yelled  somepin  awful. 
'I'm  hit;  first  aid!  first  aid!'" 

"Hey  there,  don't  bunch  up!"  "Five  pace  intervals."  "Fall  out  on 
the  right  and  dig  in!"  "Put  out  that  light!"  A  smile  shone  through  the 
dirty,  bearded  faces  as  you  sprang  all  those  old  wheezes  during  the  night  march 
back  through  Raucourt  to  St.  Pierremont,  where  you  couldn't  sleep  even  on  a 
nice,  soft  board  now  that  the  guns  were  silent.  You  promptly  stuffed  those 
corking  Kentucky  men,  who  joined  us  there,  full  with  the  stories  of  how  you 
won  the  war. 

Well,  you  helped.  The  Division  of  which  you  were  a  part  feels  that  when 
General  Pershing  addressed  to  the  First,  Third  and  Fifth  Corps  his  General 
Order  No.  232,  he  was  not  unmindful  of  the  work  of  the  77th: 

G.  H.  Q. 
American  Expeditionary  Forces 

France,  Dec.  19,  1918. 
General  Orders, 
No.  232 

It  is  with  a  sense  of  gratitude  for  its  splendid  accomplishment,  which  will 
live  all  through  history,  that  I  record  in  General  Orders  a  tribute  to  the  victory 
of  the  First  Army  in  the  Meuse-Argonne  battle. 

Tested  and  strengthened  by  the  reduction  of  the  St.  Mihiel  salient, 
for  more  than  six  weeks  you  battered  against  the  pivot  of  the  enemy  line 
on  the  western  front.  It  was  a  position  of  imposing  natural  strength,  stretch- 
ing on  both  sides  of  the  Meuse  River  from  the  bitterly  contested  hills  of 
Verdun  to  the  almost  impenetrable  forest  of  the  Argonne;  a  position,  more- 
over, fortified  by  four  years  of  labor  designed  to  render  it  impregnable;  a 
position  held  with  the  fullest  resources  of  the  enemy.  That  position  you  broke 
utterly,  and  thereby  hastened  the  collapse  of  the  enemy's  military  power. 

Soldiers  of  all  the  divisions  engaged  under  the  First,  Third  and  Fifth 
Corps— the  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th,  7th,  26th,  28th,  29th,  32d,  33d,  35th,  37th, 
42d,  77th,  78th,  79th,  80th,  82d,  89th,  90th  and  91st— you  will  be  long  remem- 
bered for  the  stubborn  persistence  of  your  progress,  your  storming  of  obsti- 
nately defended  machine  gun  nests,  your  penetration,  yard  by  yard,  of  woods 
and  ravines,  your  heroic  resistance  in  the  face  of  counter  attacks  supported 
by  powerful  artillery  fire.  For  more  than  a  month,  from  the  initial  attack 
of  September  26th,  you  fought  your  way  slowly  through  the  Argonne,  through 
the  woods  and  over  hills  west  of  the  Meuse;  you  slowly  enlarged  your  hold 


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on  the  Cotes  de  Meuse  to  the  east;  and  then,  on  the  first  of  November  you 
cleared  the  entire  left  bank  of  the  Meuse  south  of  Sedan,  and  then  stormed 
the  heights  on  the  right  bank  and  drove  him  into  the  plain  beyond. 

Your  achievement,  which  is  scarcely  to  be  equalled  in  American  history, 
must  remain  a  source  of  proud  satisfaction  to  the  troops  who  participated  in 
the  last  campaign  of  the  war.  The  American  people  will  remember  it  as  the 
realization  of  the  hitherto  potential  strength  of  the  American  contribution 
toward  the  cause  to  which  they  had  sworn  allegiance.  There  can  be  no 
greater  reward  for  a  soldier  or  for  a  soldier's  memory. 

This  order  will  be  read  to  all  organizations  at  the  first  assembly  formation 
after  its  receipt. 

John  J.  Pershing, 
General,   Commander  in  Chief, 

American  Expeditionary  Forces. 
Ofiicial: 

Robert  C.  Davis, 

A  djutant-General. 

In  his  first  complete  report  to  Secretary  of  War  Baker,  the  Commander 
in  Chief  of  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces  said  in  part:  "The  strategical 
goal  which  was  our  highest  hope  was  gained.     We  had  cut  the  enemy's  main 

line  of  communications  and  nothing  but  surrender  or 
an  armistice  could  save  his  army  from  complete 
disaster." 

Of  those  who  went  on  leave  at  that  critical 
juncture,  is  there  one  who  doesn't  now  credit 
himself  with  being  a  wise  old  owl,  having  es- 
caped one  of  the  hardest  hikes  in  history  ?  There 
is  another  order  which  carries  the  memory  back 
over  those  nine  days  of  hiking  from  St.  Pierre- 
mont  to  the  sea  of  mud  in  the  Chaumont  area ; 
over  the  ground  so  bitterly  contested  during 
the  two  months  just  past ;  over  a  dinnerless  Thanks- 
giving and  well  beyond  the  rumor  which  would  have  placed 
you  on  the  water  by  December  10th;  over  the  stifT  rebukes 
you  sustained  for  bellowing  derisively,  "Who  won  the  war?  The  M.  P.'s!! 
Who  laid  down  the  barrage?    The  Y.  M.  C.  A. ! ! " 

Headquarters  77th  Division 

American  E.  F. 

December  1,  1918. 
Memorandum  : 

The  77th  Division  has  taken  part  in  the  campaign  which  has  just  closed; 
a  campaign  which  with  its  successful  termination  marks  the  end  of  the  war 


THE  HARDEST  BATTLE  OF  THE  WAR         195 

in  which  we  have  been  engaged  so  far  as  the  immediate  active  operations  are 
concerned;  with  credit  to  itself  and  resulting  profit  to  our  country  and  our 
cause. 

The  Division  in  the  past  three  months  of  its  history  has  nothing  whatever 
for  which  to  apologize.  It  has  carried  out  the  missions  intrusted  to  it  and  has 
possessed  at  all  times  the  aggressive  spirit  essential  to  success  in  war. 

We  are  now  about  to  enter  upon  another  phase  of  our  service  as  soldiers 
of  the  United  States.  That  phase  involves  a  continued  readiness  for  such 
operations  as  may  become  necessary  in  the  future.  This  involves  improve- 
ment in  our  knowledge  of  the  finer  technique  of  the  military  profession  so  that 
even  should  no  active  operations  now  ensue,  each  officer  and  man  of  this 
Division  will  carry  back  with  him  into  civil  life  such  knowledge  of  his  service 
as  a  soldier  as  will  render  him,  individually,  as  trainer  and  commander,  most 
available  to  the  country  in  the  event  of  another  emergency. 

With  this  purpose  in  view  the  Division  is  now  to  go  into  a  period  of 
training.  It  must  have  been  evident  to  all  that  our  success  in  the  operations 
in  which  we  have  been  engaged  has  been  due  in  great  measure  more  to  the 
aggressive  spirit  of  our  officers  and  men  than  to  our  knowledge  of  the  finer 
technique  of  the  military  profession.  As  a  consequence  of  this,  while  we  have 
been  successful,  while  we  have  accomplished  the  results  which  superior 
authority  has  expected  of  us,  we  have  at  the  same  time  probably  paid  more 
dearly  for  that  success  than  should  have  been  the  case  had  our  training  been 
further  advanced.  The  Division  Commander  therefore  expects  that  a  real- 
ization of  our  deficiencies  in  the  finer  technique  of  training  will  suffice  to  keep 
our  hearts  in  the  work  which  lies  before  us.  The  Division  now  has  an  excellent 
reputation;  it  is  our  duty  and  our  privilege  to  demonstrate,  during  the  period 
of  training  upon  which  we  are  about  to  enter,  that  that  reputation  is  founded 
not  merely  upon  the  evanescent  success  of  battle  where  we  have  the  excitement 
of  combat  to  keep  us  keyed  up  to  the  proper  pitch,  but  that  we  also  possess 
that  steadfastness  of  heart  and  determination  which  will  cause  us  to  do  our 
best  under  any  conditions  which  confront  us.  The  Division  Commander  is 
convinced  that  we  do  possess  those  qualities  of  steadfastness  and  determination 
and  that  no  criticism  can  be  made  against  us  on  that  score. 

Those  who  will  observe  us  will  pass  judgment  upon  the  outward  marks 
of  discipline  and  instruction.  As  a  matter  of  fact  no  other  standard  is  possible. 
Those  outward  indications  are:  promptness  and  smartness  in  saluting,  neat- 
ness and  cleanliness  in  dress  and  equipment,  good  condition  of  animals,  and 
cleanliness  and  good  order  around  billets  and  cantonments.  The  Division 
Commander  is  convinced  that  all  will  endeavor  to  set  an  example  in  these 
items  and  thus  maintain,  during  the  period  of  training  set  before  us,  the  high 
esteem  which  the  Division  has  won  in  combat  so  that  we  may  return  to  our 
homes,  when  the  proper  time  comes  for  such  return,  retaining  that  esteem  as 


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M  .%  .n 


Copyright  by  Committee  on  Public  Information 

Maj.-Gen.  Robt.  Alexander  and  Staff,  77th  Div.  Front  row,  left  to  right:  Col.  J.  R.  R.  Hannay, 
Gen.  Alexander,  Brig.-Gen.  E.  M.  Johnson,  Lt.-Col.  C.  Garlington.  Back  row:  Lt.-Col.  John- 
son, Lt.-Col.  Lewis  Morey  (later  Commanding  30Sth  Inf.),  Capt.  F.  N.  Insinger,  Lt.  A.  de  Cop- 
pett,  Lt.  R.  H.  Whiton,  Capt.  A.  M.  Wolff,  Capt.  E.  S.  Haile. 

the  result  of  a  demonstrated  ability  to  do  our  full  duty  not  only  in  combat 
but  under  any  and  all  circumstances. 

Robert  Alexander, 
Major-General,  Commanding. 

The  above  memorandum  will  be  read  to  all  organizations  at  the  first 
formation  after  its  receipt. 

By  Command  of  Major-General  Alexander. 

M.  W.  HowzE, 

Acting  Chief  of  Staff. 
Distribution  down  to  include  companies. 

"Now  that  we've  won  the  war,  they're  trying  to  make  soldiers  out  of  us," 
wailed  the  everlasting  critic  in  the  ranks.  When  not  pushing  through  the 
thickest  woods  on  the  rainiest  days,  surrounding  some  "greaseball"  banging 
on  a  canteen  with  a  rock  as  you  should  have  surrounded  machine  guns  in  the 
Argonne,  you  were  climbing  a  hill  to  the  happy  drilling  grounds  or  were  on 
on  a  weird,  all-day  maneuver  at  the  other  end  of  the  Province  Haute-Mame 


THE  HARDEST  BATTLE  OF  THE  WAR         197 

where  someone  was  probably  trying  to  justify  the  action  of  the  ''Lost  Bat- 
talion." At  three- thirty  a  runner  found  you  and  the  rest  of  your  imaginary 
unit  in  the  middle  of  a  wilderness,  with  the  cheerful  message  that  the  problem 
had  been  called  off  at  twelve-fifteen. 

In  the  little  towns  of  Autreville,  Valdelancourt,  St.  Martin,  La  Ville- 
neuve  and  Montheries,  now  in  command  of  Colonel  Raymond  Sheldon,  the 
first  and  never-ending  duty  was  to  clean  up,  to  remove  the  aforementioned 
indices  to  civilian  wealth  and  position  as  discussed  in  the  Lorraine  Chapter; 
next,  to  police  yourselves  and  remain  policed  despite  the  mud  and  the  shortage 
of  clothes;  then,  to  dodge  the  Corps  and  Division  inspectors  or  to  satisfy  them 
on  all  the  little  points  listed  in  the  pamphlet.  It  was  difficult  enough  to 
please  them.  In  the  words  of  the  Regular  Army  men :  "  These  Reserve  Officers 
are  nice  enough  boys.     They  mean  well ;  but  they  don't  know — they  just  don't 

know.     Yet  they  are  being  paid "    Here  the  Reserve  Officer  feels  like 

remarking  caustically:  "Yes,  a  short  while  ago  we  were  earning  far  more  than 
the  one-sixty-six,  sixty-seven,  whereas  those  who  are  now  getting  much  more, 
were  then  earning  the  one-sixty-six,  sixty-seven." 

An  inspector  approaches  a  company  commander;  he  says  nothing. 

"'Mornin',  sir,"  says  the  captain,  saluting  punctiliously. 

"Well?    Is  that  the  way  you  address  yourself  to  an  inspector?" 

"Reckon  it  is,  sir,"  drawls  the  captain,  smiling  in  real  Southern  fashion. 

"Tell  me  who  you  are,"  imperiously. 

"  Cap'nClarkcommandingCompanyE305thInfantry ! " 

"Very  good.  Now  let  me  see  one  of  your  billets."  Inspector  and  in- 
spected walk  off  in  tremulous  silence. 

"What  is  this  doing  here? "  The  inspector  kicks  a  pile  of  blankets  lying 
in  a  corner. 

"Look  out  there!"  whines  a  feeble  voice  as  its  tousled  owner  peers  from 
beneath  the  blankets,  hastily  covers  his  head  in  mortification,  uncovers  it 
again  and  makes  as  if  to  salute. 

"Why  aren't  you  drilling?" 

"'Cause  I'm  sick." 

"What's  the  matter  with  you? " 

"I  dunno,  sir." 

"Did  you  report  on  Sick  Call  last  night?" 

"No,  sir." 

"Why  didn't  you?" 

"'Cause  I  wasn't  sick  then." 

Having  ascertained  that  the  American  Army  is  in  good  health,  the  in- 
spector moves  off  to  another  part  of  town.  "Show  me  the  nearest  kitchen," 
he  says  to  a.  member  of  the  neighboring  company ;  the  latter,  being  a  man  of 
infinite  resource  and  sagacity,  conducts  the  officer  to  a  kitchen  behind  the 
Chateau. 

"Whose  kitchen  is  this?"  growls  the  inspector.  "It's  the  filthiest  thing 
I've  ever  seen!" 


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Brig.-Gen.  Michael  J.  Lenihan  and  Staff,  153d  Inf.  Brig.  Lower  row,  left  to  right:  Maj.  D.  T. 
McLoughlan,  1st  Lt.  H.  Grose,  Brig.-Gen.  Lenihan,  1st.  Lt.  R.  D.  Boberg,  Maj.  B.  Martin. 
Upper  row:  1st  Lt.  D.  Park,  1st  Lt.  W.  M.  Phipps,  1st.  Lt.  F.  D.  Sanford. 

"That's  the  Colonel's  Mess,"  grins  the  adroit  youth,  who  can  hardly 
conceal  his  gloating  satisfaction. 

"Take  me  to  your  company  commander!"  orders  the  dignitary;  where- 
upon the  aforesaid  Intelligent  Youth  conducts  Inspector  to  the  company's 
best  looking  billet,  excuses  himself  and  hastens  to  warn  the  captain,  who 
reports  in  haste.  The  first  captain  interviewed  has  already  tipped  off  the 
other  as  to  the  proper  mode  of  address;  consequently  the  preliminaries  are 
quickly  over. 

"Where  is  the  sign  which  should  appear  on  the  door  of  the  billet  stating 
how  many  are  quartered  here  and  who  is  in  charge?" 

"The  rain  must  have  washed  it  off,  sir,"  hoping  that  the  other  billets 
willnot  be  inspected. 

"These  beds  are  pretty  crowded.     Are  the  men  sleeping  as  prescribed?" 

"Yes,  sir;  nose  to — er,  head  to  foot,  sir.  I  inspect  the  billets  every 
night." 

"That  underwear  should  not  hang  in  the  sleeping  quarters." 

"It  must  dry  somewhere,  sir." 

"Don't  dry  it  in  the  sleeping  quarters.  Set  aside  one  of  your  rooms  for 
a  sort  of  laundry.     Put  a  stove  in  it,  and  keep  it  hot." 


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"  Sir,  every  available  room  is  used  for  sleeping  purposes.  This  is  a  mighty 
poor  town.  The  Mayor  cannot  give  us  another  inch  of  space.  Besides,  no 
stoves  have  been  issued.  This  is  the  only  fireplace  in  the  building;  but  then, 
the  issue  of  fuel  is  so  meagre  that  it  all  goes  to  the  kitchen  fires.  These 
clothes  dry  out  a  little  during  the  day,  and  are  further  dried  by  whatever  sort 
of  fire  the  men  can  scrape  together  at  night."     (They  steal  the  wood.) 

''My  boy,"  begins  the  inspector,  feeling  that  he  approaches  the  point 
where  he  can  pull  the  favorite  old  Army  gag  and  pass  the  buck;  "don't  say  it 
can't  be  done.  That  word  is  not  in  our  dictionary.  Now,  the  real  soldier, 
the  real  officer,  is  the  one  who  utilizes  every  means  at  his  disposal  to  accom- 
plish his  object.  When  the  proper  materials  are  not  forthcoming,  he  must 
exercise  his  ingenuity  and  initiative.  He  takes  even  the  old  tin  can  from  the — 
Have  your  men  shower  baths?  Then  take  a  number  of  tin  cans,  punch  holes 
in  the  bottom  and " 

The  Company  Commander  begins  to  get  a  little  red  behind  the  ears,  for 
he  hates  to  be  called  down  before  even  the  few  men  who  happen  to  be  sick  in 
quarters,  and  silently  follows  the  rasping  voice  of  the  inspector  through  the 
building  into  the  yard. 

"That  pit  is  full  of  water.     Dig  a  new  one." 

"That  pit  has  just  been  dug,  sir.  The  ground  about  here  is  so  low  and 
the  rains  so  constant  that " 

"Oh,  I  know.  We  had  all  those  very  same  things  to  contend  with  in  the 
Philippines.  It  can  be  done  somehow.  Do  you  hang  a  lantern  in  that  door- 
way at  night?" 

"No,  sir.  There  have  been  no  lanterns  issued,  and  we  cannot  buy 
them  even  with  the  company  funds.  The  Supply  Company  can  issue  no 
oil  for  the  few  lamps  we've  obtained  from  the  civilians.  Twelve  candles  are 
issued  each  day  for  two  hundred  and  fifty  men;  but  most  of  them  have  to  be 
used  in  the  Orderly  Room,  where  the  work  is  going  on  far  into  the  night." 

"Do  you  maintain  at  the  kitchen  the  two  barrels  of  boiling  water,  one 
soapy  and  the  other  clear,  and  another  of  cold  water,  for  the  men  to  wash 
their  mess  kits  in?" 

"No,  sir.  We  haven't  been  issued  the  G.  I.  cans;  and  besides,  there  is 
only  enough  fuel  to  cook  the  food  with." 

"Have  you  any  recreation  room,  where  the  men  can  read  at  night?" 

"I  should  say  we  haven't,  sir.  As  I  said  before,  all  the  available  rooms 
are  used  for  the  billeting.  There  are  no  books  in  town;  there  are  no  candles 
by  which  to  read — if  the  men  felt  like  doing  anything  after  a  hard  day  of  drill 
but  rush  to  the  warm  saloon.  There  is  a  Y.  M.  C.  A.  hut  with  a  dirt  floor 
and  no  equipment.  Sir,  I  felt  a  few  minutes  ago  that  you  did  me  a  great 
injustice,  calling  me  down  before  my  men.  I  admit  I  haven't  been  in  the 
service  quite  two  years;  but  I've  been  in  it  long  enough  to  know  that  I'm  sick 
and  tired  of  this  'passing  the  buck!' "  He  hopes  the  inspector  has  a  spark  of 
human  sympathy  left,  after  the  rigors  of  the  Philippines. 

"What  do  you  mean — passing  the  buck!"     This  indignantly. 


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"Sir,  I  mean  just  that.  I  am  ordered  to  do  things  without  the  necessary 
wherewithal.  If  the  Army  really  wanted  those  things  done,  it  would  supply 
the  equipment,  instead  of  passing  the  buck.  I  am  the  only  officer  on  duty 
now  with  this  company.  I  am  ordered  to  attend  Reveille  and  to  conduct  in 
person  the  ten  minutes  setting  up  exercise  preceding  it.  I  am  ordered  to  be 
at  the  kitchen  to  inspect  the  serving  of  all  meals;  I  am  ordered  to  inspect  the 
billets  before  drill.  I  drill  all  morning,  rain  or  shine,  as  the  orders  require. 
I  inspect  the  noon  meal.  I  drill  in  the  afternoon,  inspect  the  guard  detail, 
and  perhaps  perform  the  duties  of  the  Officer  of  the  Day.  I  stand  Retreat. 
I  conduct  the  non-com. 's  school  for  another  hour.  I  inspect  the  evening  meal, 
and  then  attend  to  all  the  foolish  orders  which  arrive  at  night.  In  the  mean- 
time, I  have  to  live,  and  am  required  to  be  neat  in  appearance  at  all  times. 
I  am  held  personally  responsible  for  equipment,  the  cleanliness,  the  health 
and  happiness  of  this  company.  And  yet  I  am  told  to  do  foolish  things  with 
tin  cans!  The  men  aren't  happy.  They  have  miserable  quarters  and  get  too 
much  bully  beef.  An  order  says  that  only  the  Brigade  Commander  is  author- 
ized to  permit  the  drill  indoors  during  inclement  weather.  Not  one  day  yet 
has  been  decreed  inclement.  The  other  morning  we  drilled  until  noon  in  a 
terrible  downpour.  At  one  o'clock  I  sought  permission  to  remain  indoors, 
but  we  were  sent  out  again  in  wet  clothes  in  the  continuous  downpour. 
The  men  have  no  change  of  clothes.  They  come  back  drenched  to  the  skin, 
with  no  welcome  but  a  dirt  floor  on  which  their  blankets  are  stretched, 
with  no  wood  for  a  fire,  with  no  candles  for  light,  and  meagre  cheer.  They 
are  out  there  now  drilling  in  wet  clothes!" 

"It  isn't  raining  now.   Why  aren't  the  blankets  out  airing?" 

"Because  it  was  raining  when  the  men  went  out  to  drill,  and  in  all  prob- 
ability it  will  be  raining  again,  in  a  few  minutes." 

"Well,  there  are  some  things  which  the  supply  departments  might  im- 
prove. I  will  make  a  note  of  the  wood  situation.  Oh,  be  sure  to  keep  the 
men's  shoes  well  oiled,  and  don't  let  them  put  their  drying  pair  too  near  the 
fire.     How  are  your  other  billets?" 

"Er,  about  the  shoes.  They  have  on  now  their  only  pair.  There  is  no 
dubbin.  The  shoes  cannot  possibly  be  kept  neat  and  clean,  for  the  mud 
they  drill  in  reaches  almost  to  the  shoe-tops.  I'll  take  you  to  the  shacks 
where  two  other  platoons  are  gradually  sinking  out  of  sight  in  the  mud.  Ha! 
It's  raining  now." 

"Well,  I'll  see  what  I  can  do,"  and  he's  off  to  inspect  someone  else. 

The  poor,  down-trodden  doughboy  has  something  to  say,  too : 

In  the  army  they  call  me  a  Private. 

It  is  a  misnomer. 

There  is  nothing  private  about  me. 

I  have  been  questioned  and  examined  by  fifty  physicians,  and  they  haven't 
missed  a  blemish. 

I  have  told  my  numerous  occupations  and  my  salary. 

I  have  confessed  to  being  unmarried. 


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I  have  nothing  in  my  past  that  is  not  revealed. 

I  sleep  in  a  room  with  fifty  men. 

I  eat  with  three  hundred  and  wash  my  mess  kit  in  the  same  can. 

I  take  my  bath  with  the  entire  company. 

I  wear  a  suit  of  the  same  material  and  cut  as  five  million  other  men. 

I  have  to  tell  where  I  want  to  go  when  I  take  a  walk  and  even  then  I 
never  see  anyone  but  soldiers — ^privates  like  myself. 

I  have  never  a  moment  to  myself. 

And  yet,  they  call  me  a  private. 

Private ! 

What  the  hell! 

(For  three  years  I  supported  a  wife  and  child  and  now  I'm  told  when  to 
go  to  bed!) 

Aw — but  it  wasn't  all  as  bad  as  that — not  until  the  first  few  days  after 
the  move  to  Mayenne.  Things  straightened  out  somehow.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
bucked  up  and  did  some  good  work.  The  canteens  opened.  I  Company 
worked  up  a  pretty  good  show,  the  chief  attraction  of  which  was  Private 
Martin,  the  female  impersonator,  who  exercised  his  wiles  upon  numerous 
celebrities  of  the  Regiment.  With  the  funds  donated  by  the  faithful  Auxiliary 
wonderful  Christmas  dinners  were  purchased  in  Chaumont — ^whither  those 
with  large  company  funds  would  journey  each  week-end  to  return  with  a  cart- 
load of  veal,  or  mutton,  dried  fruit  and  vegetables.  One  enterprising  company 
bought,  for  a  fortune,  as  many  as  sixty  hens  from  the  neighboring  towns, 
fattened  them  up  and  had  a  wonderful  feast. 

But  there  were  those  who  missed  their  Christmas  dinner.  It  was  said 
benignly  in  the  newspapers  that  President  Wilson  spent  the  day  with  his  sol- 
diers. Would  he  have  done  it,  had  he  realized  that  in  order  to  manufacture 
that  riot  of  a  review  at  Humes,  two  hundred  and  fifty  picked  soldiers  from 
each  regiment  had  to  drill  all  Sunday,  Monday  and  Tuesday  in  the  rain, 
board  motor  trucks  at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  spend  nearly  all  of 
Christmas  day  on  the  road?  Yet,  those  who  were  chosen  were  flattered,  got 
new  equipment  out  of  it  and  the  envied  Liberty  Insignia  which  looked  as  if 
Goldberg  had  designed  it. 

Already,  it  is  January.  A  few  leaves  are  granted;  but — oh,  if  we  could 
only  be  sent  home!  The  27th  Division  is  going  to  sail.  The  77th  hangs  on, 
though  it  preceded  the  other  division  to  France.  It  cannot  go,  of  course, 
until  the  threatened  epidemic  of  typhoid  is  suppressed.  "I  gave  orders  two 
weeks  ago,"  thunders  the  General,  "that  this  typhoid  fever  should  stop.  It 
has  not  stopped!  ^^ 

.  A  doughboy  found  himself  on  leave  in  Aix  les  Bains.     It  was  in  the  year 
1930.     There  was  Uncle  Sam  coming  down  the  street. 

"Hello,  Nephew!"  said  Uncle  Sam. 

"Hello,  Uncle,"  said  the  doughboy. 


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"What  are  you  doing 
here?"  asked  Uncle  Sam.  "I 
thought  all  the  American 
soldiers  were  back  in  the 
States." 

"Still  here,"  replied  the 
boy  dejectedly. 

"What  division  do  you 
belong  to?" 

"The  77th." 

"By  Heck!  That's  so," 
exclaimed  the  dear  old  absent- 
minded  fellow.  "I'd  plumb 
forgotten  all  about  you!" 

Rumor  has  it  that  early 
in  February  we  are  to  move 
down  to  the  celestial  Le  Mans 
area  to  be  cleaned  up,  prior 
to  the  sailing  for  home.  The 
town  crier  passes  through  the 
streets,  beating  his  drum  and 
shouting  to  all  good  citizens  that  the  Americans  are  leaving  shortly — and  that 
all  claims,  justified  and  imaginary,  should  be  put  in  at  once. 

The  citizens  bestir  themselves,  take  inventory  of  every  scrap  of  refuse 
that  has  been  hanging  around  for  years,  and  file  their  claims  with  the  Mayor. 
Madam  Haschette  has  been  feeding  her  pigs  on  the  leavings  from  the 
Supply  Company  kitchen,  the  Mess  Sergeant  being  only  too  glad  to  have  her 
take  the  stuff  away.  For  some  days,  she  has  been  casting  a  loving  eye  in  the 
direction  of  a  kettle  full  of  beef  drippings,  which  the  cooks  suddenly  use  for 
a  batch  of  steaming  doughnuts. 

Gesticulating  wildly,  almost  tearing  her  hair  out  by  the  roots,  the  good 
woman  descends  in  voluble  wrath  upon  the  Company  Commander  with  a 
claim  for  fifty  francs!  Those  beef  drippings  rightly  belonged  to  her.  (This 
is  about  the  only  claim  which  the  Americans  succeed  in  side-stepping.) 

Four  or  five  pickets  disappear  from  a  fence  built  just  after  the  War  of 
1870.  Claim:  forty  francs.  The  coping  has  fallen  from  a  stone  wall;  ten 
meters  of  wall — at  ten  francs  per  meter.  Claim:  one  hundred  francs.  Two 
bee-hives  are  overturned,  the  bees  absent,  the  honey  unaccounted  for.  Since 
the  burden  of  proof  in  such  cases  lies  with  the  accused,  the  company  whose 
area  lies  nearest  the  hives  is  the  loser.  An  imaginary  pile  of  wood  is  claimed 
to  have  been  stolen;  fifty  francs.  But  since  the  Americans  and  French,  as 
said  before,  are  brothers,  Monsieur  Marechal  comes  down  to  ten,  and  sets  up 
the  drinks. 

But  ah !  Here  is  a  deep  one !  The  Town  Commandant  writes  to  Captain 
Siebert:    "One  of  your  neighbors  reports  that  one  rooster  and  five  hens  dis- 


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appeared  from  a  shed  near  your  Signal  Platoon.  This  is  nothing  less  than 
plain  stealing  and  cannot  be  glossed  over.     Investigate." 

The  Captain  goes  over  to  one  of  his  neighbors  and  says  in  fluent  French, 
"Avvy  voo  lost  cinq  chickens?"  The  neighbor  says,  "No."  The  Captain 
reports  the  findings  to  the  Town  Commandant,  who  'lows  as  how  that  ain't 
the  right  neighbor,  and  proceeds  to  investigate,  for  himself.  Here  is  the  shed; 
foot-prints,  gore,  feathers.  Unmistakable  signs  of  a  terrible  carnage.  Five 
hens  are  still  cowering  wild-eyed  in  a  corner,  suffering  from  nervous  prostra- 
tion. If  Monsieur  Legrand  formerly  had  ten  and  a  rooster  it  is  certain  that 
the  others  must  be  A.  W.  O.  L.     Oh,  no!     He  couldn't  have  sold  them! 

The  Supply  Company  advertises  a  big  chicken  dinner  for  the  coming 
Sunday;  but  such  evidence  is  purely  circumstantial.  H  Company  is  billeted 
in  the  next  street  over;  looks  bad  for  H.  E  Company  had  a  couple  of  recal- 
citrants picked  up  in  the  street  that  fatal  night;  but  that  is  nothing  out  of 
the  way.  The  finger  of  suspicion  undoubtedly  points  to  the  Headquarters 
Company,  though  the  First  Sergeant  swears  the  blood  on  the  Orderly  Room 
door-sill  resulted  from  the  company  mechanic  having  cut  a  linger.  Therefore, 
all  four  companies  are  finally  ordered  to  chip  in,  purchasing  out  of  their  com- 
pany funds  an  ephemeral  portion  of  vanished  chicken  for  every  man  in  town. 

At  last,  we  are  off,  in  the  coldest  touch  of  winter  since  the  bitter  days  at 
Upton.  At  the  most  inconvenient  hours  of  the  night,  the  companies  file 
through  the  snow  drifts  to  Bricon,  leaving  enough  equipment  behind  to  supply 
the  next  shift  of  troops,  despite  the  earnest  efforts  of  officers  and  non-coms 
to  leave  not  a  trace  of  the  occupation.     But  the  laxity  of  the  front  lines  is 


An  A   Compaii\    Billet   on   Outskirts   of   Boucre. 


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Group  in  Front  of  I'irst-aid  Post  in  St.  Denis  d'Anjou.     From  left  to  right:  Major -Van- 
devoort,  Lt.  Porter,  Capt.  Husband,  Lt.  Woodruflf,  Lt.   Newborg,  Lt.  Kingsley. 


gradually  passing.  No  longer  can  the  men  have  an  issue  of  clothing  for  the 
asking.  They  enter  the  Province  of  Mayenne  with  all  their  possessions  listed 
upon  the  ''Form  637." 

Here  is  a  different  sort  of  country;  rather  picturesque  but  muddy  and 
all  cut  up  by  foolish  little  ditches  and  hedges.  But  real  people  live  in  the 
neighborhood,  many  of  the  nobility,  with  spacious  grounds  and  large  chateaux. 
The  bulk  of  the  Third  Battalion  captures  the  prize,  when  it  draws  the  town 
of  St.  Denis  d'Anjou.  Bouere,  where  Regimental  Headquarters  and  most  of 
both  the  First  and  Fourth  Battalions  are  quartered,  is  so  promising  that  Major 
Metcalf — now  a  Lieutenant-Colonel — has  all  the  houses  numbered,  and  gives 
perfectly  grand  names  to  all  the  streets:  "Rue  Marechal  Foch,"  "Place 
Wilson,"  and  all  the  rest.  For  a  couple  of  weeks  the  Second  Battalion  shifts 
disconsolately  'round  and  'round  Bierne,  like  a  dog  trying  to  make  up  his 
mind  just  where  to  sit  down,  and  finally  locates  enough  outlying  farm  buildings 
for  its  needs. 

"All  subordinate  commanders  will  immediately  take  steps  to  improve 
the  condition  in  and  around  billets  of  the  organizations." 

An  order  beginning  in  this  wise  overtakes  one  of  the  company  commanders 
while  high-stepping  through  the  miles  of  mud  which  separate  the  five  farms 
in  which  his  two  hundred  and  fifty  babies  are  billeted.  They  are  in  disconsolate 
hay  lofts,  stepping  about  gingerly  lest  they  fall  through  the  cracks,  debating 
whether  to  stuff  the  borrowed  straw  into  the  chmks  against  the  wintry  blast, 
or  burrow  into  it  for  warmth.     Stoves,  if  they  had  'em,  would  doubtless  set 


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fire  to  the  bams — and  so,  stoves  and  fires  are  forbidden.  Grub  time;  they 
clamber  down  a  ladder  into  the  darkness  of  the  cow-stable,  where  comrades 
not  so  fortunate  make  their  home. 

"If  I  am  going  to  sleep  here,"  wails  a  voice  in  the  darkness,  "steps  must 
be  taken  to  clean  that  cow." 

The  order  continues:  "Kitchens:  Particular  attention  will  be  given  to 
kitchens.  (1)  Walks  will  be  laid  and  suitable  steps  will  be  taken  to  keep  the 
ground  well  drained  in  and  about  the  kitchens.  (2)  Bins,  etc.,  for  the  storing 
of  rations  will  be  constructed  from  the  boxes  in  which  the  rations  are  received. 
(3)  Stringers  will  be  laid  on  the  ground  to  prevent  all  foodstuffs  from  touching 
the  ground  in  any  way." 

A  kitchen  presupposes  a  range  of  some  sort  with  fire  under  it.  For  a 
week  there  is  one  small  field  range  to  the  company,  suitable  for  feeding  perhaps 
a  hundred  and  fifty;  but  the  government  has  utterly  forgotten  the  question 
of  fuel.  Those  who  still  have  a  little  money  in  the  company  fund  buy  some 
wet  rotten  roots  at  an  exorbitant  price  from  the  neighbors,  and  the  few  small 
boxes  which  come  with  the  rations  provide  the  only  scraps  of  dry  kindling  with 
which  to  start  the  fires.  Particular  attention  is  given  to  the  kitchen  without 
command;  the  men  take  steps  toward  it  three  times  a  day,  assembling  from 
the  more  distant  parts  of  France;  but  they  see  no  bins  until  the  government 
takes  another  half-step  and  provides  a  bit  of  fuel — a  species  of  pressed  coal 
dust  which  sifts  through  the  grates  without  burning.  Stone  is  poured  into 
the  yard  which  serves  as  kitchen,  but  it  sinks  out  of  sight  in  the  mud.  At- 
tempt is  made  to  drain  the  area,  but  still  each  foot  print  fills  at  once  with 
water.  Stringers  are  not  provided.  If  they  were,  who  could  resist  the  tempta- 
tion to  steal  the  first  real  piece  of  inflammable  wood  to  enter  the  area? 

But  to  continue  reading  the  order:  "(4)  All  steps  necessary  for  a  most 
sanitary  condition  about  the  kitchen  will  be  taken." 

The  Surgeon  of  the  area  has  no  horse.  He  succeeds  in  the  course  of  one 
half  day  in  making  the  rounds  of  one  company,  returns  to  his  billet  in  disgust, 
scrapes  the  mud  off  his  legs  from  the  knees  down,  and  makes  criticisms  from 
his  desk  thereafter.  "Dig  a  hole  and  bury  the  garbage,"  he  sagely  writes, 
thus  earning  his  salary  for  the  day.  Holes  are  dug,  which  fill  with  water,  ere 
any  garbage  can  be  thrown  in. 

"Assembly  Rooms:  (1)  Each  organization  will  set  apart  a  particular 
room  or  rooms  where  the  men  can  assemble." 

If  there  be  an  empty  room  anywhere  about  the  area  suitable  for  assem- 
bling, why,  in  Heaven's  name  not  take  a  few  unfortunates  out  of  the  cow 
stable  and  billet  them  properly?  Besides,  orders  have  been  given  for  the  men 
not  to  assemble,  lest  epidemics  spread  among  them. 

"  (2)  These  rooms  will  be  used  for  writing  rooms,  and  be  provided  with 
such  equipment  as  wiU  enable  the  men  to  amuse  themselves  in  their  spare 
time."  Warmth — stoves  and  wood — paper^  ink,  pens;  tables,  benches  or  the 
wood  to  make  'em  out  of;  checkers,  cards,  reading  matter;  candles  or  lamps. 
Here  is  a  great  chance  for  the  company  commander  to  use  his  proverbial 


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ingenuity  and  his  far-famed,  well-known  initiative,  fabricating  these  things 
out  of  nothing.     Ah,  stoves  arrive!     But  the  issue  of  fuel  is  so  microscopic 

that  none  can  be  di- 
verted for  any  use  but 
that  of  the  kitchen 
stove. 

"(3)  The  co-oper- 
ation of  the  Red  Cross, 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  K.  of  C. 
and  other  similar  or- 
ganizations will  be 
sought  in  securing  the 
necessary  equipment 
for  these  rooms."  In 
the  course  of  four 
weeks,  a  few  full  steps 
are  successfully  taken. 
Six  games  of  checkers 
arrive ;  a  table  has  been 
borrowed,  a  room 
found  and  a  meager 
issue  of  candles  pieced 
out  with  what  the  men 
can  buy. 

Ah!  Here  is  the  paragraph  which  the  company  commander  always  ex- 
pects: "This  work  calls  for  considerable  initiative  upon  the  part  of  all  officers, 
and  it  will  be  the  duty  of  each  and  every  organization  commander  to  detail  an 
officer  and  make  it  his  especial  duty  to  get  this  work  well  under  way  and  super- 
vise it.  By  the  exercise  of  initiative  and  ingenuity,  considerable  progress  can 
be  made  with  this  work  to  the  great  benefit  of  the  troops." 

Initiative  and  ingenuity!  How  the  buck  is  passed!  Invariably  the 
Regular  Army  Officer  in  higher  command  passes  off  the  lack  of  proper  supplies 
and  equipment  by  saying:  "I've  been  a  company  commander  and  I  know 
these  things  can  be  done."  Yes,  we  say — to  ourselves — you  had  three  officers, 
sergeants  with  years  of  service,  and  about  eighty  men  in  your  company;  there 
was  no  real  war;  no  French  town  to  billet  in;  and  no  homesick  mob  on  your 
hands. 

But  the  steps  must  go  on.  One  supposes  that  if  on  some  fine,  cold  night 
the  steps  should  be  taken  from  the  porch  of  the  Mairie,  immediate  steps  would 
have  to  be  taken  to  replace  the  steps  which  had  been  taken. 

The  Machine  Gunners  are  off  by  themselves  in  miserable  billets;  but  they 
have  a  good  ball-field;  and  presently  a  good  ball  team  is  evolved  to  play  in 
the  Division  League.  But  even  without  a  ball-field,  G  Company  in  Bierne 
considers  itself  in  luck.  On  that  first  cold  night  of  their  arrival,  February 
11th,  seven  officers  of  the  Second  Battalion  were  not  at  all  happy  over  the 


Brig.-Gen.  Lenihan  sees  the  "Lost  Battalion"  lose  again 
to  the  305th. 


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prospect  of  walking  a  kilo  out  into  the  country,  to  dine  with  the  Mayor.  But 
when  they  entered  the  lovely  Chateau  de  la  Barre,  and  were  there  given  the 
keys  to  the  city  by  the  genial  Baron  de  Chivre  and  his  attractive  family, 
things  were  looking  up.  In  fact,  a  great  many  officers  of  the  Regiment 
promptly  came  over  to  look  up  those  who  were  on  the  inside — until  within  a 
very  short  time,  almost  any  bright  afternoon  might  disclose  a  group  of  en- 
thusiasts playing  "bazz-boU"  in  the  courtyard.  Many  an  indoor  baseball 
fell  into  the  moat.  And  many  a  cup  of  tea  was  stirred  after  four — at  any  day 
of  the  week  one  chose  to  sneak  away  from  the  irksome  military  routine. 
Major  Bozeman  Bulger,  who  came  over  to  guide  the  Second  Battalion  through 
the  perils  of  March  and  April,  after  Major  "Bill"  Mack  had  made  a  terrible 
mistake  and  elected  to  attend  a  French  University,  at  one  time  made  the 
following  report  to  the  Division  Publicity  Officer: 

"The  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  Company  G  are  engaged  in  solving  a 
problem  so  absorbing  in  detail  that  for  the  present  it  has  made  them  forget  the 
anxiety  over  heading  for  Amerique — that  interesting  country  across  the  seas. 

"Naming  a  horse,  especially  a  petite  femme  cheval,  is  not  as  easy  as  one 
might  think,  especially  after  studying  the  specifications  laid  down  by  the  three 
young  daughters  of  the  Baron  de  Chivre.  Any  soldier  having  any  doubt  on 
the  subject  may  report  to  the  commanding  officer  of  Co.  G  and  get  a  try  out. 

"This  petite  femme  cheval,  as  the  Baroness  calls  it,  came  into  existence 
in  the  stall  next  to  that  occupied  by  a 
corporal  and  squad  of  Company  G. 
This  company,  by  the  way,  is  entirely 
billeted  in  the  stables  of  the  Chateau 
de  la  Barre,  where  the  Baron  de  Chivre, 
a  former  Major  in  the  French  Drag- 
oons, breeds  race  horses.  This  thorough- 
bred atmosphere  has  given  a  lot  of 
morale  to  Company  G;  and  Lieutenant 
Murphy,  commanding,  has  had  little 
difficulty  of  late  in  making  the  men  keep 
their  heads  up.  They  also  like  the 
Baron  very  much ;  and  any  soldier  comes 
to  present  arms  by  intuition  when  one 
of  the  Baron's  young  daughters  passes 
the  P.  C.  But  that  is  all  aside  from 
the  problem.  That  petite  cheval  has 
got  to  be  named.  Mile.  Catherine  de 
Chivre  says  it  must  also  have  an  American 
name,  on  account  of  it  coming  into  life 
among  American  soldiers ;  also  that  the  name  must  begin  with  a  '  T '  on  ac- 
count of  the  ancestry  of  the  tiny  little  animal.  You  may  not  know  it,  but 
this  petite  cheval  has  a  grandfather  who  won  the  Grand  Prix  de  Paris  and  an 
uncle  who  won  the  Derby. 


Baron  de  Chivre  and  His  Family. 


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"  'II  faut  que  les  soldats  Americains  give  to  the  cheval  its  name,"  insists 
the  Baroness." 

"'Aussi,'  chimes  in  the  seventeen-year  Mile.  Jacqueline  de  Chivre.     'II 

est  necessaire  a  remem- 
ber que  it  iss  une  petite 
femme.' 

"'C'est  ca,'  ob- 
serves the  first  sergeant, 
that  being  all  that  he 
knows  how  to  say;  but 
the  corporal  adds  '  Ex- 
actement,'  making 
everything  all  right. 
"The  first  name 
suggested  was  'Toot- 
sweet,'  a  private  having 
an  idea  of  speed,  espe- 
cially toward  home. 
Objections  were  raised 
on  the  ground  that  it 
was  not  'Americaine.' 
Then  came  'T.  N.  T.' 
(heavy  stuff)  from  a 
buck  who  Uves  down 
near  Sheepshead  Bay. 
Lieutenent  Murphy 
suggested  'Tippecanoe,'  but  it  was  impossible  to  get  the  idea  of  the  American 
Indian  home  to  the  French  nobility.  Somebody  then  suggested  'Topsy,' 
'Tennessee,'  'Totem,'  'Trop  Vite,'  'Take  Cover,'  'Top  Sergeant'  (here  there 
was  a  chorus  of  noes),  'Tip  Toe,'  etc. 

"And  there  it  stands.  Nothing  has  been  decided.  None  of  them  are 
sufficiently  'jolie'  or  suggestive  of  all  the  specifications  according  to  the 
Mademoiselles ;  and  the  soldiers  have  gone  back  to  their  stalls  to  think  it  over. 
"In  the  meantime  Lieutenant  Murphy  is  preparing  a  memorandum  for 
the  Intelligence  and  Operations  Officers  with  request  that  helpful  aid  be  given 
*by  written  indorsement  hereon.' 

"The  Baron  says  that,  if  necessary,  the  official  christening  can  be  put  off 
until  word  comes  from  America.  This  petite  femme  cheval  is  not  in  the  army 
and  the  dam  and  sire  do  not  require  a  report  submitted  '  not  later  than  6  P.  M. 
today.'" 

The  Regimental  Show  begins  to  take  on  a  professional  air;  the  Jewish 
Welfare  Board  opens  up  a  tent  in  Bierne  and  invites  the  Episcopalian  Chaplain 
to  conduct  a  Catholic  Mass  therein ;  the  entertainment  officers  and  the  athletic 
officers  find  plenty  to  do.  Life  wouldn't  be  quite  so  bad  if  it  weren't  for  the 
constant  reviews,  hiking  at  four  in  the  morning  with  the  unexpended  portion 


Second   Battalion   P.   C.   at  Bierne.     Left  to  right:    Lt.   Ruby, 
Lt.  Mendelson,  Lt.  McHargue,  Major  Bulger,  Lt.  Kilroe. 


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209 


Members  of  the  Colonel's  Mess.     Below,  left    to   right:    Capt.   Tiebout,   Capt.   Garner,   Miss 

Turner,  Miss  Weeks,  Lt.-Col.  Metcalf.    Above:  Chaplain  Browne,  Lt.  Rodgers,  Lt.-Col.  Herr, 

Capt.  R.  G.  McKay,  Major  Vandevoort,  Lt.  McHargue. 


of  the  day's  rations  in  order  to  go  over  into  the  next  county  to  show  the 
General  that  the  shoes  are  still  muddy.  Many  a  company  commander  has 
often  wondered  what  would  happen  if  he  should  yield  to  temptation  and  bring 
his  company  upon  the  field  with  packs  full  of  straw  instead  of  the  ordinary 
weighty  contents — what  would  happen  if  he  were  then  unexpectedly  given  the 
command  to  lay  out  full  equipment!  He  might  be  seen  leaping  over  the  dis- 
tant horizon  like  a  gazelle,  headed 
straight  for  the  nearest  base  port. 
As  an  alternative,  he  might  burst 
into  tears  and  say  "  Do  your  worst. 
Gen." 

Miss  Turner  and  Miss  Weeks, 
who  operate  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  canteen 
in  Bouere,  swear  that  they  never  did 
say,  sweetly,  "Bring  your  cups  to 
Mother,  Buddy."  Nevertheless, 
the  chocolate  they  pour  out  and 
which  they  indef atigably  cart  to  all 
points  wherever  troops  gather, 
threatens  to  put  some  of  the  cafes  out  of  business.  The  madame  who  runs 
the  estaminet  across  the  street  can't  understand  why  the  authorities  should 
close  up  her  shop  at  an  early  hour,  while  the  "Cafe  Christian"  runs  full  tilt. 


210  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

One  has  to  confess  at  this  point  that  for  some,  the  "  Y.  M.  C.  A.  cognac" 
did  not  appear  completely  satisfying — not  with  the  Prohibitionists  voting 
America  dry,  while  they  were  far  off  and  could  have  no  say.  Despite  the 
constant  pressure,  cognac  continued  to  be  sold,  which  occasioned  a  bit  of 
work — sorry  to  admit — for  the  Courts  Martial. 

The  General  Court  convenes  in  Bouere  at  ten-thirty,  to  ladle  out  justice. 
By  eleven  o'clock,  all  but  two  of  the  members  have  arrived.  No  doubt  the 
feather-beds  and  wash-stand  detract  somewhat  from  the  dignity  of  the  court- 
room.    But  no  matter! 

"Hullo,  Bob!  How  are  you?  Billets  comfortable?  That  so?  Yeah, 
same  old  story,  isn't  it." 

Only  one  missing,  now. 

"I  declare,  it's  warmer  with  the  window  open  than  with  it  closed.  No, 
I  guess  it's  warmer  with  it  closed.  Close  the  window,  will  you.  Bob?  Some- 
one see  if  they  can't  steal  a  few  bits  of  fire-wood  from  the  old  lady.  These 
tile  floors  are  brutally  cold — particularly  for  a  bedroom.  How  the  devil  do 
you  work  this  fireplace? — Oh,  ah,  oui,  oui,  Madame,  beaucoupl" 

Ah!  Eleven- thirty;  all  present.  "There,  Lieutenant,  sit  down  at  the 
extreme  right." 

Counsel  enters  with  the  accused.  The  judges  are  sworn.  The  court  is 
sworn.  The  reporter  is  sworn.  Everybody  swears  to  everything,  so  help  them 
God.  The  accused — is  he  the  accused?  He  'lows  as  how  he  is.  Does  the 
accused  object  to  being  tried  by  any  member  of  the  court  as  constituted? 
Passing  up  the  opportunity  of  telling  what  he  really  thinks  of  the  third  officer 
from  the  left,  he  steals  a  furtive  glance  at  the  members  who  glower  dignifiedly 
from  their  uncomfortable  bench  and  rest  their  august  elbows  upon  the  plank- 
and-saw-horse  table.     The  trial  proceeds. 

Court  is  closed.  Court  is  opened,  but  justice  is  delayed  until  the  prisoner, 
who  has  just  stepped  over  to  the  cafe,  can  be  found.  Ah,  here  he  is.  The 
cigarettes  are  hastily  subdued  beneath  the  table.  Court  closes  again.  It 
opens  again.  It  quivers.  A  little  more  of  this  setting-up  exercise,  and 
the  court  will  be  able  to  open  and  close  at  will. 

Accused  elects  to  make  a  statement,  setting  forth  the  mitigating  circum- 
stances : 

"When  I  was  very  young  I  couldn't  talk.  In  fact,  for  a  long  time  I 
couldn't  talk  at  all.  But  when  I  got  a  little  older,  I  finally  learned  to  talk  a 
little  better.  Then  I  went  to  school.  I  went  to  school  and  was  very  nervous. 
All  this  time,  I  was  learning  to  talk " 

"The  accused  is  reminded,"  suggests  the  President  of  the  Court,  breaking 
all  precedents,  "to  confine " 

"I  object,"  interposes  counsel. 

"Objection  sustained,"  from  the  Judge  Advocate. 

" learning  to  talk.     Then  I  left  school.     I  wasn't  ver\^  strong.     Oh, 

I  forgot — I  was  born  in  Brooklyn.  I  wasn't  strong,  I  was  weak.  And  I 
went  to  work  in  a  box  factorv — in  Brooklvn — making  boxes.     I  couldn't  get 


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along  very  well — making  boxes — but  I  could  talk  a  little  better  by  this  time. 
Then,  one  day,  a  piano  fell  on  me.     I  learned  to  play  the  piano ^" 

"  Come  to  the  facts,"  risks  the  President.  (Short  and  snappy-like,  ere  the 
counsel  can  leap  to  his  feet  and  object.)  Bobby  Morgan's  Siberian  mouse- 
hound  thinks  he  heard  a  command  of  execution,  emerges  from  beneath  the 
table,  yawns,  and  sniffs  the  prisoner.  Captain  McKay's  wandering  pencil 
decorates  another  square  foot  of  board.  The  members  begin  to  fidget,  hoping 
the  court  will  soon  be  closed  again,  and  feel  of  their  coat  pockets  to  see  if 
the  cigarettes  are  handy. 

" the  piano.     Then  I  got  a  job  in  a  feed  place,  in  Brooklyn.     Hay 

and  straw  and  feed.  One  day  I  fell  out  of  the  loft,  and  I  couldn't  talk  for 
two  days.  Then  a  bale  of  hay  fell  on  me  out  of  the  second  story.  I  decided 
that  this  work  was  too  hard  for  me,  and  so  I  got  another  job,  in  New  York 
this  time,  28  Vesey  Street,  I  think.  No,  it  was  38.  No,  I'm  pretty  sure  it 
was  28." 

Twenty-eight  minutes  later  the  defense  rests.  So  does  everybody  else. 
"Six-and-six."     Justice  is  done. 

What  point  have  we  got  to  now^,  in  this  story?  Isn't  it  almost  time  to 
shut  up  shop  and  call  it  a  war?  Aren't  the  troops  of  the  Three  Hundred  and 
Fifth  about  to  leave  for  the  United  States?  Not  just  yet,  for  there  is  still  to 
be  a  merry,  mad  whirl  of  inspections — inspections  for  this,  inspections  for  that 
— aU  equipment,  no  equipment;  inspections  for,  er — cooties,  too. 

"You  will  report  by  such  and  such  a  date,"  the  order  reads,  "that  your 
regiment  is  free  from  louse-infestation.  The  Division  Surgeon  reports  that 
the  degree  of  infestation  in  your  command  is  one  per  cent." 

The    adjutant 

wonders    if    that     ^K^K^-  ^a      ~^PI 

means  one   louse     ^^H^^^"  -*,  .  ^  '  T 

per  man ;  but  being 

a  stickler  f  or  preci  se 

English,  he  finds  it 

very    simple    to 

comply  with  the 

order.     He  pigeon- 

holes  it,  and  on 

"such  and  such"  a 

date  writes  to  the 

Powers   That   Be: 

"In  compliance 

with  Order  so  and 

so,  this  Regiment  is  reported  free  from  louse-infestation." 

But  that  doen't  seem  to  purify  the  command.  A  machine  is  brought  to 
town  which  looks  like  a  cross  between  an  incinerator  and  a  farm  tractor. 
It  is  most  efficient — it  burns  not  only  the  cooties,  but  the  clothes.  A  couple 
of  privates  in  the  Sanitary  Corps  choose  at  random  out  of  a  thousand  men 


Maj.-Gen.  Alexander  and  Stafif;  Lt.-Col.  Herr  and  Staff 
at  Review  of  the  305th. 


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Lt.-Col.  Herr,  Capt.  Garner,  Lt.-Col.  Metcalf  at  Regimental  Review  near  Bouere. 


in  their  Battalion  a  certain  number  to  be  purged.  But  liaison  is  lacking,  the 
companies  are  not  informed,  and  again,  the  company  commanders  "reply  by 
endorsement  hereon"  why  the  men  are  not  free  from  "louse-infestation." 

The  matter  is  becoming   serious.     A  "louse"  officer  is  designated  in 
each   company,    whose  delectable  task    it   is  to  go  right  down  the  line 


Second  and  First  Battalions   in  Line  ot   Masses  Awaiting  Arrival  ot    Division   i^onimander 

for  Review,  Bouere. 


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213 


First  Battalion  in  Close  Line  Passing  in  Review,  Bouere. 


Second   Battanon   rassnig  in   Keview  before  Lt.-Col.   Herr  and   btatt,   Bouere. 


--■  '-^rsnicmnsari 


f.'iSi'.T.  »'":.  »"«•  ■;i»<«ij*.i. 


Second  Battalion  in  Close  Line,  Passing  in  Review,  Bouere. 


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Third  Battalion  in   Column  of   Cumpaiiics,   at  Review,  Bouere. 


scrutinizing  in  the  broad  light  of  day  the  inner  surfaces  of  man's  most 
intimate  apparel.  Segregation,  new  clothes,  sunshine,  the  water  cure, 
kerosene,  gasolene — every  known  means  of  purifying  the  command  is 
attempted.     But  the  process  does  not  end  with  that. 


After    Review    at    Bouere.      Left    to    right:    Lt.     Ixirlow,    Lapt.    Slocum,    Capt.    Lrossfett, 
Capt.  Tweedy,  Lt.  Freedman,  Lt.  Frew,  Major  Dodge,  Lt.  Gilliam. 


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After  Review  at  Boucre.     Left  to  right;    Major  Bulycr,  Lt.  Seewaldt,  Lt.  Crouse,  Lt.  Kilroe, 
Lt.   Cordier,   Capt.   P.  V.   McKay,  Lt.  Will,  Lt.  Murphy,    Lt.   Croasdale. 


It  is  said  that  the  one  hundred  lousiest  men  will  be  sent  to  the  Army  of 
Occupation — the  Army  of  no  occupation,  the  boys  call  it.  It  is  said,  too, 
that  the  lousiest  company  with 
its  officers  will  go  as  well. 
Why  treat  the  Third  Army  in 
that  fashion?  Or  the  Germans, 
for  that  matter?  Anyhow, 
these  threats  and  an  utterly 
incomprehensible  louse  contest 
succeed  in  boiling  down  the 
Regiment  to  a  handful  of  known 
offenders.  We  boil  their  clothes. 
Only  one  case  of  infestation 
remains.  Presently  the  marked 
man  reports  that  a  new  outfit 
of  clothes  and  a  rigorous  ob- 
servation on  the  part  of  the 
Sanitary  Detachment  have 
rendered  him  absolutely  free. 
As  he  speaks  a  big  gray-back 
saunters  over  the  neckband 
of  his  blouse,  and  "shimmies" 

three  times  around  the    collar  a  Chaplain  's  a  Chaplain  for  a'  That 


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ornament  ere  dying  by  the  hand  of  the  officer  to  whom  the  report  is  made. 
The  Regiment  is  pure ! 

Now  for  a  round  of  gaiety,  to  make  us  think  that  the  A.  E.  F.  is  a  great 
institution!    The  General  gives  a  royal  party  at  his  castle  in  Sable.    All 

officers  are  ordered  to  a  lecture  in 
that  same  town,  to  hear  what 
tremendous  things  the  A.  E.  F. 
accomplished.  Major  Harris  gives 
a  dance  and  Promotion  Party  for  the 
Chaplain  at  the  Hotel  St.  Denis. 
A  formal  luncheon  is  staged  at  one 
of  our  numerous  chateaux  in  honor 
of  the  nobility  of  the  region  who  have 
been  so  kind  to  us;  two  of  them  ap- 
pear. Dear  old  Poire,  demobilized, 
comes  down  to  gloat  over  his  old  com- 
patriotsstill  in  theArmy,andis  wined 
and  dined  for  three  days  straight, 
the  following  tribute  being  paid  to 
him  by  Captain  Kenderdine — as  soon 
as  "Phil"  Gray  would  stop  talking: 
"Two  or  three  pictures  of 
Lieutenant  Poire  stand  out  vividly  in 
my  mind. 

"One  of  these  is  at  Camp 
Madelon,  where  we  were  in  reserve 
position  before  the  jump-off  of  Sep- 
tember 26th.  It  was  here  that  Lieutenant  Poire  perpetrated  the  greatest  fraud 
ever  perpetrated  by  a  Frenchman  on  the  American  Government.  He  convinced 
us  that  the  one  way 
to  solve  our  transporta- 
tion problem  was  by  the 
use  of  twelve  French 
asses.  Furthermore, 
Lieutenant  Poire  in- 
sisted upon  our  calling 
these  little  animals 
asses  when  they  were 
nothing  but  mules. 
Their  title  and  presence 
around  Regimental 
Headquarters  caused 
much  amusement  and 

gave  the  cue  for  manv       While  the  Colonel's  away — "Jack"  Kenderdine  in  costume   ser- 
.     ,  -  enades  Miss  Turner,  ably  chaperoned  by  Miss  Weeks  and 

jests.  Chaplain  Browne. 


Although  of  the  French  Army,  He  is  Proud  to 

Carry  a  Watch   Engraved :    "Henri   Poire, 

305th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A." 


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After   the   Review   Near    lioiu-re.      Seated,    left    to   right:     Lt. 

Rodgers,    Capt.    Garner,   Lt.    McHargue,    "2ncl   Lt."   Turner, 

Lt.-Col.  Herr,  Lt.-Col.  Metcalf.     Standing: 

Pvt.  Binder,  Pvt.  Catarino. 


"Personally,  I 
cannot  remember  ever 
having  seen  these  asses. 
I  am  sure  they  existed, 
though  (I  believe  in  a 
little,  abandoned  water 
hole  near  Regimental 
Headquarters),  for 
Lieutenant  Poire  kept 
reminding  me  of  their 
existence  by  insisting 
that  they  could  not 
travel  more  than  half 
as  far  in  a  day  as  we 
wanted  them  to,  and 
that  their  ration  of  hay 
and  oats  had  to  be 
weighed  to  the  last 
ounce  before  each  meal 
and  fed  to  them  with 
a  spoon. 

"One  day  when  I  was  dizzy  with  details  preparatory  to  the  jump-off,  a 
very  seedy-looking  French  soldier  wandered  into  the  P.  C.  and  told  me  he 
wanted  to  see  the  French  asses.  My  suspicions  were  aroused.  I  suggested 
to  him  that  he  communicate  with  them  in  writing  and  that  I  would  have  them 
answer  by  indorsement.  But  after  pestering  me  with  several  minutes  of 
'  Comprenez-vous '  and  'qu  'est  ce  que  c'est,'  he  convinced  me  that  he  really 
had  to  see  the  asses. 

"  I  had  convinced  him  that  he  might  have  his  wish,  however,  and  bawled 
out  'Runner!  take  this  man  to  the  French  asses,'  and  dismissed  the  matter 
from  my  mind.  In  fifteen  minutes  the  runner  returned,  saluted  and  reported : 
'Sir,  Lieutenant  Poire  is  asleep.'" 

Following  which,  the  First 
Battalion  gives  a  dance  in 
Bouere. 

For  enlisted  men  only. 
Oh — there  is   one  officer 
present,  beating  a  dilapidated 
piano. 

A  second  lieutenant. 
Look  at  the  old  courV- 
house. 

The  rough  brick  floor. 

Major  Dodge  Starts   for  Brest  in  His  Benz.  Hob  nails. 


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Lt.  Bogart,  Lt.  McMillan,  Lt.  Roberts  and  Capt.  Wilson, 
Unhappy  Over  the  Thought  of  Leaving  France. 


Seven  girls,  re- 
cruited from  the 
neighboring  canteens. 

Four  million  men 
awaiting  their  turn. 

They  wear  red, 
white,  or  blue  ribbons. 

At  seven  P.  M.  a 
burly  sergeant  of  the 
guard  with  a  small  but 
select  detachment 
parades  once  about  the 
floor,  subtly  reminding 
the  boys  to  don  their 
party  manners. 

Master  of  Cere- 
monies blows  the 
whistle  and  shouts, 
"Reds." 

The  fight  is  on. 

The   red    ribbons 


dash  madly  for  the  seven  trembling  girls. 

Two  sergeants  grab  at  a  slender  right  arm. 

Two  corporals  clutch  the  left. 

The  same  victim  is  variously  attacked  by  five  others,  simultaneously; 

But  the  private  whose  O.  D.  clasps  her  waist  retains  the  prize. 

Twice  around  the  floor. 

The  whistle  blows  again. 

"Blues." 

Master  of  Ceremonies  wears  blue. 

He  is  suspected  of  having  waited  until  that  little  blonde  came  near. 

Four  times  around,  this  time. 

"Whites." 

The  whites  swarm  over  the  dancing  blues. 

He  loses  who  taps  the  dancing  male  politely. 

The  cave  man  always  wins. 

Perspiring  red  faces. 

Ye  Antique  Boston  Dip,  knees  bumping  the  floor. 

Bodies  bobbing  up  and  down  like  jumping-jacks. 

Shoulders  quivering  like  insane  walking-beams. 

Breathless  conversation. 

Reds,  whites,  blues  again  and  again  in  rapid  succession. 

And  then  some. 

No  relief  for  the  Queen  Bees. 


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A  Trainload  Headed  for  Home,  and  Thrilled  by  the  Sight  of  an  American  Locomotive. 

At  10.30  the  four  remaining  candles  are  spluttering. 

The  Second  Lieutenant  at  the  piano  is  now  pounding  on  wood. 

He  is  unconscious. 

The  war  is  over  when  Lieut.-Colonel  Herr  mercifully  appears  to  invite 
seven  weary  heroines,  hair  disheveled,  boots  streaked  with  mud,  blue  aprons 
awry,  to  partake  of  sandwiches  and  coffee  at  Headquarters. 

"Goo-night,  Miss.     See  y'  at  th'  Canteen  termorra." 


Hiking  with  Full  Pack  for  About  the  Last  Time. 


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Second  Battalion  Boarding  for  the  Last  Time  the  "Hommes  et  Chevaux"  at  Grez-en  Bouere. 

"Figure  it  out  for  yourself,"  says  the  doughboy.  "We've  been  in  this 
area  two  months,  a  hundred  and  fifty  miles  from  Brest.  The  Atlantic  Ocean 
is  three  thousand  miles  wide.     Figure  it  out."    The  hardest  battle  of  the  war 


l|^    W 


#atfn 


Lt.-Col.  Herr  and  Major  Dodge  at  Grez-en-Bouere  hoping  that  Miss  Turner  will  offer  them 
some  of  the  2nd  Battalion's  "Y.  M.  C.  A.  cog^nac." 


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The  305th  Infantry  Boarding  the  Aquitania  in  the  Port  of  Brest. 

is  not  yet  won.  But  presently,  the  couriers'  motorcycles  wear  out;  the  com- 
manding officer's  car  falls  apart;  the  telephones  are  taken  down;  the  ration 
limbers  are  scrubbed,  polished,  examined  under  a  microscope  and  turned  in, 
the  15th  of  April  approaches  and  Lieut. -Colonel  Herr  can  hardly  wait  until 


Troops  of  the  305th  Being  Ferried  Out  to  the  Aquitania,  Port  of  Brest. 


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Lighter   Leaving   Quay   at   Brest. 

his  Regiment  pulls  out  with  a  clean  bill  from  the  inhabitants.  An  American 
locomotive  rustles  us  down  to  Brest  overnight.  There  we  are  amazed  at  the 
order  and  efficiency  of  a  debarkation  camp  which  calamity  howlers  had  pro- 
nounced a  hole.     The  men  are  examined,  inspected,  and  pronounced  perfect. 


Tender  About  to  Leave  Brest  With  700  of  the  305th   Infantry. 


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223 


D    Company    in    Quarantine    for   the    "Flu." 


We  see  the  Mount  Vernon  sail  on  the  18th,  bearing  the  Division  Commander. 
Our  Aquitania  pulls  out  of  port  the  next  day  and  passes  it.  We  survive  an 
epidemic  of  the  "flu."  We  listen  to  the  band — which  by  this  time  is  some 
band.     We  see  the  poor  old  Personnel  Ofhcer  gradually  going  stark  mad  from 


G  Company  Suffering  from  too  much   Bual   Drill. 


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,jt i. L.. 

Captain  Slocum  Showing  G  Company  How  to  Use  the  Life  Rafts. 

a  surfeit  of  paper  work.  We  prick  our  thumbs  sewing  a  second  gold  service 
stripe  upon  the  left  sleeve  and  feel  that  when  the  Auxiliary  steams  down  the 
harbor  with  the  Committee  of  Welcome  they  will  feel  mighty  darned  proud 
of  us. 


Little  Else  to  do  on  Board  Ship. 


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225 


Lt.  Murphy  and  a  Portion  of  His  G  Company  Flock. 

They  do — on  the  24th.  The  Statue  of  Liberty  would  look  pretty  good, 
if  the  rain  didn't  almost  completely  obscure  it.  "Old  Girl,"  says  an  old- 
timer,  "if  you  ever  look  me  in  the  face  again,  you'll  have  to  turn  'round  on 
your  pedestal!" 


'Did   you   like    it   over   there?"   someone   yelled.     An  emphatic  reply  from  a  thousand  throats 
sent    the    embarrassed    questioner    in    mortification  behind  the   smoke   stack. 


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"Willie,  Oh,  Will-ee!"  shrieks  a  voice  up  from  a  tiny  gasolene  launch. 
And  Sergeant  Bill,  too  bashful  for  any  display  of  emotion,  at  the  same  time 
perfectly  willing  to  convey  the  impression  that  he  has  forgotten  aU  the  EngUsh 
he  ever  knew,  shouts  back  at  his  sweetheart,  "No  compree." 


How  did  these  men  feel  about  their  home-coming?  Who  knows?  They 
were  too  happy  to  express  it.  All  they  cared  about  was  a  reunion  with  the 
folks.     They  got  it  soon.     Those  ten  days  at  Camp  Mills,  preceding  the  parade 


Lt.-Col.  W.  W.  Metcalf  and  Members  of  his  Fuiiner 


up  Fifth  Avenue  on  the  6th  of  May,  going  through  the  formality  of  another 
cleaning,  issuing  passes  to  bulky  groups,  losing  all  track  of  the  A.  W.  O.  L.'s^ 
performing  the  hundred  and  one  paper  precautions  leading  up  to  the  discharge 
at  Camp  Upton  on  the  9th,  were  a  perfect  riot.  The  Regiment  evaporated. 
It  seemed  as  if  at  one  minute  there  had  been  a  well-organized  and  functioning 
unit,  and  that  in  the  next,  it  was  nothing.  There  was  no  time  for  sentiment. 
Those  who  wanted  to  say  "Farewell,"  forgot  to.  No  one  could  do  anything. 
About  all  they  really  cared  for  was  getting  back  to  the  home  they  had  left — 
as  they  had  left  it — and  back  to  the  old  job — or  a  better  one,  which  they 
deserved.    Not,  of  course,  forgetting  the  Army's  sixty-dollar  bonus. 

Yet,  at  a  spread  where  the  old  Camp  Upton  veterans  of  one  company 
tried  to  blow  in  at  one  fell  swoop  the  unexpended  portion  of  their  Ration 
Savings,  there  was  something  akin  to  sentiment  displayed.     Speeches  were 


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227 


demanded.  The  noisiest,  loudest  non-coms,  and  privates  in  the  world  were 
suddenly  stricken  dumb. 

"I'll  say  to  you  men  just  what  you  said  to  me  when  I  was  once  sent  off 
to  school,"  said  the  Top  Sergeant,  in  response  to  a  toast,  the  mixture  being 
the  juices  of  canned  pineapple,  canned  peaches,  canned  apricots,  oranges  and 
grape-juice.     "Good  luck  and  good  riddance." 

"There  are  still  too  many  oranges  and  bananas  left  to  be  thrown,  so  I'll 
close  without  beginning,"  was  the  Mess  Sergeant's  contribution. 


1st  Bn.  Headquarters  Group,  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y.,  May  8,  1919. 


"I'll  tear  up  all  the  forms  six- thirty-seven  if  you'll  let  me  off,"  responded 
the  Supply  Sergeant. 

"Too  busy  with  this  ice-cream  to  have  anything  to  do  with  you,"  was  the 
gracious  effort  of  the  first  platoon  leader. 

"I'll  give  you  the  shortest  address  I  know,"  said  the  Sergeant  of  the 
fourth  platoon:  "Twelve  twenty  Beaufort  Avenue,  Richmond  Hill;  drop  in 
any  time." 

Then  cries  rent  the  air,  demanding  a  word  from  him  who  had  originated — 
during  the  Rout  of  Watten — the  phrase,  "No  eat — no  fight."  A  swarthy 
little  fellow  was  boosted  to  the  table-top,  where  he  launched  into  a  burst  of 
Italian  which  will  probably  never  appear  in  print,  but  ended  in  broken  English : 

"AU-a  right.  We  through-a  da  war.  Now  we  be  all-a  time  like-a  we  be 
in  da  Arm' — good-a  solge',  good-a  boy,  good-a  luck!" 


APPENDIX 


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THE  THREE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTH 
INFANTRY  AUXILIARY 

If  there  is  any  one  thing  which  the  several  units  of  the  Regiment  are 
pleased  to  hold  in  common,  it  is  our  recollection  and  heartfelt  appreciation  of 
the  Auxiliary's  work — the  admirable  intent  with  which  it  was  founded,  the 
loyal,  self-sacrificing,  helpful  spirit  which  kept  it  alive,  the  moral  and  material 
benefits  it  extended  to  the  soldiers  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry 
and  their  families. 

When  creature  comforts  were  few  in  training  areas  and  trenches,  such 
articles  as  were  placed  in  our  hands  by  the  efforts  of  the  Auxiliary — jam, 
cookies,  cigarettes,  tobacco,  socks,  sweaters,  funds  for  Christmas  dinners — ■ 
brought  joy  to  the  weary  heart.  When  news  from  home  was  scarce,  there 
was  the  latest  copy  of  the  Bulletin  attesting  the  good  cheer  and  helpful  co- 
operation of  wives,  mothers,  sisters  and  sweethearts.  It  comforted;  for  it 
proved  we  were  not  forgotten.  It  encouraged  us  to  more  and  honorable  deeds. 
When  on  the  point  of  yielding  to  miserable  self-pity  we  were  helped  to 
remember  that  the  hardships  of  war  existed  for  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic. 

A  complete  story  of  the  Auxiliary  deserves  to  be  written,  though  we  print 
here  but  a  modest  statement  of  the  Auxiliary's  purpose  and  work,  written 
by  Mr.  Stephen  H.  Olin  of  New  York,  patron  saint  of  the  Regiment: 

In  February,  1918,  at  Mrs.  Smedberg's  house  on  Long  Island,  soldiers' 
wives  and  mothers  formed  a  society  for  the  service  and  the  honor  of  the  Three 
Hundred  and  Fifth  Regiment,  Infantry. 


MEMBERS  OF  THE  305tii  INFANTRY  AUXILIARY 

AS  GROUPED  ON  OPPOSITE  PAGE 


First  Row 

Mrs.  Nelson  Henry. 
Mrs.  Duncan  Harris. 
Mrs.  Walter  Metcalf. 
Mrs.  Stephen  H.  Olin. 
Mrs.  Duncan  H.  Browne. 
Mrs.  Charles  D.  Miller. 

Second  Row 

Mrs.  Frank  B.  Tiebout. 
Mrs.  Louis  Stockier. 
Mrs.  Julius  Buttner. 
Mrs.  Gus  GrafmuUer. 
Mrs.  Roger  Lapham. 
Mrs.  Philip  St.  G.  Cocke. 
Mrs.  Edward  Rodgers. 


Third  Row 

Mrs.  Alvin  Burt. 
Miss  Caroline  Hunter. 
Mrs.  Felix  Rosen. 
Mrs.  Joseph  Fogarty. 
Mrs.  Frank  L.  Jones. 
Mrs.  L.  H.  Garner. 
Mrs.  A.  J.  Cordier. 
Mrs.  Durham. 
Mrs.  C.  B.  Towns. 

Fourth  Row 

Miss  Bohlen. 
Mrs.  David  Remer. 
Mrs.  Joseph  Stair. 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Stair. 
Mrs.  William  Siegrist. 
Mrs.  Frank  Slocum. 


Fifth  Row 

Mrs.  George  Knapp. 
Mrs.  MacGuire. 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Campbell. 

Sixth  Row 

Mrs.  A.  B.  Huber. 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Newborg. 
Mrs.  Anson  Robinson. 
Mrs.  M.  R.  Washburn. 
Mrs.  Theodore  C.  Jessup. 
Mrs.  M.  Gait. 
Mrs.  Charles  de  Rham,  Jr. 
Mrs.  F.  P.  Brenneis. 
Mrs.  M.  Preston. 
Mrs.  Silas  Green. 


232 A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

The  work  of  this  AuxiHary  began  with  the  making  of  thirty-seven  hundred 
comfort  kits  and  its  first  task  of  sympathy  and  encouragement  was  set  when 
an  accident  to  a  troop  train  killed  and  wounded  some  of  the  soldiers  on  their 
way  to  the  transport. 

An  office  was  opened  at  No.  280  Madison  Avenue.  A  roster  of  the  families 
was  made  and  they  were  invited  to  unite  in  doing  for  the  Regiment  what  each 
did  for  its  own  soldier.  Company  organizations  were  formed  and  there  were 
regular  meetings,  sometimes  grave  and  sometimes  joyful.  Visiting  and  corre- 
spondence were  regulated.  If  sorrow  or  misfortune  came  to  any  household 
there  was  sympathy  and  methodical  assistance.  Funds  were  collected,  a 
monthly  paper  was  published,  news  from  the  front  was  posted  and  distributed, 
and  home  news  was  sent  in  return  with  messages  of  congratulation  and  affec- 
tion. 

It  might  be  possible,  from  the  pages  of  "The  Bulletin"  or  from  files  and 
records,  to  put  together  statistics  of  all  this — so  many  hundreds  of  visits  and 
letters,  so  many  thousands  of  dollars  for  tobacco  or  chocolate  or  for  holiday 
presents,  so  many  thousand  socks  knitted  and  sent — but  the  important  thing 
was  not  a  matter  of  statistics,  but  the  broad  fact  that  every  one  who  shared 
in  the  work  was  the  better  for  it.  All  these  scattered  families  took  counsel 
together;  a  plucky  letter  from  the  front  brightened  a  hundred  homes.  The 
bravest  and  steadiest  voices  were  oftenest  heard  at  the  Company  meetings. 
All  these  women  grew  more  helpful,  more  hopeful,  more  cheerful,  more  jealous 
of  the  renown  which  the  gallant  Regiment  was  gaining. 

The  Auxiliary  held  three  general  meetings.  The  first  was  at  the  Engineers 
Club,  on  March  10,  1918.  A  few  hundred  people  came  together,  anxious  and 
doubtful  what  they  could  find  to  do. 

At  the  same  place  on  May  20th,  was  the  second  mass  meeting.  It  was 
then  announced  that  the  Regiment  had  arrived  in  France,  and  that  the 
Auxiliary  was  ready  for  work.  The  Committees  reported  progress  to  a  thou- 
sand members  in  the  upper  room  and  then  to  almost  as  many  more  crowding 
the  halls  below. 

The  third  was  a  festival  on  December  14th.  The  Lexington  Opera  House, 
gay  with  flags,  was  crowded  to  the  doors.  Madame  Alda,  Miss  Dressier  and 
other  artists  appeared.  The  Reverend  Doctor  Stires  told  of  his  visits  to  the 
Regiment  in  its  rest  billets.  That  fine  soldier,  General  Bell,  spoke  of  the 
formation  of  the  77th  Division  at  Camp  Upton.  Cable  messages  were  heard 
from  Colonel  Sheldon,  General  Smedberg,  General  Wittenmyer,  General 
Alexander  and  General  Pershing.  These  were  welcome  citations  of  the  Regi- 
ment and  of  the  Auxiliary.  At  General  Wittenmyer's  phrase  "There  is 
nothing  better  than  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry,"  the  audience 
thrilled  with  pride  and  joy. 

Thus  there  was  the  meeting  of  Assembly,  the  meeting  of  Organization 
and  the  meeting  of  Victory. 

Of  the  three  parades  of  the  Regiment  in  New  York  streets  a  like  descrip- 
tion might  be  given. 


THE     305th    infantry    AUXILIARY  233 

Thus  in  the  first  the  Regiment  streamed  uncertainly  towards  the  muster 
at  Camp  Upton.  In  the  second,  on  February  2 2d,  it  marched  with  unlooked- 
for  steadiness  down  Fifth  Avenue,  and  so,  triumphant,  its  work  done,  its  fame 
secured,  the  Regiment  made  its  last  parade. 

The  Auxiliary,  too,  working  at  its  task,  gained  greater  unity,  a  brighter 
purpose,  and  even,  at  times,  something  of  discipline.  The  Auxiliary  joined 
the  77th  Division  Home  Auxiliary  Association  and  contributed  its  quota 
toward  the  expenses  of  preparing  the  old  Astor  Library  for  the  returning 
Division  Association. 

When  the  Regiment  came  home  the  Auxiliary  received  its  members  at 
189  Madison  Avenue,  a  spacious  and  comfortable  club  house,  with  reading 
rooms  and  billiard  rooms  and  rooms  for  company  reception,  and  there  in  a  few 
weeks  the  activities  of  the  Auxiliary  will  end. 

Mrs.  Smedberg  has  been  Vice-President  of  the  Auxiliary,  Mrs.  Duncan 
H.  Browne,  Vice-President  and  head  of  the  Social  Welfare  Committee.  Mrs. 
Charles  D.  Miller  has  been  Secretary  and  also  Chairman  of  the  Headquarters 
Committee.  Mrs.  Duncan  Harris  has  been  head  of  the  Publicity  Committee, 
Mrs.  Walter  Metcalf  of  the  Tobacco  Fund  and  Mrs.  Stephen  H.  Olin  of  the 
Wool  Committee. 

Mr.  Olin  has  been  President   and  Dr.  Edward  H.  Peaslee,  Treasurer, 


234 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


ITINERARY  OF  REGIMENTAL  HEADQUARTERS 


STATION  ARRIVED 

Liverpool April  28 

Dover "  28 

Calais "  29 

Licques May  3 

Toumehem "  16 

Watten  Woods "  17 

Eperlecques  Woods "  19 

Toumehem "  20 

Licques "  31 

Campagne June  6 

Embrey "  7 

Wamin "  8 

Hesdin "  9 

On  Train "  9 

Chatel "  12 

Moyemont "  12 

Domptail "  18 

Hablainville" "  23 

Fontenoy  la  Joute Aug.  4 

Franconville "  5 

Blainville "  6 

On  Train.. "  6 

Mortcerf "  7 

Mouroux "  8 

On  Motor  Trucks "  10 

Foret  de  Nestle "  10 

Chartreuve  Farm "  11 

Mareuil  en  Dole "  14 

Ferme  des  Dames "  28 

St.  Thibaut Sept.  4 

Vauxcer6 "  5 

Dravigny "  15 

On  Motor  Trucks "  17 

Viel  Dampierre "  17 

Neufour "  20 

CampMadelon "  20 

Nouveau  Cottage "  23 

Woods "  26 

Carrefour  des  Meurissons ....  "  28 

Abri  du  Crochet. "  29 


LEFT 

April  28 

u 

29 

May 

3 

u 

16 

u 

17 

u 

19 

" 

20 

u 

31 

June 

6 

u 

6 

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8 

a 

9 

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9 

u 

12 

u 

12 

u 

18 

u 

23 

Aug. 

3 

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4 

» 

6 

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6 

ti 

7 

u 

8 

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10 

u 

10 

u 

11 

u 

14 

it 

28 

Sept. 

.  4 

u 

5 

u 

15 

u 

17 

" 

17 

u 

19 

u 

20 

u 

23 

u 

26 

a 

28 

u 

29 

Oct. 

9 

STATION  ARRIVED 

LaViergette Oct.     9 

La  Besogne "  10 

Near  Cornay "  13 

St.  Juvin "  14 

Camp  de  Bouzon "  16 

Martincourt  Farm "  30 

St.  Juvin "  31 

Thenorgues Nov.    2 

St.  Pierremont "       3 

Cendri^re  Farm "       5 

La  Besace "      6 

Nouveau  Mont-Joie "      7 

Autrecourt "      7 

Le  Laveau "      8 

Mont-Joie "      9 

Le  Laveau "  11 

St.  Pierremont "  12 

Buzancy "  19 

Chatel  Chehery "  20 

Le  Four  de  Paris "  21 

LeClaon "  22 

Senard "  26 

Laheycourt "  27 

Robert  Espagne "  28 

Sommelone "  29 

Wassy Dec.     1 

Dommartin  St.  Pfere "      2 

Bouzoncourt "       3 

St.  Martin "      4 

Autreville "      5 

Bricon Feb.     9 

On  Train "  9 

Bouere "  11 

On  Train April  15 

Brest "  16 

H.  M.  T.  .\quitania "  18 

Camp  Mills,  N.  Y "  24 

New  York  (Parade) May  5 

Camp  Upton,  N.  Y "      7 


LEFT 

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10 

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14 

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16 

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30 

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31 

Nov. 

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7 

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20 

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22 

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26 

u 

27 

« 

28 

u 

29 

Dec. 

1 

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2 

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3 

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4 

u 

5 

Feb. 

8 

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9 

u 

11 

April  15 

a 

16 

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18 

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24 

May 

5 

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7 

u 

9 

ITINERARY 


235 


ITINERARY  OF  THE  FIRST  BATTALION 


STATION  ARRIVED 

Liverpool April  28 

Dover "     29 

Calais  Rest  Camp  No.  6 "     30 

Licques May    4 

Zouafques "     16 

Watten  Woods "    -17 

Eperlecques  Woods "     20 

Zouafques "     20 

Herbinghem "     31 

LeMarneRanges  (Norbecourt)  June    2 

Herbinghem "       4 

Campagne "       6 

Embrey "       7 

Wamin "      8 

Hesdin «      9 

On  Train "       9 

Ortoncourt  and  St.  Genest .  .  "12 

Domptail "     18 

Migneville "     23 

GlonviUe July     3 

Pettonville "     11 

Migneville "     20 

Fontenoy  la  Joute Aug.    3 

Landrecourt ^  . . .  "       5 

On  Train *...  "      7 

Les  Parichets "      8 

On  Motor  Trucks "     10 

Foret  de  Nestle "     10 

VilleSavoye "     11 

Ravine  near  Ville  Savoye. ...  "16 

Foret  de  Nestle "     16 

Woods  behind  St.  Thibaut.. .  "     24 

St.  Thibaut Sept.    1 

Near  Longueval "      5 

Near  Villers  on  Pray^res "      6 

Vauxcer^ "      8 

Woods  near  Cohan "     14 

On  Motor  Trucks "     16 


LEFT 

April  28 

u 

30 

May 

4 

u 

16 

u 

17 

u 

19 

a 

20 

a 

31 

June 

2 

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4 

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6 

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9 

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9 

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18 

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23 

July 

2 

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11 

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20 

Aug. 

3 

« 

5 

u 

6 

u 

8 

« 

10 

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10 

u 

11 

u 

16 

a 

16 

u 

24 

Sept. 

1 

« 

5 

« 

6 

u 

8 

u 

14 

u 

16 

li 

17 

STATION  ARRIVED 

Viel  Dampierre Sept.  17 

Woods  near  Neufour "  20 

LaChalade «  20 

Woods  near  Neufour "  22 

Argonne  Forest "  26 

Ravine  near  La  Besogne Oct.  14 

Camp  de  Bouzon "  16 

Martincourt  Farm "  30 

East  of  St.  Juvin "  31 

Thenorgues Nov.    2 

Fontenoy "  3 

St.  Pierremont "  5 

Bois  de  Yoncq "  6 

Autrecourt "  7 

Le  Laveau "  10 

Autrecourt "  11 

St.  Pierremont "  12 

Biizancy "  19 

Chatel  Chehery "  20 

Le  Four  de  Paris "  21 

Le  Claon "  22 

Eclaires "  26 

Laheycourt "  27 

Robert  Espagne "  28 

Chancenay "  29 

Louvemont Dec.  1 

Dommartin  St.  Pere "  2 

Cirey "  3 

St.  Martin "  4 

Bricon Feb.  7 

Bouere "  10 

On  Train "  14 

Brest «  16 

H.  M.  T.  Aquitania "  18 

CampMills,  N.  Y "  24 

New  York  (Parade) May  5 

Camp  Upton "  7 


LEFT 


Sept. 

19 

u 

20 

u 

21 

u 

25 

Oct. 

13 

u 

15 

u 

30 

u 

31 

Nov. 

2 

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a 

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7 

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a 

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u 

26 

u 

27 

u 

28 

11 

29 

Dec. 

1 

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Feb. 

7 

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8 

April  14 

u 

16 

a 

18 

a 

24 

May 

5 

u 

7 

u 

9 

236 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 


ITINERARY  OF  THE  SECOND  BATTALION 


STATION  ARRIVED 

Liverpool April  28 

Dover "  28 

Calais,  Rest  Camp  No.  6  ... .  "  29 

Audrehem  and Le  Poirier...  May  4 

Lousches "  16 

Watten  Woods «  17 

Eperlecques  Woods "  20 

Lousches "  20 

Landrethum "  27 

Licques "  31 

Campagne June  7 

Embrey "  7 

Wamin "  8 

Hesdin "  10 

On  Train "  10 

Charmes "  11 

Hallianville "  13 

Fontenoy  la  Joute "  18 

Pettonville "  25 

Migneville July  2 

Glonville "  12 

Gelacourt "  17 

Pettonville "  20 

Domptail Aug.  4 

Lamath  and  Xermameniel ...  "  5 

BlainvUle "  7 

On  Train "  7 

Moroux "  8 

On  Motor  Trucks "  10 

Foret  de  Nestle "  10 

St.Thibaut "  12 

Mareuil  en  Dole "  16 

Bois  de  Mareuil "  20 

St.  Thibaut "  28 

Mareuil Sept.    2 

Sergy , «  3 

St.Thibaut "  4 

Vauxcer^ "  5 

L'Homme  Mort "  6 

Longueval "  7 

Dravigny "  15 

Motor  Trucks "  17 

Viel  Dampiere "  17 

Neufour «  20 

LaChalade «  20 


LEFT 

April  28 

« 

29 

May 

4 

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16 

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17 

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19 

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20 

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27 

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31 

June 

6 

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8 

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10 

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10 

a 

11 

a 

12 

u 

18 

u 

24 

July 

2 

u 

11 

u 

16 

a 

20 

Aug. 

3 

« 

4 

u 

7 

ti 

7 

u 

8 

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10 

u 

10 

« 

11 

« 

15 

u 

20 

a 

28 

Sept 

.  2 

u 

3 

u 

4 

u 

5 

u 

6 

u 

6 

u 

14 

u 

16 

u 

17 

u 

19 

u 

20 

u 

23 

STATION  ARRIVED 

Neufour  (woods) Sept.  23 

Route  Marchand "  25 

Woods «  28 

Abri  du  Crochet "  29 

Bois  de  la  Naza Oct.  1 

Abri  du  Crochet "  5 

LaViergette "  8 

Bois  de  Marcq "  9 

La  Besogne "  10 

Pylone  Cross  Roads "  13 

St.  Juvin "  14 

Camp  de  Bouzon "  16 

Camp  Sachsenhain "  17 

Martincourt  Farm "  30 

St.  Juvin "  31 

Thenorgues Nov.  2 

St.  Pierremont.  °. "  3 

Cendrifere  Farm "  5 

Bois  de  Yoncq "  6 

Autrecourt "  7 

Le  Laveau "  8 

LaBiche "  9 

St.  Pierremont "  13 

Buzancy "  19 

Chatel  Chehery "  20 

Le  Four  de  Paris "  21 

LeClaon *. . . .  "  22 

Senard "  26 

Laheycourt "  27 

Robert  Espagne "  28 

Somelone "  29 

Allichamps Dec.  1 

ViUenblois "  2 

Buzancourt "  3 

Gillencourt "  4 

Valdelancourt  and  Autreville  "  5 

Bricon Feb.  8 

On  Train "  8 

Biern6 "  10 

On  Train "  15 

Brest "  16 

H.  M.  T.  Aquitania "  18 

Camp  Mills.  N.  Y "  24 

New  York  City  (Parade) May  5 

Camp  Upton,  N.  Y «  7 


LEFT 

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27 

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31 

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18 

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May  6 

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7 

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9 

ITINERARY 


237 


ITINERARY  OF  THE  THIRD  BATTALION 


STATION  ARRIVED 

Liverpool April  28 

Dover "     28 

Calais  Rest  Camp  No.  6 "     29 

Alembon May    4 

Watten  Woods "     17 

Eperlecques  Woods "     19 

Tournehem "     20 

Alembon "     31 

Le  Mame  Ranges 

(Norbecourt) June    3 

Alembon "       4 

Campagne "      6 

Embrey "       7 

Wamin "       8 

Hesdin "      9 

On  Train "      9 

Charmes "     11 

Rehaincourt "     12 

Fontenoy  la  Joute "     18 

Glonville "     23 

Pettonville July     2 

Migneville "     11 

Gelacourt "     20 

Blainville Aug.    3 

On  Train "      7 

Les  Parichets "      8 

On  Motor  Trucks "     10 

Foret  de  Nestle "     10 

ViUeSavoye "     11 

Mareuil  en  Dole "     17 

Bois  de  Mareuil "     24 

St.  Thibaut Sept.    1 

Blanzy  les  Fismes "      4 

Villers  en  Prayferes "       5 

Near  Aisne  Canal "      8 

Woods  near  Cohan "     14 


LEFT 

April  28 

u 

29 

May 

4 

u 

17 

a 

19 

u 

20 

u 

31 

June 

3 

u 

4 

" 

6 

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7 

u 

8 

u 

9 

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9 

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11 

u 

11 

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18 

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23 

July 

2 

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20 

Aug. 

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24 

Sept. 

1 

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8 

u 

14 

u 

16 

STATION  ARRIVED 

On  Motor  Trucks Sept.  17 

Civry  sur  Ante "     17 

Woods  near  Neufour "     19 

LaChalade "     20 

Argorme  Forest "     26 

Camp  de  Bouzon Oct.   16 

St.  Juvin "     30 

Thenorgues Nov.    2 

St.  Pierremont "       3 

Cendriere  Farm "      5 

La  Besace "      6 

Autrecourt "      7 

Chamblage  Farm "      8 

St.  Pierremont "     12 

Buzancy "     19 

Chatel  Chehery «     20 

Le  Four  de  Paris "    21 

Le  Claon "     22 

Aubercy "     26 

Laheycourt "     27 

Tremont "     28 

Chancenay "     29 

Wassy Dec.     1 

Dommartin  St.  Pere "      2 

Cirey  sur  Blaise "      3 

La  Villeneuve "      4 

Bricon Feb.     7 

On  Train "      7 

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OPERATIONS,  SEPT.  26— NOV.  12,  1918 

IT  has  been  impracticable  to  give,  in  the  foregoing  narrative,  minute  details 
as  to  exact  disposition  of  troops  and  full  operations  from  September  26 
to  November  12,  1918,  inclusive.  We  print,  therefore,  the  complete 
official  report  covering  this  period,  as  made  to  General  Robert  Alexander, 
Commanding  77th  Division,  through  military  channels. 

OPERATIONS  REPORT,  305TH  INFANTRY, 

September  26  to  November  12,  1918 

ARGONNE  FOREST 

MEUSE  RIVER 

1.  Situation  at  beginning  of  battle  of  the  Argonne  Forest: 

The  enemy  held  a  strongly  organized  position  in  which  the  same  Landwehr  Divisions  had  lived  quietly 
for  as  long  as  two  years.  The  French  position  was  also  highly  organized.  There  had  been  little  activity 
for  many  months,  a  complete  stabihzation  having  taken  place  after  the  desperate  fighting  of  1915. 

Having  come  by  trucks  and  marching  to  a  supposed  rest  area,  our  troops  relieved  French  elements 
with  the  exception  of  an  outpost  screen  left  to  cover  the  presence  of  Americans  in  the  sector.  Preparations 
for  the  attack  were  complicated  by  the  arrival  of  900  replacements,  most  of  whom  were  recent  arrivals 
from  the  United  States,  on  September  24th. 

The  order  of  battle  was  154th  Brigade,  306th  Infantry,  305th  Infantry,  28th  Division. 

Situation  at  beginning  of  attack  of  November  1st: 

The  Battle  of  the  Argonne  having  passed  into  semi-stable  warfare,  this  regiment  was  relieved  for 
two  weeks'  rest  and  training  period  at  Camp  de  Bouzon.  The  line  was  not  advanced  by  the  78th  and 
82d  Divisions  during  this  time.  The  305th,  as  the  attacking  regiment  of  the  77th  Division,  relieved  all 
except  an  outpost  screen  of  the  82d  Division  on  a  front  of  2H  kilos,  on  night  October  30  and  31. 

The  order  of  battle  for  the  1st  Corps  was  78th,  77th,  80th 

2.  September  25th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  20H,  Nouveau  Cottage.  By  midnight  the  2d  Battalion  moved  to 
jumping-ofi  line  along  Route  Marchand,  1st  Battalion  in  support,  3d  Battalion  taking  over  an  outpost 
line  from  the French  Infantry. 

September  26th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  Nouveau  Cottage.  15H,  Route  Marchand,  with  Advance  P.  C.  at 
99.9-70.3.    Disposition  for  attack: 

G  F  Combat  Liaison  No.  1 

Moppers  up  from  1st  Battalion  1  Plat.,  Co.  L 

H  E 

D  A  Combat  Liaison  No.  2 

B  C  1  Plat.,  Co.  L 

After  extensive  destructive  artillery  fire,  the  2d  Battalion  went  over  the  top  at  5H55,  following  a 
barrage  at  500  yards.  Little  infantry  resistance  and  light  shelling  met  until  afternoon,  when  the  line 
had  reached  the  road  at  Barricade  Pav.  on  the  left  and  within  500  meters  of  Carr.  des  Meurissons  on  the 
right  where  it  was  held  by  machine  gun  fire.  The  1st  and  2d  Battalions  were  mixed  in  two  groups — on 
the  right.  A,  less  one  platoon,  C  and  F  Companies,  Capt.  Eaton  (2d  Bn.)  commanding;  A  Company  was 
in  the  lead  in  trench  at  00.25-70.7.  On  the  left,  B,  D,  E,  G,  H,  and  one  platoon,  of  A,  Capt.  Purcell, 
Company  B,  commanding,  along  road  to  Barricade  Pav.,  in  liaison  with  the  306th.  Third  Battalion  in 
reserve  moved  during  the  afternoon  to  00.0-69.9. 

September  27th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  99.9-70.3.  Slight  artillery  preparation  failed  to  destroy  wire  or  to 
affect  enemy  machine  guns  which  held  our  lines  throughout  the  day  along  the  road.  Machine  gun,  trench 
mortar  and  artillery  fire  on  our  troops.  Third  Battalion  was  sent  into  the  line  where  I  and  K  Companies 
received  heavy  fire  without  being  able  to  advance. 


OPERATIONS  239 

September  28th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  200  meters  southwest  Carr.  des  Meurissons  at  14H.  After  offering 
resistance,  enemy  retired  about  8H,  followed  by  1st  and  3d  Battalions,  with  2d  Battalion  in  support. 
1st  Battalion  group  reached  Abri  du  Crochet  at  1.10  p.m.,  Company  E  leading.  Position  was 
organized  for  the  night  with  3d  Battalion  in  close  support. 

September  zgth. — Regtl.  P.  C,  Abri  du  Crochet,  9H.  Advance  resumed  without  opposition  to  east 
and  west  road,  98.5-74.5,  where  machine  gun  resistance  was  met  and  position  consolidated  before  noon. 
L  and  M  Companies  were  in  front  for  the  3d  Battalion.  Among  patrols  to  the  front  was  one  of  Lieut. 
Brandt,  Scout  Officer,  3d  Battalion,  and  two  men,  which  met  a  larger  group  of  the  enemy  with  whom  they 
exchanged  fire.  One  man  returned  unwounded  and  later  search  discovered  the  body  of  the  second  scout, 
but  no  trace  of  Lieut.  Brandt  was  found,  though  continued  search  was  made. 

September  30th. — About  4  p.m.,  orders  issued  to  3d  Battalion  to  advance  to  Bois  de  le  Naza.  At 
dark,  halted  on  ridge  reported  97.0-75.7  to  98.0-76.0,  which  was  later  discovered  to  be  the  ridge  just 
south  thereof. 

M  L 

K  I 

1st  Battalion  in  support  500  meters,  2d  Battalion  in  reserve,  Abri  du  Crochet. 

October  ist. — Orders  to  continue  the  advance  to  Binarville-Apremont  Road  (La  Viergette).  Difficulty 
of  orienting  in  the  thickly  wooded  terrain  caused  much  confusion.  One  patrol  which  reported  reaching 
the  vicinity  of  La  Viergette  was  really  one  kilometer  south  of  that  point.  After  advancing  to  a  line  on 
the  reverse  slope  of  the  next  ridge  (98.3-75.9  to  97.3-75.7)  our  troops  were  halted  by  machine  gun  fire 
from  front  and  left  flank.  Companies  D  and  B  following  3d  Battalion  in  support  followed  a  path  bearing 
northwest  and  when  resistance  was  met  these  companies  were  in  the  line,  where  they  remained  for  several 
days.  Formation:  B,  D,  M,  K,  L, 
I 

October  2d. — Only  a  few  yards  advance  in  face  of  enemy  machine  guns.  Patrol  activity  and  fire  on 
suspected  enemy  positions.  In  the  afternoon  H  Company  was  sent  to  the  right  of  the  3d  Battalion  to 
connect  with  the  111th  Infantry  and  to  flank  the  machine  guns  holding  up  Company  L,  but  was  stopped 
at  98.25-75.95.  At  16H30,  the  2d  Battalion  and  Regtl.  M.  G.  Co.  moved  to  relieve  1st  Battalion, 
306th,  which  was  crowded  into  valley  around  96.9-75.4.  This  position  was  under  heavy  machine  gun  and 
trench  mortar  fire. 

F  E  B  D  M        L        H 

C  G  A  K         I 

October  3d. — Company  E  (306th)  was  sent  to  the  left  of  the  2d  Battalion  to  connect  with  the  307th. 
15H,  Capt.  Mack,  Company  G,  assumed  command  of  the  battalion.  15H50  battalion  attacked 
ridge  south  of  Rau  de  La  Fontaine  aux  Charmes,  but  was  held  at  crest  of  the  ridge  by  annihilating  machine 
gun  fire.  Advance  of  75  yards  was  made  at  heavy  cost.  The  3d  Battalion  was  unable  to  advance.  Machine 
guns  attempted  to  advance  with  the  attack  but  were  forced  to  withdraw.  Lieuts.  Sherman  and  Mont- 
gomery took  up  position  on  ridge  southwest  of  ravine  to  enfilade  valley  in  rear  of  enemy.  Movement  was 
observed  by  the  enemy  who  opened  with  heavy  artillery  fire  just  before  machine  guns  began  to  operate. 
Lieut.  Sherman  was  killed  and  Lieut.  Montgomery  fatally  injured.     Position  for  the  night: 

E,  306th— F  and  1  plat.  C— E  and  1  plat.  A— D,  K,  M,  L,  1  plat.  H— 2  plats.  B— 3  plats.  H 
3  plats.  C  G  3  plats.  A  12  plats.  B 

October  4th. — The  3d  Battalion  and  H  Company  on  the  right  attacked  at  10H30  after  a  preparation 
of  8  three-inch  stokes  (our  own  and  those  of  306th)  and  4  four-inch  Corps  stokes  throwing  thermite, 
concentrated  on  a  front  of  200  yards.  M  and  L  Companies  advanced,  followed  by  K  and  I  Companies, 
with  intention  of  spreading  to  the  right  and  left  and  taking  enemy  machine  guns  in  flank.  An  advance 
of  30  to  150  yards  was  made,  but  the  enemy  line  was  not  reached.  The  companies  dug  in  after  heavy 
losses.  The  2d  Battalion  failed  to  advance  after  some  artillery  preparation.  Two  platoons  of  C  Com- 
pany were  sent  around  nose  96.6-75.6,  where  they  were  held  by  machine  gun  fire. 

October  5th. — 3d  Battalion  consolidated  position  and  2d  Battalion  established  liaison  with  the  307th. 
21H,  our  regiment  relieved  by  306th.     Second  Battahon  received  casualties  en  route  to  support  position. 

October  6th. — 1st  and  3d  Battalions  in  support  along  the  line  of  east  and  west  road  which  passes 
through  98.-74.5.     Second  Battalion  in  Division  Reserve  near  Abri  du  Crochet. 


240  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

October  7th. — Enemy  retired,  the  306th  following  him  to  La  Viergette  road.  Late  in  the  afternoon 
the  Brigade  Commander  ordered  the  1st  BattaUon  to  push  to  the  railroad  just  north  of  the  "  78th  "  parallel. 
This  position  was  in  advance  of  that  of  any  other  element  in  the  division  and  the  left  flank  of  the  battalion 
was  exposed  throughout  the  night.  The  3d  Battalion  was  sent  by  the  Brigade  Commander  to  a  support 
position  along  La  Viergette  east  and  west  road  with  Company  K  as  outpost  on  the  left  at  about  95.5-76.5. 

October  8th. — Line  remained  practically  unchanged.  First  Battalion  improved  position  by  readjust- 
ment of  companies.  Company  L  buried  dead  in  Bois  de  la  Naza,  and  before  dark  3d  Battalion  moved 
to  ravine  around  96.8-76.5. 

October  gth. — Regtl.  P.  C,  300  meters  west  of  La  Viergette  crossroads — Advance  P.  C.  for  the  night, 
93.7-79.97.  Enemy  continuing  retirement  and  this  regiment  followed  the-  306th  to  Bois  de  la  Taille, 
Order  received  at  nightfall  to  march  along  the  road  to  La  Besogne.  Column  was  partly  formed,  but  later 
information  that  the  enemy  had  counter-attacked  and  regained  Cornay  caused  a  halt  in  the  old  positions. 
Capt.  Eaton  assumed  command  of  the  2d  Battalion,  which  moved  at  16H30  to  La  Viergette,  remaining 
there  for  the  night  in  Brigade  Reserve. 

October  loth. — Regtl.  P.  C.  with  troops  during  the  day.  18H,  300  meters  west  of  La  Besogne.  Advance 
continued,  reaching  open  country  at  La  Besogne  where  the  1st  Battalion  passed  through  the  306th  about 
noon.  At  14H30,  advanced  over  the  open  slopes  toward  the  Aire  River  under  fairly  heavy  artillery 
fire  to  the  Chevieres-Marcq  road.  C  Company  on  the  right  advanced  across  the  Chevieres-Marcq  road 
to  the  bank  of  the  Aire  River,  but  was  forced  back  to  the  road  by  intense  machine  gun,  trench  mortar  and 
artillery  fire.  Third  Battalion  in  support  800  meters  north  of  La  Besogne.  8H30,  2d  Battalion  moved 
to  Bois  de  la  Taille  at  93.9-80.35. 

October  nth. — Patrols  developed  enemy  machine  gun  and  artillery  fire.  Night  patrol  failed  to  find 
ford  in  the  river.     Second  Battalion  moved  to  ridge  600  meters  southwest  of  La  Besogne. 

October  12th. — Same. 

October  13th. — Same.  Late  in  the  afternoon  counter-attack  on  82d  Division  on  our  right  achieved 
no  success.  First  Battalion  relieved  by  308th  and  went  to  Division  Reserve  south  of  La  Besogne.  Second 
and  3d  Battalions  moved  to  Pylone  after  dark.  Major  Dall  assumed  command  of  2d  Battalion  in  the 
morning.    Third  Battalion  Brigade  Reserve. 

October  14th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  hill  northwestern  part  of  Cornay  until  15H.  P.  C.  for  the  night,  ravine 
98.3-80.7.  Attack  resumed  by  306th  in  conjunction  with  82d  on  the  right,  154th  Brigade  on  left.  Second 
and  3d  Battalions,  305th,  in  support.  306th  failing  to  cross  river  in  face  of  artillery  fire,  the  Brigade 
Commander,  about  3  p.m.,  directed  attack  on  St.  Juvin  from  the  east.  General  Smedberg  was  sent  forward 
via  Fleville  to  take  charge  of  the  situation  with  the  2d  and  3d  Battalions,  305th  Infantry,  and  2d  and  3d 
Battalions,  306th  Infantry.  Company  H,  305th,  and  2d  Battahon,  306th,  occupied  Hill  182,  north  of  St. 
Juvin,  capturing  prisoners  in  the  town.  Remainder  of  troops  along  ridges  east  and  southeast  of  St.  Juvin. 
Liaison  with  82d  to  northeast. 

October  15th. — Very  heavy  barrage  on  our  positions  from  about  6H  to  7H30,  covering  counter- 
attack on  the  82d.  14H,  2d  Battalion  (G,  F,  H,  E)  advanced  west  along  St.  Juvin-Grand  Pr^  road  to 
about  "86th"  parallel,  where  they  were  held  by  machine  gun  fire.  This  movement  was  for  the  purpose 
of  connecting  with  the  307th,  one  battalion  of  which  had  crossed  the  river  east  of  Grand  Pre.  Liaison 
was  not  made  until  early  morning.  Relief  begun  at  midnight  by  78th  Division,  309th  and  310th  Infantry, 
not  completed  for  2d  Battalion  until  9H,  October  16th. 

October  i6th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  Camp  de  Bouzon,  17H.  Regiment  marched  17  kilos,  to  Camp  de  Bouzon, 
near  Montblainville,  for  training  and  rest  period. 

October  17th  to  October  2Qth. — Training  and  rest  period. 

October  26th. — General  Smedberg  assigned  to  command  153d  Brigade.  Lieut.-Colonel  L.  S.  Morey 
assigned  to  command  305th  Infantry. 

October  30th. — Captain  Eaton  commanding  2d  Battalion,  Major  Sloane  commanding  1st  Battalion. 
2d  and  3d  Battalions  marched  from  Camp  de  Bouzon  at  13H.  Third  Battahon  went  into  shelter  just  east 
of  St.  Juvin,  relieving  one  battahon  of  the  325th  and  one  battalion  of  the  326th  Infantry,  a  battalion  of 
the  latter  remaining  as  outpost.  Second  Battalion  marched  to  Martincourt  Farm  where  it  was  joined 
about  daylight  by  the  1st  Battalion  which  had  left  Camp  Bouzon  at  24H. 


OPERATIONS 241 

October  jist. — Regiment  remained  in  position  during  the  day.  After  dark  3d  Battalion  took  over  front 
line  positions  in  the  Ravine  aux  Pierres,  reUeving  the  2d  Battalion,  325th  Infantry  on  the  line  of  departure. 
Formation  for  attack : 

1/2  B  HE  ML  1/2  B 

Combat  Liaison  G  F  K  I  Combat  Liaison 

Second  Battalion  moved  to  position  for  the  attack  400  meters  west  of  St.  Juvin,  1st  Battalion  in 
reserve  to  shelter  east  of  St.  Juvin,  Company  B  being  detached  for  combat  liaison  on  both  flanks. 

November  ist. — With  heavy  artillery  preparation  and  support,  the  3d  Battalion  began  the  attack 
at  H  hour,  5,30,  2d  Battalion  advancing  at  H  plus  20.  In  the  face  of  stubborn  resistance,  Companies  L 
and  M  reached  the  intermediate  objective  (Road  ChampigneuUe-St.  Georges)  from  97.0  to  98.0  at  15H30. 
Second  Battalion  met  heavy  machine  gun  fire  from  the  trenches  southeast  of  ChampigneuUe  and  from 
Min.  Mohin.  About  14H  Captain  Eaton  took  charge  of  operations  in  person  and  by  machine  gim  fire 
drove  the  enemy  out  of  trenches  at  96.4-87.  Captain  Eaton  was  wounded  by  machine  gun  fire  and  Captain 
Dodge,  Company  H.  assumed  command  of  the  2d  Battalion.  E  and  F  Companies  swung  off  to  the  right 
early  in  the  attack,  and  in  consolidating  the  position  for  the  night  the  following  formation  was  adopted: 
f  H  M  2  plats.  I  L  ] 

Captain  Dodge  \  G  3  Plats.  E  1  plat.  E  F  \  Major  Harris 

[  K  2  plats.  I  J 

M  Company  was  counter-attacked  three  times  in  the  afternoon  but  drove  back  the  enemy  success- 
fully to  the  valley  north  of  the  position  where  he  reformed  for  each  new  attack.  Three  hundred  of  the 
enemy  were  seen  to  enter  this  valley.  Nine  (9)  machine  guns  were  captured  by  M  and  L  in  the  day's 
operations. 

November  2d.— Regtl.  P.  C.  with  troops.  15H,  Thenorgues.  Attack  at  6H30  by  2d  and  3d  battalions. 
H  and  G  Companies  entered  ChampigneuUe  from  the  west  but  were  held  out  of  the  other  part  of  the  town 
until  8H  by  fire  of  our  own  artillery.  The  2d  battalion,  E  and  F  having  rejoined,  then  advanced  north. 
The  3d  Battalion  met  machine  gun  resistance  at  beginning  of  the  attack  but  this  was  soon  withdrawn 
and  the  advance  was  continued  throughout  the  day  with  the  2d  Battalion,  reaching  Thenorgues  at  15H. 
The  1st  BattaUon,  306th,  advancing  on  the  right,  had  swung  in  front  of  this  regiment.  The  position 
at  Thenorgues  was  organized  with  the  2d  Battalion  west  of  the  town,  the  3d  Battalion  in  support. 
Captain  Tiebout,  Company  G,  placed  in  command  of  the  2d  Battalion.  The  1st  Battalion,  less  Com- 
pany B  (combat  liaison),  and  three  companies  of  the  1st  Battalion,  306th,  were  sent  forward  by  C.  O., 
305th  Infantry,  under  Major  Sloane  to  attempt  to  reach  Harricourt  through  Buzancy.  At  17H,  recon- 
naissance by  Major  Sloane  found  enemy  in  position  on  heights  north  of  Buzancy  covering  the  road  which 
was  lighted  by  burning  buildings.  The  column  took  position  along  the  road  about  one  kilometer  south 
of  Buzancy. 

November  jd. — Regtl.  P.  C.  with  troops.  17H,  St.  Pierremont.  Regiment  in  support  of  306th. 
First  Battalion  ordered  across  country  to  Autruche  to  cover  left  flank  and  connect  with  the  78th  Division 
was  unable  to  cross  the  marsh  southwest  of  Buzancy  and  was  forced  to  return  to  the  road  and  follow  the 
column  through  Buzancy.  Order  of  march:  2d,  3d,  1st  Battalions.  Passed  through  towns  of  Buzancy, 
Bar  and  Harricourt  and  reached  position  for  the  night  on  road  west  of  St.  Pierremont — 3d  Battalion 
800  meters  from  the  town;  2d  Battahon  in  railroad  cut  2  kilometers  from  the  town;  1st  Battalion  on  for- 
ward slope  500  meters  southwest  of  Fontenoy. 

November  4th. — 153d  Brigade  leapfrogged  by  307th,  our  Brigade  becoming  Division  Reserve;  2d  and 
3d  Battalions  remained  in  position;  1st  Battalion  moving  forward  400  yards  north  of  Fontenoy  in  the 
morning  and  returning  to  former  bivouac  for  the  night,  suffering  casualties  from  shell  fire. 

November  5th. — Regtl.  P.  C.  with  troops.  17H,  in  shacks  one  kilo,  south  of  La  BagnoUe  cross-roads. 
The  division  sector  was  divided  into  a  two-brigade  front  with  the  153d  on  the  right.  Third  and  2d  Bat- 
talions, in  support  of  the  306th,  marched  north  by  muddy  wood  trails  in  vicinity  of  Les  Cendrieres  Farm. 
H  and  G  were  separated  from  the  battalion  at  nightfall  and  were  not  found  until  morning. 

November  6th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  La  Basace.  The  3d  Battalion  with  K,  L  and  I  in  the  line  took  up  the 
advance  from  the  306th  just  north  of  La  Basace  and  passed  through  Flaba,  where  slight  machine  gun 
resistance  was  met.  By  nightfall,  K  Company  on  the  left  had  occupied  Chamblage  Farm  with  patrols  to 
Autrecourt.  I  Company  on  the  right  was  in  the  Bois  de  Pourron.  During  the  night  one  platoon  of  K 
was  put  in  Autrecourt  and  one  in  Villers-devent-Mouzon.     First  Division  on  our  right  had  cut  across 


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the  entire  front  of  qui  sector.  The  2d  Battalion  was  in  support  in  Bois  Gerfaux;  First  Battalion  left 
St.  Pierremont  where  they  had  remained  in  Division  Reserve  at  8H  passed  through  La  Basace  at  15H 
and  took  position  in  Bois  de  Yoncq  along  Flaba-Yoncq  road. 

November  yth. — Regtl.  P.  C,  Nouveau  Mont-Joie,  9H30.  Autrecourt,  16H30.  K  and  L  Companies 
entered  Autrecourt  and  Villers,  covering  a  detachment  of  the  302d  Engineers  which  built  a  bridge  over 
the  Meuse  River  at  Villers.  First  and  2d  Battalions  marched  toward  Autrecourt.  At  13H,  1st  Battalion 
relieved  3d  Battalion,  A  and  D  Companies  taking  up  the  covering  position  west  of  Villers.  Enemy  was 
firing  on  the  Engineers  with  machine  guns  and  rifles,  their  fire  being  opposed  by  our  own  which  enabled 
the  bridge  to  be  completed  at  2.45.  At  3.30,  two  platoons  (20  men)  of  Company  A  crossed  bridge  and 
dug  in.  Before  other  troops  were  pushed  across,  an  order  came  to  stabilize  our  positions.  About  16H, 
heavy  artillery,  minnenwerf  er  and  machine  gun  fire  developed  causing  numerous  casualties  in  A  Company 
on  both  slopes  of  the  river.  D  Company  took  position  along  railroad  track  north  of  Autrecourt.  H  and 
E  collected  material  for  rafts  under  machine  gun  fire  between  Autrecourt  and  Mouzon.  H  Company 
took  night  position  in  Rouffy,  E  returning  to  Autrecourt;   3d  Battalion  was  billeted  in  Autrecourt. 

November  8th. — Regtl.  P.  C,  Le  Laveau,  18H.  Companies  C  and  D  established  outpost  positions  along 
railroad  from  Villers  to  Le  Faubourg.  At  9H30  enemy  artillery  opened  heavy  fire  on  bridge  and  A  Com- 
pany's position,  forcing  the  company  to  withdraw  and  destroying  the  bridge.  Five  men,  all  but  one 
wounded,  remained  on  the  east  side  of  the  river.  They  were  brought  across  with  the  loss  of  one  man  at 
nightfall  by  Captain  Brown  and  detachment  of  the  302d  Engineers.  A  Company  was  put  in  support 
near  Pourron  and  B  Company  north  of  Le  Laveau;  2d  Battalion  withdrawn  from  Autrecourt  to  supporting 
position  and  3d  Battalion  to  reserve  west  of  Chamblage  Farm.  During  the  night  patrol  of  Lieutenant 
McDowell  and  Corporal  Barth  (Company  C)  crossed  the  river  on  a  raft  penetrating  the  enemy's  lines 
for  a  kilo,  and  a  half  through  Amblimont  and  gained  valuable  information.     The  patrol  covered  10  kilos. 

November  gth. — Regtl,  P.  C,  Mont-Joie  Farm,  18H30.  The  regimental  sector  was  extended  to  Petit 
Remilly,  exclusive,  a  front  of  5  kilometers,  the  2d  Battalion  was  moved  into  the  left  sub-.'^ector  with  H 
and  F  in  outpost  positions  along  heights,  joining  the  1st  Battalion  at  the  railroad  station  500  meters 
north  of  Autrecourt.     Lieut.-Colonel  Vernon  W.  Boiler  assigned  to  command  the  regiment. 

November  loth. — In  the  afternoon,  Lieutenant  GiUiam,  B  Company,  with  two  men  crossed  the  river 
and  located  enemy  positions.  Other  patrols  along  the  west  bank  of  the  river  drew  fire.  Night  combat' 
patrols  from  1st  and  2d  Battalions  were  ordered  back  by  Brigade  Hqrs.  after  having  crossed  the  river. 
Further  orders  from  Brigade  prohibited  any  aggressive  action.  Bridge  at  Villers  was  reconstructed  during 
the  afternoon  with  covering  detachment  of  one  platoon  of  D  Company.  Cossack  post  was  established  in 
the  mill  at  Pte.  de  Garde. 

November  nth. — Regtl.  P.  C,  Le  Laveau  13H30.  Cossack  post  was  pushed  across  dam  over  the 
canal  and  the  river  at  Pte.  de  Garde,  establishing  near  eastern  bank  of  the  Meuse.  Previous  orders  to 
thin  the  line  and  get  more  troops  under  shelter  were  carried  out.  Notification  of  armistice  received  at  9H. 
Enemy  shelling  on  right  of  sector  until  IIH,  when  armistice  went  into  effect. 

November  I2lh. — Regiment  relieved  by  98th  French  Infantry,  marched  22  kilos,  to  billets  in  St.  Pierre- 
mont. 

3.  On  September  26th,  at  the  jump  off,  our  regiment  opposed  the  120th  and  125th  regiments  of  the 
2d  Landwehr  Division.  The  122d  Regiment  of  this  same  unit  came,  in  in  order  to  strengthen  the  enemy 
front  north  of  Abri  du  Crochet.  No  other  units  were  identified  in  the  remainder  of  the  push  to  the  Aire. 
It  is  probable  from  captures  made  three  days  after  our  relief  that  units  of  the  240th  Division  took  part  in 
the  resistance  north  of  St.  Juvin,  October  13-15th.  When  this  regiment  attacked  north  of  St.  Juvin  on 
November  1st  the  following  enemy  units  were  in  line:  240th  Division,  45th  Division,  and  15th  Reserve 
Division. 

Units  who  probably  later  opposed  us  when  we  went  through  the  306th  Infantry  at  La  Besace  and 
who  were  identified  by  prisoners  captured  by  the  latter  unit  were  31st  Division  at  Verpel,  November  2d; 
42d  Division  at  Authe,  November  3d,  and  76th  Division  at  La  Besace,  November  5th. 

No  later  identifications. 

4.  Summary. 

(a)  Depth  of  advance. 

(b)  Prisoners  taken. 

(c)  Material  captured. 


OPERATIONS  243 

(d)  Casualties. 

(e)  Employment  of  infantry  weapons  (machine  guns,  37  m/m.  guns,  stokes  mortar,  and  rifle  grenades) . 

(f)  Employment  of  auxiliary  weapons  (tanks,  gas  troops,  etc.)- 

(g)  Artillery  support.  _ 

(h)  Terrain. 

(i)      Conclusions. 

(Where  there  is  no  notation  to  be  made  under  any  sub-heading  it  has  been  omitted.) 

September  26th. 

(a)  1.8  kilos. 

(b)  76—35,  Co.  E;  34,  Co.  F;  7,  M.  G.  Co. 

(c)  Total  material  captured,  "Annex  A." 

(d)  Casualties  by  dates,  "Annex  B." 

(e)  Machine  guns.  Regtl.  M.  G.  Co.  attached  to  2d  Bn.,  one  platoon  with  each  of  the  front 
line  companies  and  one  section  to  combat  liaison  group.  C.  C.  and  remainder  of  machine  guns  removed 
with  Bn.  Hdqrs.  Difficulty  throughout  the  advance  in  keeping  up  with  the  infantry.  Conclusions  of 
Captain  R.  G.  McKay  are  herewith  attached,  "Annex  C."  37  m/m.  platoon  attached  to  the  leading  bat- 
talion carried  guns  accompanying  the  infantry. 

(f)  No  tanks  have  been  used  with  this  regiment  owing  to  the  broken  terrain  on  which  its  attacks 
have  been  made.  Fire  with  thermite  by  the  Corps  four-inch  Stokes  was  used  on  two  occasions  with  good 
effect. 

(g)  Heavy  concentration  of  artillery  and  large  mortars  was  effective  in  destroying  enemy  positions 
and  resistance  in  the  forward  zone,  but  all  wire  was  not  cut  and  the  remaining  stretches  caused  much  diffi- 
culty in  the  original  jump-off.  Two  pirate  pieces  attached  to  the  forward  battalion  were  unable  to  advance 
for  three  days. 

(h)  The  terrain  is  a  wooded  series  of  steep  valleys  and  ridges  with  numerous  trenches  and  wire  sys- 
tems. No  Man's  Land  and  the  first  German  trenches  as  far  as  the  Valley  of  the  Meurrissons  had  been 
turned  into  a  series  of  craters  by  the  artillery  fire.  A  heavy  fog  during  the  early  hours  of  the  attack  added 
to  the  difficulties. 

(i)  The  enemy,  having  advance  information  of  our  attack,  planned  only  slight  machine  gun  resist- 
ance in  his  forward  zone.  This  was  ineffective  because  of  our  artillery  preparation  and  the  poor  morale 
of  his  troops.  His  artillery  fire  was  also  slight,  due  to  either  withdrawal  of  his  guns  or  good  counter  battery 
work  of  our  artillery.  The  greatest  difficulties  during  the  first  days  were  those  of  the  terrain,  fog  and 
keeping  contact  over  a  front  of  two  kilometers  with  one  battalion  in  the  line. 

September  27th. 

(a)     400  meters. 

(g)  Inadequate  artillery  fire  on  wire  and  enemy  machine  guns  due  in  part  to  failure  of  infantry  com- 
manders to  give  definite  targets  by  their  co-ordinates,  and  in  part  to  insufficient  notification  given  to  in- 
fantry to  enable  them  to  take  advantage  of  the  artillery  program. 

(h)     Same  as  for  26th,  with  fewer  artificial  obstacles. 

September  2Sth. 

(a)  2  kilos. 

(b)  l,by2dBn. 

(e)  37mm.  gun  fired  a  few  rounds  on  two  occasions  driving  enemy  machine  gun  out  of  position  and 
enabled  infantry  to  advance.     The  37  mm.  fired  no  more  in  the  Argonne  Forest. 

(g)     Effectiveness  of  artillery  fire  was  shown  by  considerable  destruction  in  captured  enemy  trenches. 

(i)      Wooded  terrain  and  smaller  and  more  rolling  ravines. 

September  2gth. 

(a)     2H  kilos. 

(h)    Same  as  for  28th. 

September  30th. 

(a)  600  meters. 

(b)  1,  wounded,  "I"  Co. 

(e)  A  rifleman  wounded  a  German  sniper.  Rifle  grenades  used  against  machine  guns  without 
success. 


244  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

(h)    Same  as  for  28th. 
October  isi. 

(a)  403  meters. 

(b)  4,  "M".  Co. 

(e)     Machine  guns  and  rifle  grenades  used,  effect  unknown. 

(g)  Our  artillery  support  was  unsatisfactory  during  the  period  the  regiment  was  held  in  the  Bois 
de  la  Naza.  Heavy  underbrush  made  the  location  and  description  of  targets  difficult  and  the  closeness 
of  our  line  to  the  enemy  (there  being  orders  against  any  withdrawal  from  occupied  ground)  increased  the 
difficulties  of  the  artillery  and  caused  some  "shorts"  to  fall  among  our  own  troops.  Pirate  pieces  had 
been  brought  up  as  close  as  possible  for  indirect  fire,  direct  fire  being  impossible  in  this  terrain,  but  encoun- 
tered the  same  difficulties  as  the  other  artillery. 

(i)  The  enemy's  position  which  was  at  first  thought  to  consist  of  scattered  machine  guns  was  really 
a  continuous  line  of  guns  at  about  20  meter  intervals  on  the  ridge  to  the  north.  Their  fire  grazed  the 
crest  of  the  ridge  below  which  was  our  position,  prohibiting  its  passage  and  causing  heavy  losses  at  every 
attempt.  The  dense  underbrush  prevented  our  locating  these  positions  accurately.  The  positions  were 
improved  during  the  days  of  the  battle.  Many  patrols  attempted  to  flank  the  guns  but  in  every  instance 
were  met  by  the  protecting  fire  of  other  guns. 

October  2d. 

(a)    25  meters. 

October  3d. 

(a)    75  meters. 

(e)  Stokes  mortars  were  used,  but  on  unlocated  targets.  It  was  later  found  that  many  rifle  grenade 
were  duds,  some  being  found  actually  on  the  parapet  of  the  enemy  machine  gun  emplacement.  A  small 
number  of  phosphorous  grenades  were  used.     Effect  not  known. 

(i)  The  impossibility  of  advancing  in  the  face  of  a  continuous  line  of  machine  guns  which  had  a  good 
field  of  fire  was  demonstrated.  Attempts  to  flank  the  guns  were  unsuccessful,  because  as  one  company 
commander  reported,  "there  is  no  flank  to  the  damn  things."  The  guns  were  echeloned  in  depth  and  their 
crossfire  covered  all  lines.  The  enemy's  excellent  artillery  observation  was  demonstrated  when  they 
destroyed  a  section  of  our  machine  guns  just  as  they  were  ready  to  fire. 

October  4th. 

(a)     150  meters. 

(e)  8  three-inch  stokes  and  4  four-inch  stokes  firing  thermite  put  up  an  effective  barrage  on  a  front 
of  200  yards. 

(i)  The  attack  failed  largely  because  of  the  thick  woods.  The  troops  were  slow  in  rushing  through 
the  breach  made  by  the  barrage,  which  was  effective  in  that  there  was  no  enemy  fire  for  ten  minutes  after 
it  lifted.  Subsequent  reconnaissance  showed  that  it  reached  many  of  the  machine  gun  positions,  but  these 
were  of  such  a  character  that  the  guns  could  be  hidden  in  the  ground  during  the  fire. 

October  5th.    

October  6th.    

October  7th. 

(a)     IVi  kilos. 

(i)  In  this  and  other  withdrawals  of  the  enemy  he  was  able  to  pull  away  without  loss  of  men.  Liaison 
was  difficult  throughout  the  advance  in  the  forest. 

October  8th.    

October  gth. 

(a)    3  kilos,  in  support. 

(h)    The  afternoon's  advance  reached  terrain  which  was  less  heavily   wooded  and  more  level. 

(i)  For  an  hour  one  enemy  aeroplane  flew  over  the  forward  line  directing  artillery  with  no  inter- 
ference from  our  planes.  Several  times  during  our  advance  there  has  been  an  absence  of  division  planes 
accompanying  infantry. 

October  loth. 

(a)     3  kilos. 

(h)  Terrain  north  of  La  Besogne  is  open  rolling  country  with  little  cover  and  commanded  from  the 
heights  north  of  the  river. 


OPERATIONS 245 

October  nth. 

(a)    None. 

(k)  Pirate  piece  was  able  to  fire  effectively  on  enemy  positions  observed  north  of  the  river.  Our 
artillery  fired  on  designated  targets  with  unknown  effect. 

(i)  In  a  position  where  there  was  practically  no  danger  from  an  enemy  attack  the  entire  battalion 
was  put  in  exposed  positions*.  These  postions  could  have  been  held  by  outposts  with  the  main  body  of 
troops  under  better  cover  on  the  heights  to  the  south. 

October  J2th. 

(a)    None. 

(e)     Same  as  above. 

October  15th. 

(a)    2%  kilos. 

(e)     Same  as  above. 

October  14th. 

(a)  None. 

(b)  127,  including  a  major,  2  captains  and  2  lieutenants. 

(h)  The  Aire  River,  flowing  through  a  fairly  open  valley,  was  crossed  by  bridge  west  of  Fleville 
which  was  not  \mder  fire.    North  of  the  Aire  terrain  is  a  series  of  bare  hills  and  valleys. 

(i)  Flank  attack  made  at  St.  Juvin  without  losses,  whereas  the  attempt  to  cross  the  river  directly 
south  of  the  town  had  been  found  impracticable.  Confusion  was  caused  by  the  mixing  of  units  of  the 
305th  and  306th  which  were  not  placed  definitely  under  one  commander,  f 

October  15th. 

(a)    None. 

(e)  Stokes  mortar  used  against  machine  guns  which  were  holding  up  2d  Bn.  were  ineffective 
because  of  the  12  rounds  carried,  3  were  duds  and  the  remainder  were  used  up  in  registering. 

(g)    Our  artillery  support  was  very  meagre. 

November  ist. 

(a)     y2  kilo. 

(e)  Machine  gun  fire  forced  enemy  machine  guns  to  retire.  37  mm.  used  effectively,  knocking  out 
three  machine  guns  in  one  instance. 

(f )  4  corps  Stokes  using  thermite  were  used  at  the  beginning  of  the  attack.     Effect  not  reported. 

(g)  Good  artillery  support,  but  the  infantry  on  account  of  machine  gun  fire  on  the  flanks  was  not 
able  to  folio  w  it  rapidly  enough  to  gain  full  advantage. 

(h)  Open  country  with  small  patches  of  woods  broken  by  deep  and  steep  ravines,  with  a  town  and 
mill  offering  cover  to  the  enemy. 

(i)  Failure  of  company  commanders  to  report  frequently  and  accurately  on  their  positions  and  the 
conditions  was  noticeable.  This  was  due  in  the  most  flagrant  case  to  the  inexperience  of  the  officer  left 
in  command  after  the  C.  C.  was  killed.  The  advance  of  one  company  without  support  on  either  flank 
enabled  it  to  drive  out  resistance  which  remained  in  its  rear  and  held  up  the  advance  of  the  company  on 
the  left.  Company  L  had  pushed  forward  and  reached  the  road  at  about  10H30  without  the  elements 
on  either  side  advancing,  being  subject  to  fire  from  the  woods  at  99-87,  which  was  in  the  sector  of  the 
80th  Division.  Fire  from  trenches  at  97.3-87.3  and  97.3-87.4  and  from  woods  97.5-87.4  and  97.1-87.5, 
had  held  up  M  Company  and  brought  enfilade  fire  on  L.  About  14H30,  L  Company  brought  fire  on  these 
woods  with  which  the  fire  on  the  trenches  imder  Captain  Eaton's  direction  enabled  M  to  advance  to  the 
road  and  join  L. 

November  2d. 

(a)    7  kilos. 

(e)  During  the  remainder  of  the  advance  until  reaching  the  Meuse  River  the  absence  of  resistance 
resulted  in  practically  no  fire  by  our  troops. 

(g)  Artillery  fire  too  long  on  Champigneulle  held  up  the  advance  of  the  2d  Bn.  after  the  enemy  had 
evacuated. 

*  Editor's  Note.— Under  orders  from  above  the  Regimental  Commander. 

t  Editor's  Note. — Should  read,  "...  305th  and  306th  until  placed  definitely  under  one  com- 
mander." 


246  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

(h)    Open  rolling  country  with  towns  and  other  buildings. 

(i)  The  remainder  of  the  advance  to  the  Meuse  was  chiefly  a  matter  of  transportation.  Poor  roads, 
made  worse  by  rain,  cut  up  by  heavy  traffic,  delayed  supplies.  The  troops  suffered  chiefly  from  long 
marches,  wet  weather  and  failure  of  regular  ration  suppply. 

November  jd. 

(a)     10  kilos,  in  support. 

November  4th. 

(a)     None. 

November  5th. 

(a)     7  kilos,  in  support. 

November  6th. 

(a)     7  kilos,  in  support. 

November  7th. 

(a)    3.3  kilos. 

(e)  A  machine  gun  operated  by  Captain  McKay  drove  out  an  enemy  gun  and  inflicted  casualties. 
Our  own  37  mm.  guns  and  a  gun  of  the  1st  Division  drove  out  enemy  machine  guns.  Rifle  fire  used  on 
enemy  fleeing  over  open  ground  east  of  the  Meuse. 

(g)     No  artillery  support. 

(h)  Open  slopes  west  of  the  Meuse  with  towns  and  buildings — heights  on  opposite  side  of  the  river 
dotted  with  bushes  which  the  enemy  used  to  the  fullest  extent  for  concealment. 

(i)  It  seems  evident  that  the  enemy  held  back  his  fire  disclosing  only  a  few  of  his  machine  guns  until 
after  the  bridge  was  completed  and  our  troops  crossed  the  river;  he  then  opened  heavy  fire  with  all  arms 
on  these  positions,  continuing  for  about  five  hours.  His  fire  was  not  accurate,  dark  having  come  on,  but 
the  following  morning  he  was  able  to  make  the  position  untenable  causing  heavy  casualties.  Our  machine 
guns  suffered  losses  by  being  grouped  close  to  the  bridge. 

November  8th. 

(a)    None. 

(g)    Artillery  fire  on  suspected  targets  with  unobserved  results. 

November  gth. 

(a)     None. 

(g)    Artillery  fire  seen  to  fall  on  enemy  who  had  been  discovered  digging  trenches. 

VERNON  W.  BOLLER, 

Lieut.-Col.,  305th  Infantry,  Commanding. 

R.  L.  GARNER, 

Captain,  305th  Infantry,  Operations  Officer. 

ANNEX  "A" 

List  of  material  captured  by  the  305th  Infantry,  September  26th  to  October  17th,  inclusive- 
Machine  guns 57 

Machine  gun  ammunition  (in  strips) 150  boxes 

Machine  gun  carts 2 

Rifles 250 

Trench  mortars 14 

Trench  mortar  ammunition 40  boxes 

Trench  mortar  spare  parts  and  tools 8  sets 

Hand  grenades Large  quantities 

105's 2 

Artillery  ammunition — Cal.    77 4  boxes 

Cal.    77  (loose) Large  quantities 

Cal.  105 Large  quantities 

Flares Large  quantities 

Dynamite 150  cases 


OPERATIONS  247 

Lumber  yards — several Large  quantities,  of  all  dimensions 

Barbed  wire 600  rolls 

Shovels 400 

Picks 100 

Posts 250 

Poles,  over  15  feet  long 250 

Wire  cutters 150  pair 

Grind  stones — small 50 

Freight  cars — large 12 

Freight  cars — small 7 

Railroad  ties 1  pile  (not  counted) 

Railroad  tracks 1  pile  (not  counted) 

Concrete  slabs 1  pile  (not  counted) 

Material  captured  November  1st  to  11th,  inclusive: 

Machine  guns 20 

Anti-tank  rifle 1 

Small  arms  ammunition 1  car  (not  counted) 

Gas  masks 1  storehouse  (not  counted) 

Helmets 1  storehouse  (not  counted) 

Hospital  completely  equipped — large Inventory  not  taken. 

Horses 7 

Wagons 9 


ANNEX     C" 

Report  of  Captain  R.  G.  McKay,  305th  M.  G.  Co. 
Employment  of  infantry  weapons: 

Machine  Guns. — In  the  first  advance,  beginning  October  26th,  through  the  Argonne  the  machine 
guns  were  attached  to  infantry  companies  in  the  advance  with  orders  to  facilitate  that  advance  from  the 
actual  infantry  positions  and  help  in  the  consolidation  of  positions  taken.  Each  man  in  squad  attempted 
to  carry  two  boxes  of  ammunition  (11  boxes — 3,168  rounds).  Very  little  effective  fire  was  brought  to 
bear  on  account  of  wooded  country,  lack  of  knowledge  of  location  of  infantry  and  invisibility  of  targets. 
Guns  often  left  behind  owing  to  speed  of  infantry  advance,  but  always  gained  position  in  time  to  take  up 
•defensive  in  case  of  counter-attack. 

37  mms. — Useful  in  semi-open  country  used  in  conjunction  with  machine  guns, 

Stokes  Mortars. — Great  trouble  in  getting  up  ammunition  and  heavy  equipment.  Useless  in  rapid 
advance.     Good  in  preparatory  fire. 

Rifle  Grenades. — Lack  of  experience  in  use  of  this  weapon  spoiled  a  most  useful  arm.  Also  no  pro- 
vision made  in  soldier's  equipment  for  carrying  grenade. 

Rifle. — Used  for  anything  but  firing  by  our  infantry. 

Conclusions: 

Machine  Guns  in  Attack. — Machine  guns  were  sent  forward  with  attacking  battalions  in  attacking 
companies  whose  objectives  were  not  limited  and  whose  positions  in  the  line  were  constantly  changed  by 
orders  and  conditions  of  the  attack.  Machine  guns  (Hotchkiss)  in  the  attack  in  open  warfare  lose  their 
offensive  qualities.  The  gun  and  its  equipment  is  so  heavy  and  difficult  to  carry  that  the  personnel  cannot 
keep  up  with  rapidly  advancing  infantry  without  serious  loss  in  ammunition  and  men.  Infantry  carriers 
always  fail,  as  they  are  invariably  attached  too  late  to  become  part  of  squad.  Sections  which  are  to  go 
forward  with  attacking  battalion  in  set  piece  attack  should  not  be  called  upon  to  make  difficult  reliefs 
on  nights  preceding  attack. 

The  Hotchkiss  in  these  attacks  was  trying  to  do  the  work  which  should  have  been  done  by  the  automatic 
rifle,  our  infantrv  lacking  any  adequate  automatic  rifle.     Owing  to  its  heaviness  and  lack  of  mobility  it 


248  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

failed.  Light,  strong  parts  capable  of  being  hauled  by  man  power  should  be  part  of  equipment.  Ammu- 
nition boxes  badly  made  and  badly  conceived.     Strap  should  be  on  side. 

By  crowding  this  weapon,  capable  of  shooting  effectively  at  4,000  meters,  into  the  front  line,  irre- 
placeable casualties  were  caused  in  trained  personnel. 

Employment  of  auxiliary  weapons : 

Gas  troops. — No  results  noticed. 

Aeroplanes. — Apparently  no  connection  between  our  aeroplanes  and  our  artillery.  Superiority  of 
air  by  weight  of  numbers  alone. 

Artillery  Support. — Excellent  when  prearranged.  Poor  liaison  and  observation  (viz.,  aero)  made 
quick  targets  impossible.     Forward  gun  with  battahon  pushed  too  far  forward  for  natural  use. 


OPERATIONS  249 

FIELD  ORDER  FOR  ATTACK  OF  NOV.  1,  1918 
SECRET. 

Headquarters  305th  Infantry, 

American  E.  F.,  28th  October,  1918. 
Field  Orders  No.  15. 

(Issued  pursuant  to  F.  O.  59,  77th  Div. 
F.  0. 15  and  Operations  Memo.  No.52, 
Hq.,  153d  Brig.  Extract  copies  of 
Brigade  Orders  attached.) 

I.    This  regiment  will  lead  the  attack  on  D  day  at  H  hour.    (For  general  situation  see  paragraph  1, 
Field  Order  No.  59,  77th  Division.) 

II.  See  paragraph  2,  Field  Order  No.  59,  77th  Division. 
III.  (a)  The  regiment  will  attack  in  column  of  Battalions  supported  by  304th  F.  A.,  one  Battalion 
306th  F.  A.  (heavy),  the  attached  troops  given  below,  and  the  co-operation  of  French  Artillery,  Aero 
Squadron  (Red  nose  and  yellow  circle  on  body).  Balloon  and  Engineer  Companies  mentioned  in  paragraph 
2,  F.  O.  No.  59,  77th  Division.  The  attack  will  be  made  according  to  verbal  instructions  given  Com- 
manders following  plan  below  outlined. 


First  Phase — From  H  hour  up  to  the  intermediate  objective 
(the  ridges  running  east  and  west  generally  along  the  < 
parallel  287.6) 


1st  Battalion  in  the  front  line 
3d  Battalion  in  support 
2d  Battalion  in  reserve 
3d  Battalion  (less  one  Co.,  plus  one  Co. 
Second  Phase — Up  to  the  first  objective  first  day's  attack  J      of  1st  Battalion)  front  line 

(see  map  accompanying  F.  O.  No.  59) ]  1st  Battalion  in  support 

2d  Battalion  in  reserve 
Assignment  of  Battalions  to  the  front 
Third  Phase — Up  to  second  objective  first  day's  attack  (see  J      line  and  support  will  be  determined 

attached  map) 1      upon  the  progress  of  events 

[  1st  Battalion  in  reserve 

(b)  Commanders  of  Battalions  and  attached  units  as  follows: 

1.  1st  Battalion — 305th  Machine  Gun  Co. — the  37  m/m  platoon  and  the  Stokes  Mortar 
Platoon  of  Headquarters  Co.,  305th  Infantry;  one  section  Field  Artillery  from  Battery  304th 

F.  A.;    one  platoon  302d  Engineers  under  command  of  Lieutenant  Cunningham,  

Commanding. 

2.  1st  Battalion,  Co., — — — ,  305th  Machine  Gun  Battalion. 

3.  3d  Battalion,  Co.  C,  305th  Machine  Gun  Battalion;  one  37  m/m  gun  Headquarters  Co., 

306th  Infantry,  one  platoon  302d  Engineers  under  command  of  Lieutenant  Romeo, 

,  Commanding. 

(c)  1.   Attached  to  copies  for  Battalion  Commanders  is  a  tracing  for  artillery  fire  which  indicates 

the  progress  of  advance  in  conformity  with  verbal  instructions  to  the  Infantry. 
2.   Attached  to  copies  for  Battalion  Commanders  is  a  tracing  giving  areas  of  assembly  on  D 
day  and  time  of  movement  therefrom  to  effect  the  passage  of  Battalions. 

(d)  1.   The  Liaison  Officer  from  the  304th  F.  A.  will  accompany  the  front  line  Battalion  in  each 

phase,  changing  posts  during  the  reorganization  at  the  close  of  the  phase. 

2.  The  Engineer  platoons  attached  to  the  imits  are  to  be  used  for  cutting  wire,  making  safe 
from  mines,  dugouts,  routes  of  approach  and  to  assist  in  constructing  shelter. 

3.  The  Commanding  Officers  of  the  Machine  Gun  Cos.,  37  m/m  and  Stokes  Mortar  Platoons 
and  the  75  m/m  gun  will  be  in  close  liaison  with  the  Battalion  Commanders  and  actively 
supervise  the  execution  of  the  mission  by  their  units. 


250  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

IV.  COMBAT  LIAISON. 

(a)  One  Company  from  the  2d  Battalion  will  be  assigned  for  duty  throughout  the  first  day's  attack 
with  the  Commanding  Ofl&cer  of  the  front  line  Battalion  for  use  as  combat  groups  together  with  the  four 
machine  guns  assigned  from  305th  Machine  Gun  Battalion.  These  groups  are  to  maintain  liaison  between 
the  front  line  units  of  the  Regiment  and  the  Divisions  on  the  right  and  left.  The  Company  assigned  for 
this  duty  must  have  at  least  two  experienced  officers  with  a  view  to  their  being  assigned  as  Commanders  of 
these  combat  groups.  The  Commanding  Officer  of  the  Company  for  this  duty  will  report  to  the  Com- 
manding Officer,  1st  Battalion,  on  or  before  D  day,  H  minus  12  hours. 

V.  LIAISON. 

(a)  The  axis  of  liaison,  system  of  ground  observation,  movement  of  P.  Cs.'s.,  liaison  by  telephone, 
liaison  by  runners,  liaison  by  signal  fireworks,  aerial  liaison,  liaison  by  pigeons  (pigeon  station  No.  1  at 
P.  C,  305th  Infantry,  pigeon  station  No.  2  at  P.  C.  1st  Battalion,  pigeon  station  No.  3  at  P.  C.  3d  Battalion) , 
keys,  codes  and  ciphers,  and  liaison  by  visual  signals,  all  given  in  Annex  No.  3  to  F.  O.  No.  59,  in  so  far  as 
they  apply  to  the  Regiment  will  be  carried  out  as  prescribed  by  officers  and  commanders  concerned. 

(b)  Signal  to  be  given  when  ready  to  advance  from  intermediate  objective — white  flare  with  para- 
chute. 

VI.  (a)  Regimental  Aid  Station  will  be  established  in  ST.  JUVIN.  Battalion  Commanders  will 
provide  for  the  establishment  of  suitable  dressing  stations. 

(b)  An  advance  Ration  Dump  will  be  established  prior  to  D  day  at  ST.  JUVIN. 

(c)  An  ammunition  dump  will  be  established  on  D  day  in  ST.  JUVIN. 

VII.  (a)    The  attention  of  Commanders  is  called  to  the  provisions  of  paragraph  4,  F.  O.  No.  59. 
(b)    A  copy  of  a  draft  of  this  plan  of  attack  furnished  the  Artillery  is  hereto  attached. 

VIII.  BATTLE  P.  C.'s. 

305th  Infantry  297.3—286.3  (East  of  ST.  JUVIN) 

1st  Battalion — D  day 

These  P.  C.'s.  will  open  on  D  day,  H  minus  4  hours. 
By  order  of  Lieut.-Colonel  Morey. 

J.  D.  Kenderdine, 
Captain,  305th  Infantry,  Adjutant. 
Copy  to  All  Bns. 
All  Cos. 
Brigade. 
File. 
304th  M.  G.  Bn. 

Headquarters  305th  Infantry, 

American  E.  F.,  30th  October,  1918. 
11.30  A.  M. 
Addenda  to  Field  Orders  No.  15 
and  Division  F.  0.  No.  59. 
II.    (a)    First  Phase  [  3d  Battalion  in  front  line 

to  read ■!  2d  Battalion  in  support 

[  1st  Battalion  in  reserve 
2d  Battalion  (less  one  Co.  plus  one  Co. 

of  3d  Battalion,  in  front  line) 
3d  Battalion  in  support 
1st  Battalion  in  reserve 
Third  Phase 

to  read 3d  Battalion  in  reserve 

(b)     1.    1st  Battalion  to  read  3d  Battalion,  with  Major  Harris,  Commanding 

2.  2d  Battalion,  to  read  1st  Battalion,  with  Captain  Tator,  Commanding 

3.  3d  Battalion  to  read  2d  Battalion,  Captain  Eaton,  Commanding 


Second  Phase 
to  read 


OPERATIONS  251 

(e)     2.  Tracing  changed  accordingly. 

IV.   (a)   "One  Company  from  the  2d  Battalion"  to  read  "One  Company  from  the  1st  Battalion." 

"Will  report  to  the  Commanding  Officer,  1st  Battalion"  to  read  "will  report  to  the  Commanding 
Officer,  3d  Battalion." 

VII.     (b)     Draft  changed  accordingly. 
F.  O.  No.  59— 77th  Division. 

3.  (x)  Second  sentence  to  read  "  This  Division  will  advance  from  First  Objective  at  H  plus  3  hours." 
Liaison  Annex  No.  3. 

9  and  10.    Message  understood,  to  read  "  White  signal  one  star." 

By  order  of  Lieut.-Colonel  Morey. 

J.  D.  Kenderdine, 
Distribution:  Captain,  305th  Infantry,  Adjutant. 

All  Cos. 
All  Bns. 
Brigade. 
304th  M.  G.  Bn. 

Regt.,  78th  Div. 

78th  Div. 

File. 

ADDENDA 

General  Plan  of  Attack  of  305th  Infantry  on  D  day,  per  Field  Order  No.  15,  H.  Q.,  153d  Infantry 
Brigade. 

I.  (a)  The  Artillery  fire  within  the  sector  is  to  jump  from  strong  point  to  strong  point  and  in  addition 
to  cover  certain  zones  by  creeping  barrage,  all  indicated  on  time  table  hereto  attached. 

(b)  The  attacking  battalion  will  advance  along  the  axis  of  advance  in  the  right  part  of  the  sector. 
It  will  follow  the  jumps  of  the  artillery  cleaning  up  the  northern  slopes  and  ridges  and  following  the  creeping 
barrage  of  the  artillery  into  the  next  ravine.  The  time  table  hereto  attached  will  govern  the  movement 
of  this  battalion  in  its  attack. 

(c)  The  support  battalion  is  to  move  from  cover  along  the  axis  of  advance  in  the  left  part  of  the  sector, 
at  H  plus  25.  Its  leading  company  will  be  in  position  to  attack,  clean  up,  and  cocupy  CHAMPIGNEULLE 
and  the  immediate  vicinity,  following  the  creeping  barrage  of  the  artillery  fire  indicated  on  attached  time 
table. 

II.  Co-ordinates  will  be  given  for  targets  which  may  develop  during  the  attack  and  which  the  infantry 
is  unable  to  overcome  with  the  arms  at  its  disposal.  The  kind  of  target,  kind  and  amount  of  resistance 
encountered  therefrom,  and  the  accurate  position  of  our  own  troops  must  also  be  given. 

Extract  from  Operations  Memorandum  No.  52,  H.  Q.  153d  Infantry  Brigade. 
.    3  (d)     Commanding  Officers  to  whom  Artillery,  Stokes  Mortars  and  One-Pounders  are  attached 
will  furnish  all  necessary  assistance  to  further  the  advance  of  these  arms  when  called  upon  by  the  Com- 
manding Officers  of  these  arms  for  such  assistance.    The  Commanding  Officer,  305th  Infantry,  will  call 
upon  the  Commanding  Officer,  306th  Infantry,  for  such  of  his  one-pounder  guns  and  Stokes  Mortars  as 

he  may  have  occasion  to  use. 

/n*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * 

Arrangements  will  be  made  by  all  front  line  commanders  to  insure  the  marking  of  the  front  line.  In 
staking  out  the  front  line  the  P.  C.'s.  of  commanders  of  leading  companies  will  also  be  staked  out  at  the  stated 
hours,  and  also  those  of  the  commanders  of  front  line  battalions.  When  practicable  panels  should  be  dis* 
played  in  groups  of  two  or  three.  Patrols  or  skirmishers  in  front  of  the  line  should  not  show  panels.  Lines 
should  be  staked  out  when  called  for,  even  at  hours  other  than  those  stated. 

Extract  from  Field  Orders  No.  15,  H.  Q.  153d  Infantry  Brigade. 

3.  (g)  Maps,  photos,  orders,  etc.,  pertaining  to  the  new  sector  will  be  taken  over  by  Commanding 
Officers  concerned. 

(i)  One  officer  from  each  General  Stafif  Section  and  one  Staff  Officer  from  each  Brigade,  regimental 
and  battalion  headquarters  relieved  will  remain  with  the  corresponding  headquarters  of  this  division  for 
12  hours  after  the  command  passes. 


252  A    HISTORY     OF    THE     305th     INFANTRY 

DISPOSITION  OF  BATTALIONS,  OCT.  31— NOV.  10,  1918 

Somebody  with  a  leaning  toward  analysis  has  charted  the  experience  of 
those  last  eleven  days: 

Date  Front  Line  Support  Reserve 

Oct.  31st 3dBn.  and2dBn 1st  Bn 

Nov.    1st 3d  Bn.  and  2d  Bn 1st  Bn 

Nov.    2d 3d  Bn.  and  2d  Bn 1st  Bn 

Nov.    3d 1st,  2d,  3d  Bn 

Nov.    4th 1st,  2d,  3d  Bn 

Nov.    5th 3d  Bn.,  2d  Bn IstBn. 

Nov.    6th 3dBn 2d  Bn IstBn. 

Nov.    7th 3d  Bn.  and  1st  Bn 2d  Bn 

Nov.   8th 1st  Bn 2d  Bn 3d  Bn. 

Nov.    9th 1st  Bn.  and  2d  Bn 3d  Bn 

Nov.  10th 1st  Bn.  and  2d  Bn 3d  Bn 

r  1st  Bn.—Z}4  days 

Days  in  front  line j  2d  Bn. — 4}4  days 

[  3d  Bn.— 4K  days 

fist  Bn. — 5  days 
2d  Bn. — 6  days 
3d  Bn.— 4  days 

{1st  Bn. — 2  days,  Division  reserve 
2d  Bn. — 0  days 
3d  Bn. — 1  day,  Regiment  reserve 
r  1st  Bn.— 1  day 

Days  of  fighting j  2d  Bn. — 1  day 

[  3d  Bn.— 3  days 


First  Line  Duty  by  Regiment 

Oct.  31st 305th  Inf Shelling 

Nov.    1st 305th  Inf Severe  fighting 

Nov.    2d 305th  Inf.  and  306th  Inf SheUing 

Nov.    3d 306th  Inf Shelling 

Nov.    4th 307th  and  308th— 305th  and  306th Shelling 

Nov.    5th 306th  Inf SheUing 

Nov.    6th 305th  Inf Fighting 

Nov.    7th 305th  Inf Severe  fighting 

Nov.    8th 305th  Inf Slight  fighting 

Nov.    9th 305th  Inf Shelling 

Nov.  10th 305th  Inf SUght  shelling 

•n         t  r      *  1-      ^  .  /  305th  Inf.— 8      days 

Days  of  front  hne  duty <  o/vj.u  t  /     m  /  j 

^  ^  1  306th  Inf.— 2H  days 

_,         r  £  u.-  J  305th  Inf.— 4      days 

Davsof  fighting \  306th  Inf  .-0      days 


OPERATIONS  253 

SECRET— MEMORIZE  AND  DESTROY! 

Headquarters,  305th  Infantry, 

American  E.  F.,  27th  October.  1918. 
Memorandum.. 

EXTRACTS  FROM  PLAN  OF  LIAISON— 77TH  DIVISION 

(1)    Signals  Made  by  the  Infantry 

(a)     By  fireworks — 

Objective  reached Caterpillar  rocket 

Request  for  barrage  fire One  three-star  white  signal 

Friendly  light  artillery  is  firing  on  us Green  signal  one  star  followed  at  once  by  white  signal  one  star 

Friendly  heavy  artillery  is  firing  on  us Green  signal  one  star  followed  at  once  by  red  signal  one  star 

We  are  here Bengal  white  flare  (single  white  pistol  cartridge  in  woods) 

Message  understood White  signal  two  star 

Repeat  signal  or  message Red  signal  one  star 

One  hour  delay  ordered  in  execution  of  next 

phase Yellow  smoke  rocket  followed  by  flag  rocket 

Signals  Made  by  Infantry  Aeroplane 

Where  are  you?  (call  for  marking  out  line).  One  six-star  white  cartridge 

Understood White  signal  two-star  cartridge 

Anti-tank  gun  at  this  point Yellow  smoke  signal 

Observers  to  watch  out  for  planes  will  be  established  at  each  P.  C.  and  maintained  on  duty  at  all 
times  during  the  day. 

Signals  for  staking  out  the  first  wave — 

(a)  The  first  wave  will  stake  out  its  position 

First — Automatically  when  it  reaches  each  objective 

Second — At  any  request  from  aeroplane  (one  six-star  white  cartridge) 

(b)  The  staking  out  will  be  done  by  lighting  white  Bengal  lights.  In  case  the  line  is  in  the  woods 
or  the  supply  of  Bengal  lights  has  run  out,  location  will  be  given  by  firing  white  star  cartridges  from 
signal  pistols. 

In  addition — marking  panels  will  be  used  to  mark  out  the  line. 

A.  M.  Broughxon, 
1st  Lieutenant,  305th  Infantry. 
Regimental  Signal  Officer. 

Approved: 

LlEUT.-COLONEL  MOREY. 

By  J.  D.  Kenderdine, 

Captain,  305th  Infantry,  Adjutant. 


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A     HISTORY     OF     THE     305th     INFANTRY 


OFFICIAL  REPORT  MADE  TO  BRIGADIER-GENERAL  MICHAEL  J. 
LENIHAN,  COMMANDING  THE  153d  INFANTRY  BRIGADE, 

77th  division 

305th  infantry 

American  Expeditionary  Force 
3d  February,  1919 

To  Commanding  General,  153d  Brigade: 

Report  of  battles,  skirmishes,  etc.,  during  the  present  war,  in  compliance  with  Memorandum  No.  11, 
Operations,  77th  Division: 
(a)  Baccarat  Sector,  24th  June  to  4th  August,  1918: 


Troops  Engaged — Strength 

June  24 

Company                                                          Oflficers  Men 

A 6  205 

B 5  179 

C 6  210 

D 6  217 

E 4  208 

F 4  208 

G 2  205 

H 6  213 

1 6  210 

K 3  208 

L 5  205 

M 6  215 

Hqrs 8  302 

M.  G 5  167 

Supply 3  150 


August 

4 

Officers 

Men 

5 

214 

5 

182 

3 

217 

4 

218 

6 

207 

4 

190 

3 

222 

6 

214 

4 

187 

5 

202 

4 

199 

5 

200 

6 

300 

4 

168 

2 

150 

(b)  Vesle  Sector,  11  August  to  18  August,  1918: 


Troops  Engaged — Strength 


Company 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

F 

G 

H 

I 

K 


August 

11 

icers 

Men 

5 

215 

6 

191 

3 

216 

4 

211 

6 

204 

4 

188 

2 

220 

6 

214 

5 

186 

4 

202 

August 

18 

Officers 

Men 

5 

191 

6 

152 

3 

194 

4 

191 

4 

203 

4 

181 

5 

208 

5 

205 

4 

53 

2 

171 

OPERATIONS 


255 


L 4 

M 5 

Hqrs 6 

M.  G 6 

Supply 2 


199 

5 

170 

200 

3 

65 

299 

5 

293 

163 

6 

156 

150 

2 

151 

(c)  Oise-Aisne  Offensive,  18  August  to  16  September,  1918: 

Troops  Engaged — Strength 

August  18  September  16 

Company                                                          Ofl&cers         Men  Officers  Men 

A 5                191  1  162 

B 6               152  2  133 

C 3               194  2  155 

D 4               191  3  172 

E 4               203  3  174  ■ 

F 4               181  3  187 

G 5               208  3  199 

H 5               204  4  196 

1 4                 53  4  101 

K 2               171  2  199 

L 5               170  2  176 

M 3                 65  4                89 

Hqrs 5                293  4  274 

M.  G 5               156  6  141 

Supply 2                151  1  161 

1.    Advance  to  the  Aisne,  4th  September  to  5th  September. 

Patrol  of  Company  C  crossed  the  Vesle  on  morning  of  4th  September,  followed  by  1st  and  3d  Battalions 
which  occupied  Bazoches  and  Perles.  On  5th  September,  remainder  of  regiment  crossed  and  the  1st  Bat- 
talion passed  through  Longueval  and  captured  Villers-en-Praeyres  on  the  Aisne  Canal,  with  patrols  across 
the  canal.  The  line  on  the  right  ran  back  due  southeast,  leaving  a  gap  which  was  not  closed  until  our 
troops  were  put  in  on  6th  September. 

(d)  Meuse-Argonne  Offensive,  26th  September  to  16th  October,  1918: 

Troops  Engaged — Strength 

September  26  October  16 

Company                                                          Officers         Men  Officers  Men 

A 3               222  5  152 

B 3               232  4  127 

C 4               226  6  130 

D 4               233  5  121 

E 3               227  5  141 

F 3               223  3  105 

G 4               186  4  134 

H 5               224  2  123 

1 4               225  4  108 

K 3               237  4  179 

L 2               231  2  130 

M 3               242  5  175 

Hqrs , 4               303  6  261 

M.  G 6               165  3  118 

Supply 1               149  3  143 


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1.  Battle  of  Carrefour-des-Meurissons — Barricade  Pavillion,  26th  September  to  28th  September. 
The  1st  and  2d  Battalions  attacking,  with  the  3d  Battalion  in  support,  from  departure  Hne  east  of 

Le  Four  de  Paris,  on  morning  of  26th  September,  reached  general  line  of  road  Carrefour-des-Meurissons — 
Barricade  PaviUion  by  nightfall.  Following  day,  repeated  attacks  netted  little  ground,  but  the  enemy 
retired  on  morning  of  28th  September,  after  the  attack. 

2.  Engagement  of  Bois-de-la-Naza,  29th  September  to  5th  October. 

All  battalions  in  line  and  in  support  during  this  period.  On  29th  September,  our  advance  reached 
Varennes-Binarville  Road  (98.5-74.5,  Foret-d'Argonne  map,  1/20,000),  meeting  machine  gun  resistance. 
On  30th  September,  advanced  to  Bois-de-la-Naza,  where  strong  enemy  machine  gun  positions  held  imder 
repeated  attacks  until  5th  October,  when  regiment  went  into  reserve. 

3.  Engagement  of  Aire  River,  10th  October  to  13th  October. 

On  the  afternoon  of  10th  October,  this  regiment  passed  through  the  306th  and  attacked  the  enemy 
positions  along  the  river  from  Chevi^res  to  Marcq,  reaching  and  consolidating  line  along  the  road  between 
these  places.     This  position  was  held  until  we  were  relieved  on  13th  October. 

4.  Engagement  of  St.  Juvin,  14th  October  to  16th  October. 

The  regiment  was  in  support  on  morning  of  14th  October.  In  the  afternoon,  2d  and  3d  Battalions 
were  sent  across  the  river  near  Fleville  to  flank  the  town  of  St.  Juvin.  Second  Battalion  in  conjunction 
with  troops  of  the  306th  Infantry  captured  St.  Juvin  and  Hill  182,  taking  a  number  of  prisoners.  On 
October  15th,  2d  BattaHon  pushed  west  to  connect  with  the  307th  along  Grand-Pr6-St.  Juvin  Road.  Relief 
by  78th  Division  was  completed  by  9H.,  16th  October. 

(e)  Meuse-Argonne  Offensive  (2d  Phase),  30th  October  to  11th  November. 

Troops  Engaged — Strength 


October  30  November  11 

Company                                                          Officers  Men                   Officers  Men 

A 4  156  3  117 

B 4  149  3  112 

C 5  164  3  128 

D 6  159  2  120 

E 4  144  2  85 

F 3  153  2  121 

G 3  137  3  85 

H 3  144  2  89 

1 3  158  4  138 

K 4  164  3  120 

L 5  148  3  115 

M 5  159  3  126 

Hqrs 4  304  4  274 

M.  G 3  167  4  149 

Supply.. 3  136  3  138 

1.  Battle  of  ChampigneuUe,  1st  November  to  2d  November. 

Returning  to  line  at  St.  Juvin,  where  we  had  been  relieved,  the  regiment  attacked  on  1st  November 
with  2d  and  3d  Battalions  in  line.  We  advanced  to  the  southern  edge  of  ChampigneuUe  and  the  Cham- 
pigneuUe-St. Georges  Road,  in  face  of  heavy  machine  gun  resistance.  The  position  was  held  in  face  of 
counter  attacks  on  the  right  battalion  (3d) .  On  morning  of  2d  November,  we  drove  out  remaining  machine 
guns  and  advanced  without  opposition  until  after  dark  our  advance  guard  of  the  1st  Battalion  was  held 
up* on  the  southern  outskirts  of  Buzancy. 

2.  A  vance  of  the  Meuse  River,  6th  November  to  7th  November. 

The  regiment  passed  through  the  3  6th  Infantry  on  morning  of  6th  November,  at  La  Besace,  with 
3d  Battalion  in  front.  2d  Battalion  in  support.  Troops  of  the  3d  Battalion  reached  Autrecourt  and  Villers- 
devant-Mouzon  during  the  night  6/7th  November.     On  the  7th  November,  the  3d  and  1st  BattaHons 


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covered  the  building  of  a  bridge  at  Villers,  and  in  the  afternoon  the  1st  BattaUon  took  over  the  front  ex- 
tending from  Villers  to  Mouzon  (excl.).  Two  platoons  of  Company  A  crossed  the  bridge  which  had  been 
completed  and  took  an  outpost  position  on  the  eastern  bank  of  the  river. 

On  the  morning  of  8th  November,  the  bridge  was  destroyed  by  heavy  artillery  and  mortar  fire  and 
the  outpost  was  driven  back,  some  men  crossing  after  nightfall. 

Early  on  November  11th,  cossack  post  was  established  on  the  east  bank  of  the  river  at  Pte.  de  Garde, 

In  each  battle,  skirmish,  etc.,  for  which  credit  is  claimed  in  this  report,  the  number  of  companies 
participating  and  the  strength  (shown  for  periods  of  the  major  operations)  was  sufficient  to  entitle  this 
regiment  and  its  companies  to  credit  within  the  terms  of  par.  244.  A.  R. 

For  the  Commanding  Officer, 

By  R.  L.  GARNER, 
Captain,  305th  Infantry,  Operations  Officer. 


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OFFICIAL  REPORTS  VS,  SOME  WAR-RUMORS^ 


EVEN  though  the  war  has  been  over  for  more 
than  half  a  year  rumors  of  war-records  con- 
tinue to  linger  around  in  such  profusion  and 
unreliability  that  anything  bearing  the  stamp  of  an 
official  govern- 
ment report  is 
sure  of  a  wel- 
come. Two  gov- 
ernment reports 
concerning  the 
records  of  the 
various  Ameri- 
can divisions  in 
France  have 
lately  been 
issued,  and  both 
are  calculated  to 
settle  a  number 
of  claims  and 
counter  -  claims 
that  have  been 
more  or  less  dis- 
turbing the  peace 
of    the    country. 


The  table  on  this 
page,  based  on 
figures  issued  by 
Gen.  Peyton  C. 
March,  Chief  of 
Staff,  represents 
the  number  of 
kilometers  of 
enemy  territory 
gained  by  each 
division.  Claims 
have  been  ad- 
vanced on  behalf 
of  four  different 
divisions  for  the 
honor  of  making 
the  greatest  ad- 
vance. The 
Second  Division's 
champion,  a 
weekly  paper 
called  The  Indian, 
recently  pub- 
lished a  series  of 

tables,  said  to  have  been  compiled  from  official 
figures,  according  to  which  the  Second  was  shown 
to  lead  in  kilometers  gained,  as  well  as  in  most 
other  particulars.  The  77th  Division,  which  was 
not  mentioned  in  the  Indian's  table,  is  now 
officially  credited  with  the  greatest  number  of  kilo- 
meters gained  by  any  Afl^erican  division  in  France. 


EACH  DIVISION'S  ADVANCE  IN  KILOMETERS. 

This  table,  founded  on  figures  given  out  by  General  Peyton  C.  March,  Chief  of 
Staff,  supersedes  all  unofficial  records  and  rumors. 


The  Second  Division  is  second.    To  quote  a  news 
dispatch  which  accompanied  the  official  announce- 
ment from  Washington: 
The  77th  Division,  organized  in  New  York  City, 

which  recently 
returned  from 
overseas  under 
command  of 
General  Alexan- 
der, holds  the 
distinction  of 
having  made  the 
largest  advance 
of  any  of  the 
American  troops 
during  the  fight- 
ing in  France. 
Announcement 
to  this  effect  was 
made  today  by 
Gen.  Peyton 
C.  March,  Chief 
of  Staff. 

The  total  gains 
made  by  the  77th 
Division,  General 
March  said,  ag- 
gregated 77.5 
kilometers,  or 
9.14  per  cent,  of 
the  entire  ad- 
vance of  the 
American  forces. 
The  2d  Divi- 
sion, a  unit  of 
the  Regular 
Army,  was 
second  with 
sixty  kilometers 
to  its  credit,  and 
the  42d,  the 
famous  Rainbow 
Division,  third, 
with  fifty  -  five 
kilometers. 

"The  records," 
said  General 
March,  "show 
that  the  77th 
made  its  greatest  advance  in  the  Argonne-Meuse 
battle,  going  through  (and  beyond)  the  Argonne 
Forest  for  a  distance  of  sixty  kilometers  from 
September  26  to  November  11." 
*      *      *      « 

•Reprinted  from  an  article  in  the  June  7,  1919  issue  of  the 
Literary  Digest,  with  special  permission  of  the  publishers.    Ed. 


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1st  BN.  HEADQUARTERS 

Shaw,  J.  Scranton  ....   Capt. 
Dwyer,  Richard  M.    .    .    .    1st  Lt. 

COMPANY  A 
Abbiente,  Domenico  .    .  ' .   Pvt. 

Axelson,  Olaf Pvt. 

Banome,  Joseph  A.     .    .    .   Mech. 

Blakemore,  Roy Pvt. 

Boldt,  Charles  H Pvt. 

Bromley,  Charles    ....  Pvt. 

Colli,  Louis Cpl. 

De  Barbiery,  Joseph  .    .    .   Sgt. 

Dowd,  John  E Cpl. 

Dwver,  William  E.     ...   Pvt. 

Gohl,  WHHam  R PFC. 

Guenthner,  Robert  D.   .    .  Pvt. 

Hines,  Joseph  L Pvt. 

Kennedy,  Peter  F.      ...  Pvt. 
Leary,  Timothy  H.     .    .    .  PFC. 
McGlinchey,  WiUiam     .    .   Sgt. 
Mclntyre,  Edward     .    .    .  Pvt. 

McMillan,  John Pvt. 

Mackmer,  Herbert  W.   .    .   Pvt. 

Moore,  Harold  A Pvt. 

Naegely,  Max  O Pvt. 

Onorio,  Creno Pvt. 

Raab,  LeonE PFC. 

Ryan,  Thomas  F.    .    .    .    .   Sgt. 

Smith,  Charles  J Cpl. 

Smith,  Paul  D Cpl. 

Thurber,  Lynn  A Pvt. 

Weber,  Henry  W PFC. 

Wiley,  Edward  J Cpl. 

COMPANY  B 

Roat,  Robert  H 2d  Lt. 

Anderson,  Nils  O Pvt. 


Ashe,  George Pvt. 

Bair,  Tom  C Pvt. 

Biggins,  Thomas     ....  Pvt. 

Brand,  John  J Pvt. 

Caputo,  Domenico  .  .  .  Pvt. 
Carroll,  William  J.  ...  Pvt. 
Clemente,  Eugene  ....  Pvt. 
Comeau,  Armand  J.   .    .    .   Pvt. 

Damone,  Ralph Pvt. 

De  Long,  Clarence  .  .  .  Pvt. 
D'Esposito,  Frank  M.  .  .  Sgt. 
Desimore,  Generino    .    .    .   Pvt. 

Dunne,  John  J Pvt. 

Freitag,  Frank Pvt. 

Geidel,  Christian  F.    .    .    .  PFC. 

Glynn,  William Pvt. 

Gorham,  Richard  J.    .    .    .  Pvt. 

Hauser,  Walter  C Pvt. 

Holdsworth,  Arthur  .  .  .  Pvt. 
Hospoduros,  John  ....  Pvt. 
Johnson,  John     .    .    .    .    .  Pvt. 

Johnson,  Peter  B Pvt. 

Keating,  Michael    ....  Pvt. 
Koserski,  Joseph     ....  PFC. 
Lambo,  Michael      ....  Pvt. 

Levinson,  Sol Cpl. 

Loring,  David PFC. 

McGillis,  Fred Pvt. 

Marrone,  John Pvt. 

Muscietro,  Giovanni  .    .    .  Pvt. 
Nelson,  William  H.     .    .    .  PFC. 

O'Dea,  JohnF Sgt. 

Papa,  Pasquale PFC. 

Purificato,  Benjamin  .    .    .  Pvt. 
Rowan,  Charles  H.     .    .    .  Pvt. 

Ruoff,  Edwin  V Pvt. 

Ryan,  WiUiam  M Pvt. 

Schwab,  Frederick  G.     .    .  Pvt. 


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Tarkagakes,  Nicholas 
Torsiello,  Frank  .  .  . 
Tuckerman,  Emil  .  . 
Umina,  Gaetano  .  . 
Waters,  Philip  J.     .    . 


COMPANY  C 
DeRahm,  Charles   . 
Ecay,  Elmer  L,    .    . 
Anderson,  John  R. 
Bays,  Jess  J.    .    .    . 
Brock,  Julius   .    .    . 
Cohen,  Raphael  .    . 
Cartazzo,  Emilio     . 
Davis,  Edward    .    . 
De  Badts,  Orie    .    . 
De  Nering,  John  D. 
Di  Angelis,  Anthony  I 
Eustace,  Richard 
Finnerty,  Edward  T 
Goldklang,  Max  .    . 
Gunger,  Lawrence  M. 
Hagarty,  Michael  J. 
Hilton,  Charles    .    . 
Jacobson,  Harry  H. 
Johnson,  Carl  H.     . 
Kieskowski,  Valdy 
Koehler,  Clarence  H. 
Lanyon,  Cecil  E.     . 
Lerario,  Guiseppe   . 
Lout,  Charles  H.     . 
McMaster,  WiUiam  G 
McCauley,  Charles 
Martin,  James  F.    . 
Mason,  Henry  C.    . 
Mathis,  Rudolph    . 
Meury,  Frederick  M 
Montano,  John  M. 
Muzzy,  Charles  E. 
Nelson,  Ora  R.    .    . 
O'Brien,  William     . 
Old,  Efton  R.  .    .    . 
Optofsky,  Moses     . 


Pvt.  Patterson,  James  B. 

Pvt.  Pehl,  Gustav   .    .    . 

Pvt.  Pell,  George     .    .    . 

Pvt.  Person,  Lloyd  B.     . 

Cpl.  Pickett,  George  .    . 

Prentice,  Russell  L. 

Sangston,  Joseph     . 

1st  Lt.  Schoonover,  Charles 

2d  Lt.  Szreder,  Zygmunt  . 

Pvt.  Wolff,  Alarick  R.    . 

Pvt.  Wyczhrski,  Joseph  C. 
Pvt. 
Pvt.  COMPANY  D 

Pvt.  Wesoloski,  John  M. 

Pvt.  Barber,  Homer    .    . 

Pvt.  Beckman,  William  F. 

Pvt.  Carson,  John  P.  .    . 

PFC.  Cavello,  Giovanni  . 

PFC.  Ceccarelli,  Hannibal 

PFC.  Corcoran,  Patrick  J. 

Pvt.  Dileo,  Antonio     .    . 

Cpl.  Dwyer,  Alexander  . 

Pvt.  Engel,  Hubert     .    . 

Sgt.  Evans,  William  H. 

Pvt.  Gallaway,  Howard 

Pvt.  Gar  ton,  Luke  .    .    . 

Pvt.  Gosselin,  Wilfred  J. 

PFC.  Haskins,  George  M. 

PFC.  Hayden,  James  N. 

Pvt.  Hussey,  Thomas  P. 

Pvt.  Jarvis,  David  .    .    . 

Pvt.  Kyne,  Patrick      .    . 

Pvt.  Lefkowitz,  Benny   . 

Pvt.  Levine,  Samuel    .    . 

PFC.  Mass,  Abraham  .    . 

Pvt.  Margasuta,  Andrew 

Pvt.  Miller,  Frank  E.     . 

Pvt.  Milone,  Alphonse  P. 

Pvt.  Pace,  Donato  .    .    . 

Pvt.  Peroni,  John    .    .    . 

Pvt.  Richardson,  John  R. 

Pvt.  Robinson,  Austin  P. 

Pvt.  Shaevitz,  Abe  .    .    . 


Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Cpl. 
Pvt. 
Cpl. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 


2dLt. 

Pvt. 

Sgt. 

Cpl. 

Pvt. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

PFC. 

PFC. 

Sgt. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

Mec. 

Pvt. 

PFC. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Sgt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Pvt. 


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261 


es 


A 


COMPANY  E 

Briggs,  Leon  E,  . 

Gardner,  Alfred  W 

Sexton,  James  J. . 

Athanaskas,  Evangel 

Bahr,  Edward  J. 

Bair,  Charles  H. 

Carey,  Edgar  .    .    . 

Cazier,  Oscar  .    .    . 

Chandler,  G  rover  C. 

Cherry,  Earl  L.   .    . 

Clifford,  Eugene  A. 

Clune,  John  C.    .    . 

De  Rover,  Frederick 

Dicarlo,  Angelo   .    . 

DoUarhide,  John  C. 

Donovan,  William  J. 

Engle,  Harry  R. 

Cavalier,  Joseph 

Greenspan,  Philip   , 
Intellisona,  John     . 
Laurence,  Omar  .    . 
Lee,  John     .... 
Levine,  Jacob  .    .    . 
Lewis,  Alma     .    .    . 
Lieberman,  Nathan 
McCarthy,  Francis  P 
McGovem,  Bernard 
McGuire,  Patrick    . 
McKeernan,  Arthur 
Marion,  Edmond    . 
Mitchell,  Patrick     . 
Otto,  Frank     .    .    . 
Porter,  Robert  L.    . 
Schlessinger,  Herbert 
Schuessler,  August,  Jr 
Sutherland,  James 
Trawrig,  Hyman 
Winehart,  Earl  T. 
Zillo,  Benjamin   . 
Zweigel,  Aaron    . 


D 


Capt. 

1st  Lt. 

1st  Lt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

PEC. 

Cpl. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Mec. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

PFC. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

Sgt. 

Sgt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 


COMPANY  F 

Hever,  Wilham  J 1st  Lt. 

Montgomery,  Charles  S.   .   2d  Lt. 
Aghina,  Silvio      Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Sgt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Mec. 

PFC. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Pvt. 

Pvt. 

Cpl. 

Sgt. 

Cpl. 


Ali,  Rocco 
Andrew,  Moe  . 
Anziano,  Alfredo 
Bergeor,  Wladyslaw 
Clark,  Frank    .    . 
Cooley,  Chester  . 
Davis,  Charles  J. 
Desmaris,  Samuel 
Diele,  Guiseppe  . 
Dissick,  Harry     . 
Egan,  John  .    .    . 
Fine,  William  .    . 
Golden,  William 
Golob,  Nat  .    .    . 
Grogan,  William  J 
Hastings,  James  J. 
Hoffman,  Edwin 
Hudson,  Oswald 
Israel,  Louis     .    . 
Johansen,  Johannes 
Katsoules,  Treantefilos 
Krichevsky,  Joseph 
McGovern,  Thomas 
Maher,  John,  Jr.     . 
Mannerino,  Gregorio 
Mandel,  Ben    .    .    . 
Miller,  Bert      .    .    . 
Mohan,  Edward 
Monguso,  Angelo    . 
Murphy,  George  A. 
Murray,  William  F. 
Oppel,  William    .    . 
Philip,  Joseph      .    . 
Radloff,  Edward  C. 
Robinson,  Tom  A.  , 
Ryan,  Lewis     .    .    . 
Schindler,  Adolph,  Jr, 
Schloen,  George  .    . 


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Scutari,  Petfer Pvt. 

Seely,  Chester  J PFC. 

Seifts,  Oscar PFC. 

Semro,  Arthur  W Pvt. 

Spacjer,  John Cpl. 

Spaitch,  Jacob PFC. 

Stevens,  John Pvt. 

Stone,  Folsom  R Mec. 

Ware,  William  F Pvt. 

COMPANY  G 

Place,  Otto  B 2d  Lt. 

Beattie,  Joseph  S Pvt. 

Bloom,  Louis Cpl. 

Bohm,  EmilJ PFC. 

Brady,  William  J PFC. 

Brennan,  James  M.    .    .    .   Cpl. 

Buck,  Roy  A PFC. 

Burrows,  John Cpl. 

Casey,  George  A Pvt. 

Clainos,  Charles Pvt. 

Crames,  Charles      ....   Pvt. 

Di  Paola,  Peter Pvt. 

Hesterburg,  Cornelius    .    .  PFC. 
Helgerson,  Harold  B.     .    .  Pvt. 

Kane,  James Pvt. 

KatsohUs,  Treantilos      .    .  Pvt. 

Kelly,  Eugene Cpl. 

Levins,  Leslie Pvt. 

Lombardo,  Vincenzo  .    .    .   Pvt. 
MacDonald,  William  F.     .  Pvt. 

McDonald,  E.  T Pvt. 

Major,  G.  F Pvt. 

Mullin,  Richard  J.      .    .    .  Pvt. 
Rodgers,  William    ....   PFC. 

Russell,  Sterling Pvt. 

Sheridan,  T.  Willard  .    .    .  Pvt. 

Stokes,  George  J Sgt. 

Swezey,  Louis  H PFC. 

Walsh,  Richard  J PFC. 

Zuckerman,  Louis  ....  Pvt. 


COMPANY  H 

Dickey,  Stephen  W. 
Fuge,  Edward     .    . 
Getman,  James  E.  . 
Omsteen,  Albert  J.,  Ji 
Beebe,  WiUiam  H.,  Jr 
Brown,  William  W. 
Buiokas,  Baltras 
Bunce,  James  B. 
Donahue,  William  J 
Figlioli,  Mario     .    . 
Frederick,  William 
Gersch,  George    .    . 
Hacker,  Truman     . 
Hellman,  Carl  W.   . 
Herries,  Alexander,  Jr 
Kastel,  Albert  M.   . 
Kendrick,  William  E. 
Kunkel,  Frank    .    . 
Marrigan,  Michael  A, 
Minney,  Mose,  Jr.  . 
Morgan,  Verner  I.  . 
Nelson,  Ernest  R.  . 
Piscitelli,  Alphonse 
Rasmussen,  Einar  . 
Redfield,  Frank  H. 
Reynolds,  William  L. 
Roth,  Monroe,  M 
Slater,  Jesse  E.    . 
Slonecker,  Wilbur 
Sonnick,  Frank  J. 
Steck,  Fred  R.     . 
Thompsopi,  Douglas 
Udelewitz,  Don  . 
Whitted,  Robert  R 
Werner,  George  . 
Winniford,  Vincent 
Wrotzlasky,  Bennie 
Zakas,  Anton  .    .    . 
Zeis,  Peter  A.  .    .    . 


2dLt. 

2dLt. 

2dLt. 

2dLt. 

Mec. 

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Cpl. 

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COMPANY  I 

Minton,  Charles  A. 
Wallis,  Peter    .    . 
Burdick,  Jess  L.  . 
Cabe,  Fred  C. 
Carbone,  Andreo 
Clancey,  Bartley 
Clayton,  Jerry     . 
Conway,  Cornelius  J. 
Dietrich,  George  J. 
Dow,  Alfred  N.   .    . 
Garus,  Stephen    .    . 
Halbersen,  Oscar     . 
Hand,  Walter  C.     . 
Hasting,  Thomas  O. 
Helberg,  Gustav 
Johnson,  Ernest  E. 
Kampomies,  Costa 
KeUer,  Harry  W.    . 
Kolsby,  Max   .    .    . 
Kuttler,  William     . 
Lang,  Stephen     .    . 
Larson,  Gudmund  . 
Larson,  Marton  .    . 
Lauritsen,  James     . 
Levy,  Julius     .    .    . 
Luoma,  Sam    .    .    . 
Masucci,  Henry  E. 
Matney,  Earl  .    .    . 
Meaney,  Frank  A.  . 
Mohr,  John  A.     .    . 
MuUaney,  William  T 
Murphy,  Albert  M. 
Nelson,  George  R.  . 
Risse,  Michael  B.    . 
Sargent,  William  R. 
Semling,  Ole    .    .    . 
Sheehan,  John     .    . 
Sidorovich,  Nicholas 
Staff,  Harry     .    .    . 
Suntzinick,  Charles 
Swank,  Clarence     . 


1st  Lt. 

1st  Lt. 

Pvt. 

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Sgt. 

PFC. 

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PFC. 

PFC. 

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Cpl. 

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Sgt. 

Sgt. 

PFC. 


Vaughn,  William    ....  Pvt. 

Walker,  Samuel Cpl. 

West,  Earl  T .  PFC. 


COMPANY  K 

Johnson,  Carl  0. .    . 
Bendotti,  Atillio 
Bower,  William  G. 
Campbell,  John  A. 
Cusack,  Timothy  F. 
Denowitz,  Jacob 
Dolan,  John  J.     .    . 
Figligno,  Carmine  . 
Kelleher,  Michael   . 
Kelly,  Dennis  D.     . 
Lorenz,  Paul  E.  .    . 
Massingall,  Walter  A 
Merola,  Luigi  .    .    . 
Mirabella,  Liberio  . 
Murphy,  Joseph  F. 
Page,  Max  J.   .    .    . 
Stenchever,  William 
Vecedomenio,  Frank 
Wahlstedt,  Harold 


2dLt. 

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Mec. 


COMPANY  L 

Brandt,  Otto  H 1st  Lt. 

Murphy,  John  0 1st  Lt. 

Epstein,  William 2d  Lt. 

Anderson,  Richard  O.,  Jr..  Pvt. 

Antkowiaka,  Joseph  .    .    .  Pvt. 

Barber,  Jerry  B Pvt. 

Bayer,  Frederick  H.   .    .    .  Sgt. 

Berdahl,  Henry  P Pvt. 

Branson,  Lewis  L Pvt. 

Byrne,  Christopher  J.    .    .  Sgt. 

Callahan,  William  E.     .    .  Cpl. 

Daly,  William  L Pvt. 

Danziger,  David     ....  Pvt. 

Dixon,  Joseph  H PFC. 

Eckberg,  Edward  H.  .    .    .  Pvt. 

Finnigan,  Cornelius    .    .    .  Cpl. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Greenblatt,  Harry 
Hanlon,  James  M. 
Hansen,  Carl  .  . 
Harle,  Gabriel 
Hawkins,  Joseph  H 
Hornstein,  Isidore 
Kenny,  Charles  J. 
Kunow,  Harold  W. 
Lefkovitz,  Morris 
McDade,  John  . 
Harden,  Ray  .  . 
Marino,  Paul  A. 
Messer,  Edward  . 
Miller,  Harvey  . 
Moe,  Christian  . 
Perry,  Emanuel  W. 
Piazza,  Guiseppi 
Quirk,  August 
Ryan,  Thomas  . 
Salmi,  Albert  .  . 
Sanders,  Earl  .  . 
Shanahan,  Michael 
Simonds,  Merrill  L. 
Socenski,  Stephen  . 
Steinfield,  Charles  H. 
Trehoulis,  Demitrios 
Vedder,  Asa  C.  .  . 
Wangsness,  Perry  L. 


Jr 


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COMPANY  M 

Schneider,  Benjamin  ...  1st  Lt. 

Malindy,  Raeburn  A.     .    .  2d  Lt. 

Beach,  Joseph Pvt. 

CoUamore,  Jesse  B.     ...  Pvt. 

Crane,  Walter  C Pvt. 

Christopher,  Conrad  .    .    .  Pvt. 

Donnelly,  Roland   ....  PFC. 

Foster,  Henry  A Pvt. 

Galvin,  Daniel  E PFC. 

Gisholt,  Lars  J Pvt. 

Guisness,  Christopher    .    .  Pvt. 

Hanson,  Hans,  J.  S.    .    .    .  Pvt. 


King,  Harry  A Pvt. 

Klein,  Herman Pvt. 

Lehman,  John Pvt. 

Lund,  Soren Pvt. 

McLoughlin,  Francis      .    .  PFC. 

McNerny,  John  J Pvt. 

Maggio,  Luigi Pvt. 

Mays,  Roy Pvt. 

Miller,  Grover  L Pvt. 

Morris,  William  M.    .    .    .  Pvt. 

O'Brien,  John  B Pvt. 

O'Brien,  John  J PFC. 

Pyritz,  John  M Pvt. 

Romano,  Lawrence  F.    .    .  Cpl. 

Rosen,  Isidor Pvt. 

Schindler,  Joseph  E.  .    .    .  Pvt. 

Silverts,  Ingrald Pvt. 

Silverstein,  Max      ....  Pvt. 

Spozatta,  Angelo     ....  Pvt. 

Wade,  Homer  S.     ....  Pvt. 

Ward,  Ercel Pvt. 

WiUiams,  Robert  D.  .    .    .  Pvt. 

Yost,  Francis  M Pvt. 

HEADQUARTERS  COMPANY 

Deicke,  Herman  G.  .    .   PFC. 
Fruchtman,  Harry    .    .   Muse.  SC. 
Harmon,  Howard  L.     .   PFC. 
Hollywood,  James  A.   .   Pvt. 
McCauley,  Daniel    .    .  Pvt. 
Schierhorst,  Conrad  B.    Pvt. 
Silber,  Martin    ....  Pvt. 
Steinberg,  Mandel    .    .  PFC. 
Steneck,  Henry  W.,  Jr.   Sgt. 
Strauss,  Julius  ....  Pvt. 
Wischart,  Raymond     .   Pvt. 
Zimmerman,  Louis   .    .   Cpl. 

MACHINE  GUN  COMPANY 

Shearman,  Reimer  ....    1st  Lt. 
Foster,  Frederick    ....   2d  Lt. 
Montgomery,  Frank  T.     .2d  Lt. 


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Barber,  Homer Pvt. 

Case,  Henry  J Pvt. 

Daley,  James PFC. 

Eckhardt,  Walter    ....  Pvt. 

Flack,  Herbert Pvt. 

Foss,  John  A Pvt. 

Griffith,  J.  A Pvt. 

Hall,  George  W Pvt. 

Higginbothan,  J.  L.    .    .    .  Pvt. 

Hudspeth,  Silas  H.     .    .    .  Pvt. 

Jacobson,  Harry      ....  Pvt. 

Keatting,  James      ....  Pvt. 

Kerley,  James  J Cpl. 

Lamphier,  Frederick  J.  .    .  Pvt. 

Landman,  Jacob     ....  Pvt. 

Melary,  Joseph  L PFC. 

O'Donnell,  Charles     .    .    .  PFC. 

Owen,  Guy Pvt. 

Plakakis,  John Pvt. 

Schmelter,  Otto Pvt. 


Schoonover,  Charles  A. 
Shea,  Patrick  .    .    . 
Sievers,  William  .    . 
Spitelnick,  Michael 
Whalen,  WiUiam  H. 
Williams,  Robert  D 


Pvt. 
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SANITARY  DETACHMENT 

Galinauskas,  Constantine     PFC. 

Paff,  Herman Pvt. 

Southworth,  Christopher  .   Sgt. 

SUPPLY  COMPANY 

Bouchard,  Oliver    ....  Pvt. 

Elliott,  James Wag. 

Finnegan,  John  P.  .    .    .    .  PFC. 

Rosalia,  Charles Pvt. 

Santi,  Anthony Cpl. 

Woodhouse,  Spencer  F.     .  Sgt. 


DECORATIONS  AND  CITATIONS 

THE  citations  which  follow  give  the  language  in  which  every  one  of  the 
men  concerned  was  recommended  by  higher  authority  for  the  Distin- 
guished Service  Cross.  Though  a  comparative  few  were  awarded  the 
coveted  medal  by  the  Commander  in  Chief  of  the  American  Expeditionary 
Forces,  though  a  somewhat  larger  group  received  official  commendation  from 
the  Division  Commander  in  General  Orders,  though  a  third  group  have  as 
yet  been  cited  only  in  Regimental  Orders,  they  have  one  and  all  performed  a 
like  service  for  the  Country.  That  a  man's  name  should  not  have  appeared 
in  one  or  another  of  these  lists  really  means  little.  That  his  name  does 
appear  upon  the  roster  of  his  unit,  in  the  back  of  the  book,  means  much;  for 
it  signifies  that  he  was  a  soldier  of  the  United  States  and  that  he  went' 
overseas  fully  expecting,  if  necessary,  to  do  what  any  mortal  man  could  do — 
to  give  his  life  for  his  Country. 


T 


THE  DISTINGUISHED  SERVICE  CROSS 

HE  Distinguished  Service  Cross  has  been  awarded  by  General  Pershing 
to  the  following  officers  and  men  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  In- 
fantry for  extraordinary  heroism  in  action: 


Arkman,  Pvt.  Frank,  1429438,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — In  the  Argonne,  near  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  about  Oct. 
5,  1918,  with  three  others,  went  forward  in  the  face  of  sweeping  and  continuous  machine  gun  fire 
and  enemy  grenades,  with  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  danger,  and  with  great  courage  and  coolness 
aided  in  bringing  five  seriously  wounded  men  to  a  point  where  they  could  be  given  first  aid. 
Next  of  kin — Eris  Jarshaw,  friend,  Bellingham,  Minn. 

Best,  Pvt.  Edward  G.,  1697579,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf.— In  the  Argonne  Forest,  on  the  afternoon  of  Oct.  3, 
1918,  in  an  attack  on  a  series  of  strong  German  machine  gun  nests,  this  soldier  took  charge  of  com- 
pany liaison  and  personally  carried  messages  to  all  platoons  of  his  company,  exposing  himself  beyond 
the  call  of  duty  to  sweeping  machine  gun  fire. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Belle  Preston,  mother,  306  West  47th  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Blohm,  Sgt.  John,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  near  St.  Thibaut,  Sept.  2, 
1918.  From  a  shell  hole  in  which  he  had  taken  shelter  while  returning  from  a  successful  daylight 
patrol  across  the  Vesle  River,  Sgt.  Blohm  saw  a  corporal  of  his  patrol  dragging  himself  through  the 
grass  and  bleeding  profusely  from  a  wound  in  the  neck.  He  unhesitatingly  left  his  shelter,  carried 
the  corporal  behind  a  tree  near  the  river  bank,  dressed  his  wound,  and  using  boughs  from  a  fallen 
tree  as  an  improvised  raft,  towed  the  injured  man  across  the  river  and  carried  him  200  yards  over  an 
open  field  to  the  American  outpost  line,  all  under  continuous  rifle  and  machine  gun  fire. 
Next  of  kin— Rudolph  Blohm,  4822  New  Utrecht  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Clementson,  Pvt.  Harry  B.,  3130713,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — Who,  near  Carrefour-des-Meurissons  in  the 
Argonne,  on  the  evening  of  Sept.  27,  1918,  after  his  company  had  retired  from  enfilading  machine 
gun  and  trench  mortar  fire,  with  two  other  soldiers  crawled  out  in  the  face  of  a  machine  gun  barrage 
and  brought  in  wounded  comrades,  thus  showing  utter  disregard  of  his  own  personal  danger,  and 
being  the  means  of  saving  the  lives  of  at  least  two  of  his  wounded  comrades. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Hannah  Clementson,  mother,  Eagle  Bend,  Minn. 

Collins,  Sgt.  Robert  L.,  1698435,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — In  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  near  the  Bois  de  la  Naza, 
about  Oct.  5,  1918,  went  forward  with  three  others,  in  the  face  of  sweeping  and  continuous  machine 
gun  fire  and  enemy  grenades,  with  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  danger,  and  with  great  courage, 
coolness  and  good  judgment  succeeded  in  bringing  five  seriously  wounded  men  to  a  point  where  they 
could  be  given  first  aid. 

Next  of  kin — Margaret  Miller,  sister,  190  Hewett  St.,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Cox,  2d  Lieut.  Leonard,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  the  Vesle  River,  near  Bazoches, 
Sept.  2,  1918.  Lieut.  Cox  left  St.  Thibaut  in  broad  daylight  with  another  ofl&cer  and  a  patrol  of  ten 
men  to  reconnoiter  the  enemy's  positions  across  the  Vesle  River.  The  patrol  divided,  and  Lieut. 
Cox  conducted  his  half  to  the  chateau,  in  Bazoches,  a  recognized  German  post.  He  entered  the  yard 
of  the  Chateau,  met  parties  of  the  enemy,  personally  killed  two  and  wounded  another,  who  were 
firing  on  members  of  his  patrol,  continued  his  observations,  though  fired  upon  by  machine  gims,  and 
with  great  skill  withdrew  his  patrol  under  fire  without  loss,  having  gained  valuable  information. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Leonard  Cox,  wife,  157  East  81st  St.,  New  York  City. 

Crandall,  Pvt.  Robert  L.,  3127323,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — ^Who,near  Carrefour-des-Meurissons  in  the  Argonne, 
on  the  evening  of  Sept.  27, 1918,  after  his  company  had  retired  from  enfilading  machine  gun  and  trench 
mortar  fire,  with  two  other  soldiers  crawled  out  in  the  face  of  a  machine  gun  barrage  and  brought 
in  wounded  comrades,  thus  showing  utter  disregard  of  his  own  personal  danger,  and  being  the  means 
of  saving  the  lives  of  at  least  two  of  his  wounded  comrades. 
Next  of  kin — Andrew  T.  Crandall,  father,  Peva,  Utah. 


268  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Gardner,  1st  Lieut.  Alfred  W.,  (deceased),  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — ^Who,  in  the  Argonne  Forest,  on  the  after- 
noon of  Oct.  3,  1918,  in  an  attack  on  a  series  of  strong  German  machine  gun  nests,  with  utter 
disregard  of  his  personal  danger,  led  his  company  up  the  steep  slope  of  a  ravine  in  the  face  of 
murderous  machine  gun  fire,  and  was  himself  killed  in  the  action.  In  so  doing  he  afforded  the  men  of 
his  command  an  example  of  exceptional  devotion  to  duty  and  bravery  and  self  sacrifice,  and  in  his 
Ufe  and  death  has  been  a  constant  inspiration  to  his  men. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Mary  E.  Gardner,  mother,  325  West  89th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Hall,  Pvt.  G.  W.  (deceased),  2444063,  Co.  F,  305th  Inf.— In  the  advance  from  the  Vesle,  near  Pincon  Farm, 
on  Sept.  5, 1918,  while  under  heavy  shell  fire  and  after  being  ordered  by  his  officer  to  a  place  of  safety, 
left  his  position  with  absolute  disregard  of  his  personal  danger,  returned  to  a  trench  which  was  being 
shelled  at  the  time  and  succeeded  in  bringing  back  two  seriously  wounded  men  belonging  to  another 
unit;  in  so  doing  exhibiting  the  highest  devotion  to  his  comrades.  Three  days  later  Pvt.  Hall  was 
himself  killed. 

Next  of  kin — George  Hall,  father,  5709  West  Giddings  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Harris,  Maj.  Duncan  G.,  305th  Inf. — In  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  throughout  the  attack  following  Sept. 
26,  1918,  this  officer,  then  a  captain,  commanding  the  3d  Bn.,  showed  disregard  of  his  personal  danger 
anc'  exception  devotion  to  duty.  On  Sept.  28,  1918,  near  Abri  du  Crochet,  this  officer  fell  and  broke 
his  collarbone  but  refused  to  be  evacuated  and,  notwithstanding  his  injury,  continued  in  command 
of  his  battalion,  showing  coolness  and  good  judgment  under  machine  gun  and  shell  fire  until  his  regi- 
ment was  relieved  from  the  front  line  on  October  16,  1918. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Alice  Harris,  wife,  569  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 

Levine,  Pvt.  Jacob  (deceased),  1697649,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  near  St.  Juvin,  Nov- 
1,  1918,  while  his  company  was  being  attacked  from  three  sides  and  the  terrific  enemy  fire  had  caused 
many  casualties  in  the  ranks,  Pvt.  Levine  volunteered  and  carried  a  message  to  the  left  flank.  After 
he  had  advanced  about  ten  yards  he  was  killed  by  a  deluge  of  machine  gun  bullets. 
Next  of  kin — Nathan  Levine,  father,  127  Forsythe  St.,  New  York  City. 

McDowell,  2d  Lieut.  Elhott  E.,  305th  Inf. — ^With  extraordinary  heroism  this  officer  and  one  soldier  on 
Nov.  8,  1917,  crossed  the  Meuse  River  between  Villers-devant-Mouzon  and  Mouzon,  though  the  east 
bank  of  the  river  and  the  ridge  to  the  east  were  known  to  be  held  by  the  enemy.  They  penetrated  the 
enemy's  lines  to  a  depth  of  three  kilometers  in  the  vicinity  of  Amblimont,  once  evading  a  challenge  of 
an  enemy  sentry,  and  were  able  to  bring  back  definite  information  relative  to  the  enemy's  occupation 
of  this  territory. 

Next  of  kin — father,  132J  Oxford  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

McGHnchey,  Sgt.  William  J.  (deceased),  1696992,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — Who,  near  Carre  four  de-Meurissons 
in  the  Argonne,  on  Sept.  28,  1918,  when  his  platoon  was  subjected  to  an  intense  barrage,  left  his  funk 
hole  to  quiet  and  bring  to  a  place  of  safety  a  member  of  his  platoon  who  was  running  about  suffering  from 
shell  shock.  He  showed  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  danger  in  attempting  to  save  his  comrade 
and  in  so  doing  lost  his  own  life. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Francis  M.  McGlinchey,  wife,  696  President  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  _ 

Mack,  Capt.  William,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  the  Vesle  River,  near  Bazoches, 
Sept.  2,  1918.  Capt.,  then  1st  Lieut.,  Mack,  volunteered  to  leave  St.  Thibaut  in  broad  daylight  with 
another  officer  and  a  patrol  of  ten  men  to  reconnoiter  the  enemy's  lines.  Upon  reaching  the  Vesle 
River,  Capt.  Mack  swam  across  it  and  arranged  a  rope  by  means  of  which  the  remainder  of  the  patrol 
crossed  the  stream.  He  divided  the  patrol,  and  taking  five  men  with  him,  advanced  on  the  village 
of  Bazoches,  which  was  occupied  by  the  enemy.  He  attacked  enemy  hiding  places  in  an  old  house, 
in  which  he  encountered  four  Germans.  Although  under  machine  gun  fire  he  gained  valuable  in- 
formation, having  actually  penetrated  the  enemy's  advanced  posts,  and  with  great  skill  withdrew 
his  patrol.  Capt.  Mack  and  four  of  his  men  were  wounded,  two  mortally. 
Next  of  kin — W.  Lewis  Mack,  brother,  811  Woodward  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Mackmer,  Pvt.  Herbert  W.  (deceased),  1712678,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — Who,  near  Carrefour-des-Meurissons, 
in  the  Argonne,  on  Sept.  27,  1918,  while  on  the  flank  of  his  platoon  during  an  attack  which  met  intense 
machine  gun  and  trench  mortar  fire,  used  his  Chauchat  rifle  to  cover  the  retirement  of  his  comrades. 
This  soldier  showed  an  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  danger,  remaining  in  the  open  at  the  post  he  had 


THE     DISTINGUISHED     SERVICE     CROSS  269 

selected  himself,  and  by  his  coolness  and  good  judgment  and  self-sacrifice  enabled  his  comrades  to 
retire  to  a  better  position  in  good  order,  at  the  sacrifice  of  his  own  life. 

Next  of  kin — George  Mackmer,  father,  Main  street,  Collins  Center,  N.  Y. 

Maraglia,  Pvt.  Batista,  1681474,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Argonne  Forest,  on  Oct.  1,  1918,  when  a 
runner  belong  to  the  platoon  of  which  this  soldier  was  a  member,  strayed  in  front  of  a  machine  gun 
nest  and  received  a  broken  leg  from  machine  gun  fire,  volunteered  and  went  forward  about  75  yards 
in  the  face  of  continuous  sweeping  machine  gun  fire  practically  to  the  front  of  the  gun,  and  dragged 
his  wounded  comrade  back  to  a  place  of  safety,  in  absolute  disregard  of  his  own  personal  safety.  A 
few  days  later  this  soldier  was  himself  wounded  in  action. 

Next  of  kin — Joseph  Maraglia,  father,  1731  Central  St.,  Stoughton,  Mass. 

Neitzeit,  Cpl.  Isaac,  1699169,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — In  the  Argonne,  near  the  Bois  de  la  Nasa,  about  Oct.  5, 
1918,  with  three  others,  went  forward  in  the  face  of  sweeping  and  continuous  machine  gun  fire  and 
enemy  grenades,  with  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  danger,  and  with  great  courage  and  coolness 
aided  in  bringing  five  seriously  wounded  men  to  a  point  where  they  could  be  given  first  aid.  While 
engaged  in  this  work  of  rescuing  wounded  comrades,  Cpl.  Neitzeit  was  himself  wounded. 
Next  of  kin — Anna  Neitzeit,  c/o  D.  Alperin,  99  Avenue  C,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Rochkind,  Cpl.  William,  1699263,  Co,  I,  305th  Inf.— For  extraordinary  heroism,  Oct.  16,  1918,  near  the 
town  of  St.  Juvin,  Cpl.  Rochkind  was  placed  in  charge  of  a  reconnaissance  patrol  of  about  eight  men; 
when  the  patrol  had  reached  a  point  northwest  of  the  town,  it  ran  into  heavy  machine  gun  fire  and 
was  forced  to  take  cover.  During  a  lull  in  the  firing  the  corporal  attempted  to  move  his  patrol  for- 
ward when  one  man  was  killed  and  Pvt.  P.  L.  Marquez,  Jr.,  1715417,  Co.  I,  305th  Inf.,  was  seriously 
wounded  and  fell  in  a  position  exposed  to  the  enemy  fire.  Cpl.  Rochkind  ordered  his  patrol  to  a  place 
of  safety,  and  he  himself,  with  utter  disregard  for  personal  danger,  crawled  out  under  fire,  placed  the 
wounded  man  on  his  back  and  carried  him  to  a  place  of  safety,  within  our  lines,  always  under  heavy 
machine  gun  fire. 

Next  of  kin — Hodes  Rochkind,  father,  Obtchuga,  Russia. 

Scott,  Pvt.  RegnoU,  3134234,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.— Who,  during  the  advance  in  the  Argonne  on  Oct.  3,  1918, 
after  being  wounded  in  the  arm  and  leg,  carried  a  message  back  from  his  company  to  the  Commanding 
Officer  of  the  company  in  support  and  instead  of  obtaining  fii^t  aid,  in  the  face  of  sweeping  machine 
gun  fire  and  enemy  grenades,  with  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  safety,  and  with  the  utmost  coolness, 
returned  and  assisted  in  carrying  back  wounded  comrades  to  a  place  where  first  aid  could  be  given 
and  refused  to  accept  aid  himself  until  his  wounded  comrades  had  been  taken  care  of. 
Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Carol  Scott,  wife,  Jone,  Washington. 

Shahwood,  Pvt.  Solomon,  2444687,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — Who,  near  Carrefour-des-Meurissons,  in  the 
Argonne,  on  the  evening  of  Sept.  27,  1918,  after  his  company  had  retired  from  enfilading  machine  gun 
and  trench  mortar  fire,  with  two  other  soldiers  crawled  out  in  the  face  of  a  machine  gun  barrage  and 
brought  in  wounded  comrades,  thus  showing  utter  disregard  of  his  own  personal  danger,  and  being 
the  means  of  saving  the  lives  of  at  least  two  of  his  wounded  comrades. 
Next  of  kin — George  Abraham,  cousin,  Meyers,  N.  Y. 

Sustick,  Sgt.  Emanuel,  1698549,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.— During  the  advance  through  the  Argonne  Forest, 
Sgt.  Sustick  did  of  his  own  free  will  advance  into  a  murderous  machine  gun  fire  up  to  the  enemy  line 
to  observe  the  effect  of  our  own  trench  mortar  barrage  on  enemy  machine  gun  nests.  During  all 
this  time  he  was  not  only  under  fire  of  the  enemy,  but  also  in  the  fire  of  our  own  barrage.  He  showed 
the  highest  courage  and  bravery  and  was  an  example  of  valorous  conduct  to  his  min. 
Next  of  kin — Abraham  Sustick,  father,  462  Prospect  Place,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Tompkins,  Sgt.  Harrison,  1698550,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — In  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  near  the  Bois  de  la 
Nasa,  about  Oct.  5,  1918,  went  forward  with  three  others,  in  the  face  of  sweeping  machine  gun  fire 
and  enemy  grenades,  with  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  danger,  and  with  great  courage,  coolness 
and  good  judgment  aided  in  bringing  five  seriously  wounded  men  to  a  point  where  they  could  be  given 
first  aid. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  MaryTompkins,  mother,  125  Waverly  St.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


270  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

THE  CROIX  DE  GUERRE 

On  March  31,  1919,  the  Belgian  Croix  de  Guerre  was  awarded  to 

Coyne,  Pvt.  John  J.,  1698736,  Sanitary  Detachment,  305th  Inf. — During  the  period  from  Aug.  12th  to 
15th,  inclusive,  in  Ville  Savoye,  near  Fismes,  on  the  Vesle,  this  soldier,  regardless  of  personal  danger, 
repeatedly  exposed  himself  to  hostile  shell  and  machine  gun  fire  so  as  to  render  first  aid  and  carry 
to  the  aid  station  and  carry  to  the  rear  wounded  members  of  the  command  to  which  he  was  attached 

On  April  13,  1919,  Marechal  Petain  awarded  the  French  Croix  de  Guerre  to 

Harris,  Maj.  Duncan  G.  305th  Inf. — Sustaining  a  fracture  of  the  shoulder  just  as  his  battalion  advanced  to 
the  attack,  he  refused  to  be  evacuated  and  despite  the  fact  that  one  arm  was  rendered  useless,  remained 
for  fifteen  days  at  the  head  of  his  battalion  which  he  bravely  led  in  pursuit  of  the  enemy. 


DIVISION  CITATIONS 

THE  following  officers  and  men  of  the  Three  Hundred  and  Fifth  Infantry 
were  recommended  by  superior  officers  for  the  award  of  the  Distin- 
guished Service  Cross  and  were  as  a  result  cited  in  General  Orders  of 
the  77th  Division  for  extraordinary  heroism  in  action: 

G.  O.  27,  April  10,  1919. 

Ahner,  PFC.  George  W.,  1698984,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— On  or  about  Sept.  28,  1918,  near  the  cross- 
roads south  of  Abri  du  Crochet,  Argonne  Forest,  as  a  member  of  a  crew  advancing  with  a  37  m/m 
gun  while  approaching  a  bend  in  the  road  was  suddenly  enfiladed  by  a  German  machine  gun.  Without 
hesitation  and  in  the  face  of  intense  fire,  this  soldier  and  the  others  of  his  crew  assisted  the  gunner 
in  setting  up  the  piece  without  taking  cover,  driving  out  the  enemy  by  their  successful  manipulation 
of  the  gun  and  rendering  valuable  assistance  to  the  troops  they  were  supporting. 
Next  of  kin — George  P.  Ahner,  father,  157  Maple  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Anderson,  PFC,  Edward  T.,  1696463,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— Driver  of  the  Regimental  Commander's 
motor  car,  on  Sept.  27,  1918,  showed  extraordinary  courage  in  taking  ammunition  to  troops  in  the 
front  line  at  Barricade  Pavillion.  Hearing  that  the  ammunition  supply  of  the  troops  on  the  left  flank 
was  nearly  exhausted  and  that  more  ammunition  was  needed  immediately,  Pvt.  Anderson  volunteered 
to  take  it  forward  in  his  motor  car.  He  drove  about  8  kilometers  over  an  unfamiliar  and  shell  torn 
road  to  the  front  line.  While  unloading  there,  under  enemy  machine  gun  fire,  the  radiator  and  a 
tire  of  his  motor  car  were  punctured  by  machine  gun  bullets. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Christiania  Anderson,  mother,  Fort  Salonga,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Ascher,  Cpl.  Oscar,  1698293,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Argonne  Forest,  on  the  6th  of  Oct.,  1918, 
while  on  special  duty  at  Bn.  Hdqtrs.,  was  used  as  a  messenger  between  an  advanced  observation 
post  of  the  Battalion  Commander  and  the  commanders  of  two  front  line  companies,  making  an  attack 
at  the  Bois  de  la  Naza.  Four  times  he  carried  important  messages  to  the  most  exposed  positions, 
each  time  under  heavy  machine  gun  fire  and  with  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  danger,  on  one  ocas- 
sion  carrying  up  a  message  from  a  company  commander  to  a  platoon  sergeant,  who  was  at  that  moment 
actually  in  the  act  of  charging  the  enemy,  and  not  more  than  50  yards  from  the  enemy  machine  guns. 
His  personal  coolness  and  courage  enabled  him  to  deliver  verbal  instructions  correctly  and  thereby 
contribute  to  the  success  of  the  attack. 

Next  of  kin— Mother,  Mrs.  Sophia  Ascher,  69  West  107th  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.O.I,  January  4, 1919. 

Babbitt,  Cpl.  George,  2448427,  Co.  I,  305th  Inf. — Before  the  Aisne,  in  the  early  part  of  September,  this 
acting  scout  sergeant  not  only  performed  most  efficiently  his  duties  as  such,  but  led  a  reconnaissance 
patrol  into  the  Aisne  Canal  north  of  Villers  en  Prayeres  and  ascertained  the  general  location  of  the 
enemy  outpost  line.  Again  he  led  an  ambuscade  patrol  north  of  Villers  en  Prayeres,  and  on  the  day 
of  the  attack  by  the  Brigade  on  our  right  took  an  observation  patrol  of  three  men  and  himself  beyond 
our  own  right  flank  into  No  Man's  Land  and  observed  the  attack  on  Revillon  and  Glennes,  sending 
back  reports  to  Bn.  Hdqtrs.  While  on  this  observation  the  patrol  was  heavily  shelled  by  the  enemy 
and  driven  from  their  position,  but  this  acting  sergeant  moved  his  patrol,  took  up  another  position, 
and  sent  in  valuable  reports.  In  all  this  work  and  during  this  entire  period,  this  non-commissioned 
officer  showed  repeatedly  absolute  disregard  of  his  own  personal  safety  and  exceptional  devotion  to 
his  duties. 

Next  of  kin— E.  H.  Babbitt,  father,  P.  O.  Dept.,  Solicitors  Office,  Washington,  D,  C. 


272 A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919,  and  G.  0.  20,  March  8,  1919. 

Barth,  Sgt.  Frederick,  1697303,  Co.  C,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  in  Bazoches,  on 
the  Vesle  River,  on  Sept.  2,  1918.  With  a  patrol  of  four  men  and  one  officer,  this  soldier  (then  a  PFC.) 
crossed  the  Vesle  with  great  difficulty,  in  daylight,  and  penetrated  their  lines  to  reconnoiter  their 
positions.  There,  the  patrol  was  practically  surrounded  by  machine  guns,  and  subjected  to  intense 
fire.  Barth,  though  wounded,  and  seemingly  with  no  thought  for  his  own  safety,  engaged  in  a  running 
fight  with  the  enemy  which  secured  the  safe  withdrawal  of  the  patrol  and  brought  back  valuable 
information.  Again,  on  Nov.  8,  1918,  this  soldier  (then  Cpl.)  distinguished  himself  by  his  extra- 
ordinary heroism  when  he  and  one  officer  alone  crossed  the  Meuse  River,  between  Villers-devant- 
Mouzon  and  Mouzon,  though  the  east  bank  of  the  river  and  the  ridge  to  the  east  were  known  to  be 
held  by  the  enemy.  They  penetrated  the  enemy's  lines  to  a  depth  of  three  kilometers,  in  the  vicinity 
of  Amblimont,  once  evading  a  challenge  of  the  enemy's  sentry  by  Earth's  answer.  The  patrol  was 
able  to  bring  back  definite  information  relative  to  the  enemy's  occupation  of  this  territory. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Carrie  Barth,  mother,  21  Cornelia  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Bayer,  Sgt.  Fred.  H.,  2448431,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.— In  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  on  the  Haute  Chevauchee 
Road,  on  the  morning  of  Sept.  26,  1918,  the  combat  liaison  to  which  he  belonged  suddenly  came 
under  a  murderous  fire  from  machine  guns,  trench  mortars  and  steady  shrapnel  fire.  In  this  critical 
period,  by  his  coolness,  by  his  care  of  the  men  of  his  group,  many  of  whom  had  never  before  been 
under  fire,  and  by  his  utter  disregard  of  his  own  personal  safety,  this  soldier  afforded  to  the  men  an 
example  of  the  highest  personal  courage  and  exceptional  devotion  to  duty,  and  in  so  doing  was 
himself  severely  wounded. 

Next  of  kin— Mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bayer,  2010  Arthur  Ave.,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.  O.  14,  February  12,  1919. 

Beckmann,  Sgt.  William  F.,  1697424,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  near  Villers  en  Prayeres 
on  7th  Sept.,  1918,  during  the  advance  to  the  Aisne  Canal.  During  this  advance  the  company  came 
under  heavy  machine  gun  fire.  Sgt.  Beckmann  showed  the  greatest  bravery  and  skill  in  the  handling 
of  his  platoon.  On  two  occasions,  despite  the  heavy  fire,  he  risked  his  life  to  bring  in  wounded  men, 
thus  exhibiting  the  highest  devotion  to  duty  and  to  his  comrades. 

Next  of  kin — William  F.  Beckmann,  father,  1401  Jefferson  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918,  and  G.  O.  14,  February  12,  1919. 

Bernstein,  Bn.  Sgt.-Maj.,  1696981,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — Near  Ville  Savoye,  during  the  period  of  Aug. 
12  to  16,  1918,  this  soldier  displayed  great  devotion  to  duty  at  the  Bn.  P.  C,  which  was  frequently 
under  heavy  shell  fire.  When  the  corporal  of  the  orderly  section  was  evacuated,  he  took  over  the 
duties  of  that  position  in  addition  to  his  own  and  for  practically  three  days  and  nights  went  without 
sleep,  and  to  him  is  due  much  of  the  credit  for  the  proper  functioning  of  the  Bn.  Hdqtrs.  during  this 
period.  Again,  in  the  Aisne  Sector,  at  the  Bn.  P.  C,  near  Pincon  Farm,  on  Sept.  5,  1918,  this  soldier 
performed  more  than  his  duty  by  assisting  in  the  care  and  evacuation  of  the  wounded. 
Next  of  kin — Father,  Jacob  B.  Bernstein,  1868  Prospect  Place,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2, 1919. 

Birmingham,  Pvt.  Joseph  F.,  1680685,  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.— In  the  attack  on  Champigneulle,  on  Nov.  1, 
1918,  when  his  company  came  under  withering  machine  gun  fire,  this  soldier,  with  utter  disregard  of 
his  personal  safety,  helped  to  carry  woimded  men  from  the  field,  and  in  so  doing  showed  the  utmost 
bravery,  devotion  to  duty  and  to  his  comrades. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Anna  Higgins,  sister,  342  Tenth  St.,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 

G.  0.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Bisignano,  Sgt.  Vincent,  1697184,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  during  a  patrol  action 
in  Bazoches  the  morning  of  Sept.  2,  1918.  This  patrol  of  an  officer  and  four  men  having  crossed  the 
Vesle  River  and  entered  the  town  of  Bazoches,  his  skill,  alertness  and  comrage  in  investigating  build- 
ings and  dugouts  to  the  flank  of  the  patrol  contributed  directly  to  the  rapid  and  successful  advance 


DIVISION     CITATIONS  273 

of  the  patrol  under  exceedingly  adverse  conditions;  while  later  his  watchfulness  enabled  his  patrol 
to  avoid  a  much  larger  German  patrol  sent  out  to  meet  them.  Later  still  he  heroically  carried  back 
a  message  under  machine  gun  fire,  getting  valuable  information  back  to  higher  commanders  more 
quickly  than  would  otherwise  have  been  possible. 

Next  of  kin— Anthony  Bisignano,  father,  625  East  169th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  13,  February  12,  1919. 

Blass,  Sgt.  Walter,  1699302,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  near  St.  Thibaut,  on  the  night 
of  Aug.  29,  1918,  when  Sgt.  Blass  was  sent  out  with  a  detail  of  16  men  to  evacuate  4  wounded  men 
from  Co.  F,  who  were  wounded  in  the  attack  of  the  previous  night  on  Bazoches.  Under  murderous 
machine  gun  fire  he  led  his  carrying  party  over  the  Vesle.  When  one-fourth  mile  from  its  destina- 
tion, near  a  flat,  the  party  was  caught  by  a  German  barrage,  and  the  men  scattered.  Sgt.  Blass 
immediately  rounded  the  men  together  and  it  was  only  through  his  courage  and  coolheadedness  that 
the  woimded  were  carried  to  safety.  Again,  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  on  Oct.  3,  1918,  Sgt.  Blass 
went  forward  at  the  head  of  his  platoon  in  the  face  of  sweeping  and  continuous  machine  gun  fire  and 
enemy  grenades,  with  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  danger,  and  with  coolness  and  good  judg- 
ment succeeded  in  reaching  his  objective,  when  he  was  seriously  wovmded.  This  act  of  courage 
was  an  incentive  to  the  men  of  his  platoon. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Caroline  Blass,  wife,  Box  No.  6,  Ft.  Hamilton,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16, 1919. 

Boysen,  2d  Lieut.  Ernest  J.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action.  During  the  attack  on 
ChampigneuUe,  on  Nov.  1,  1918,  when  his  platoon  was  held  up  by  very  stubborn  resistance  from 
machine  guns  and  snipers,  this  officer,  doing  more  than  his  duty,  took  a  rifle,  went  forward  in  advance 
of  his  platoon,  and  in  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  danger  brought  down  three  enemy  snipers, 
whereupon  the  boche  machine  gunners  in  this  section  fled,  leaving  behind  their  guns,  thus  permitting 
the  advance  of  his  platoon  without  serious  losses.  In  accomplishing  this,  this  officer  showed  excep- 
tional skill  and  daring,  devotion  to  duty  and  initiative  in  pushing  forward  the  attack. 
Next  of  kin — Hans  Boysen,  father,  Jarlan,  Iowa. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Bridgeman,  Sgt.  Joseph  (then  Pvt.),  2443764,  Co.  C,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  during  a 
patrol  action  in  Bazoches  on  the  morning  of  Sept.  2,  1918.  This  patrol  of  an  officer  and  four  men 
having  crossed  the  Vesle  River  and  entered  the  town  of  Bazoches,  his  skill,  alertness  and  courage 
in  the  investigation  of  dugouts  and  buildings  contributed  directly  to  the  rapid  and  successful  advance 
of  this  patrol  under  exceedingly  adverse  conditions;  while  later  his  heroic  carrying  of  a  message  entirely 
alone  back  to  his  own  lines  placed  the  valuable  information  gained  at  the  disposal  of  the  higher  com- 
mander much  earlier  than  would  otherwise  have  been  possible. 

Next  of  kin — James  Bridgeman,  father,  Robertson,  Ferns,  Ireland. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Brodie,  Sgt.  Daniel  H.,  1699684,  Sup.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  Vauxcer6  on  Sept 
7,  1918,  during  a  bombardment  of  heavy  artillery  concentrated  upon  the  village  street.  During 
the  shelling,  the  entire  regimental  ration  train  was  loaded  and  ready  to  proceed,  animals  were  in 
wildest  confusion  attempting  to  plunge  into  a  deep  ravine  at  the  side  of  the  road  to  their  certain 
death.  Sgt.  Brodie,  with  four  others,  left  the  shelter  of  the  caves  where  men  had  been  ordered  for 
safety,  succeeded  through  his  initiative,  good  judgment  and  daring  in  unhitching  many  of  the  animals 
and  conducting  them  to  a  place  of  safety.  Although  four  animals  were  killed  in  his  presence  by  the 
concussion  of  one  of  the  bursting  high  explosive  shells,  Sgt.  Brodie  did,  beyond  the  line  of  his  duty, 
remain  in  the  village  streets  until  the  other  twenty-eight  animals  were  conducted  to  a  point  of  safety 
either  by  him  or  under  his  direction,  and  for  the  full  hour  of  the  bombardment.  In  this  act,  he  not 
only  saved  the  lives  of  many  animals  but  preserved  the  daily  issue  of  rations  in  such  a  manner  that 
they  were  delivered  to  front  line  troops  on  schedule  time.  Sgt.  Brodie  further  volunteered,  during 
the  scarcity  of  officers,  to  act  as  Transport  Officer,  and  throughout  the  entire  campaigns  of  the  regi- 


274 A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

ment  on  the  Vesle  and  the  two  advances  in  the  Argonne,  was  entrusted  with  the  regimental  ammuni- 
tion train,  which  he  handled  in  a  manner  that  reflected  the  most  extraordinary  disregard  of  his  per- 
sonal safety,  with  an  initiative  and  daring,  thereby  earning  the  highest  commendation  from  his  superior 
officers  and  instilling  his  comrades  with  an  exemplary  devotion  to  duty. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Estelle  Brodie,  wife,  26  Randall  Ave.,  Lynbrook,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  32,  April  17, 1919. 

Broughton,  1st  Lieut.  Averill  M,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — On  Nov.  1,  1918,  on  the  occasion  of  the  attack 
on  ChampigneuUes,  being  in  command  of  the  Signal  Platoon,  did  supervise  the  operation  of,  and 
when  necessary,  did  himself  operate  lines  of  communication,  after  he  himself  was  severely  wounded, 
thereby  setting  a  valuable  example  to  his  men  and  causing  lines  of  communication  to 'be  kept  open 
and  thereby  greatly  facilitating  the  operations  of  the  regiment.  Also,  in  the  Baccarat,  Vesle  and 
Argonne  Sectors,  by  his  tireless  effort,  and  by  his  ability,  he  did  constantly  keep  lines  of  communica- 
tion in  operation  under  the  most  trying  of  circumstances,  exposing  himself  frequently  to  shell  and 
machine  gun  fire. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  A.  M.  Broughton,  wife,  13  Cambridge  Place,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  0.  10. 

Browne,  Captain  Duncan  H.,  Chaplain,  305th  Inf. — In  the  Argonne,  during  an  attack  of  September  26th, 
1918,  near  the  Haute  Chevauch6e  Road,  this  officer  without  regard  to  his  own  safety  personally  attended 
more  than  10  wounded  men  close  to  the  firing  line,  and  under  sweeping  machine  gun  fire.  During  the 
night  of  September  26-27 th,  1918,  this  officer  with  utter  disregard  of  personal  danger  and  under  intense 
shell  fire  of  the  enemy,  remained  with  wounded  men,  otherwise  unattended,  rendering  them  efficient 
aid  and  comfort.  During  the  entire  drive  through  the  Argonne  Forest  this  officer  repeatedly  showed 
•  his  devotion  to  the  men  of  the  command  by  repeated  attendance  on  wounded  men  under  enemy  shell 
fire  and  at  all  times  exhibited  the  highest  sense  of  duty,  disregard  of  personal  safety,  and  spirit  of  self- 
sacrifice. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Alice  L.  Browne,  wife,  76  Franklin  Ave.,  New  Brighton,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  35. 

Calahan,  1st  Lieut.  Luther  J.,  M.  C,  305th  Inf. — On  the  night  of  Aug.  14-15,  1918,  Lieut.  Calahan  was 
in  charge  of  the  aid  station  in  Ville  Savoye  (near  Fismes,  on  the  Vesle).  During  a  heavy  bombard- 
ment and  gas  attack,  the  roof  of  the  house  in  which  the  aid  station  was  located  was  set  afire  by  enemy 
shells,  and  though  exposed  to  shell  and  machine  gun  fire,  Lieut.  Calahan,  disregarding  the  danger 
to  himself,  put  out  the  fire  and  at  once  resumed  the  care  of  the  wounded  and  carried  on  imtil  his  eyes 
became  so  irritated  from  gas  that  is  was  impossible  for  him  to  see. 

G.  0.  36,  May  8,  1919. 

Catalano,  Cpl.  Sol,  1697260,  Co.  C,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  during  a  patrol  action  in 
Bazoches  on  the  morning  of  Sept.  2,  1918.  One  officer  and  four  other  men  crossed  the  Vesle  River 
entered  the  town  of  Bazoches,  and  reconnoitred  the  enemy's  positions.  Having  done  so,  the  patrol  was 
practically  surrounded  by  the  enemy  and  subjected  to  heavy  fire  from  machine  guns.  During  the 
heroic  withdrawal  which  followed,  Cpl.  Catalano  single  handed  drove  off  a  group  of  six  enemy  rifle- 
men, being  thus  largely  responsible  for  the  successful  withdrawal  of  the  major  part  of  the  patrol  with 
their  valuable  information.  During  this  heroic  performance  he  was  severely  wounded  and  continued 
fighting  until  exhausetd  by  loss  of  blood. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Nellie  Catalano,  mother,  164  East  94th  St.,  New  York  City. 

G.  O.  1,  January  4, 1919. 

Ceccarelli,  Pvt.  Hannibal  (deceased),  1699426,  Co.  D,  305th  inf. — In  the  advance  to  the  Ainse  on  Sept.  6, 
1918,  when  the  leading  half  platoon,  of  which  this  soldier  was  a  member,  was  stopped  by  heavy  machine 
gun  fire,  this  private,  with  the  highest  courage  and  disregard  of  his  personal  safety,  endeavored  to  push 
ahead  with  the  idea  of  flanking  the  machine  gun  and  in  this  attempt  sacrificed  his  life. 
Next  of  kin — Giovanni  Ceccarelli,  father,  Via  Dante,  Anagne,  Pr.,  Rome,  Italy. 


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G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Cherry,  Pvt.  Earl  L.  (deceased),  1786999,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf.— In  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest, 

Oct.  3,  1918,  this  soldier  displayed  extraordinary  devotion  to  duty  while  acting  as  a  company  runner. 

He  not  only  performed  his  share  of  the  company  runners'  duties,  but  many  times  volunteered  to 

convey  messages  to  front  line  platoons,  although  realizing  that  he  would  be  sniped  at  all  the  way. 

He  was  finally  killed  while  carrying  a  message. 

Next  of  kin— Arthur  Cherry,  father,  P.  O.  Box  462,  Sidney,  Mont. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Clokey,  Capt.  Gerald  T.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  or  about  Oct.  10,  1918,  in 
the  vicinity  of  Marcq,  at  the  northeastern  edge  of  the  Forest  of  Argonne.  Though  no  more  than 
partially  recovered  from  a  serious  wound  sustained  on  the  Vesle  front  a  short  time  before,  Capt.  (then 
2d  Lieut.)  Clokey  had  refused  sick  leave,  returning  to  his  regiment  just  in  time  to  be  put  in  command 
of  a  company  and  to  enter  into  an  attack.  With  remarkable  dash  and  vigor,  he  led  his  company 
across  two  kilometers  of  open  ground,  under  the  full  observation  and  heavy  shell  fire  of  the  enemy. 
The  unit  on  his  right  was  held  up.  Quickly  grasping  the  situation  which  threatened  to  leave  his 
flank  exposed,  he  extended  his  front  so  as  to  enter  and  hold  the  town  of  Marcq,  going  out  of  the  regi- 
mental sector  to  do  this,  and  this  in  spite  of  more  than  ordinary  discouragements.  With  utter  dis- 
regard for  his  personal  safety,  by  virtue  of  his  own  personal  energy,  activity  and  qualities  of  leadership, 
he  gallantly  brought  his  men  through  a  difficult  advance  with  a  minimum  of  losses,  through  the  very 
positions  of  a  disorganized  unit,  established  his  line  upon  the  designated  objective  west  of  Marcq, 
and  pushed  his  outposts  to  the  River  Aire. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Kate  Clokey,  mother,  349  Wyoming  Ave.,  Maplewood,  N.  J. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Colli,  Cpl.  Louis,  1696999  (deceased),  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — ^Who,  near  the  Court  Chaus^e,  in  the  Argonne,  on 
Sept.  26, 1918,  while  a  member  of  a  mopping-up-party,  time  and  again  entered  the  enemy  dugouts  alone, 
refusing  to  allow  his  men  to  enter  until  he  had  satisfied  himself  that  there  were  no  hidden  traps,  thus 
showing  his  men  an  example  of  courage  and  exceptional  devotion  to  duty  and  to  the  welfare  of  his  squad. 
While  engaged  in  this  duty  he  was  himself  killed. 

Next  of  kin— Landro  Colli,  father,  7  Baxter  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.  O.  35. 

Cotter,  Pvt.  Arthur  C,  1698718,  San.  Det.,  305th  Inf.— On  the  night  of  Aug.  14-15,  1918,  at  Ville  Savoye 
(near  Fismes  on  the  Vesle) ,  during  a  heavy  bombardment  and  gas  attack,  the  roof  of  the  building  used 
as  a  dressing  station  was  set  on  fire  by  enemy  shells.  This  soldier,  disregarding  personal  danger, 
voluntarily  exposed  himself  to  heavy  shell  and  machine  gun  fire  to  assist  Lieut.  Calahan,  M.  C,  in 
extinguishing  the  fire,  and,  having  accomplished  this,  at  once  resumed  the  care  of  wounded. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Florence  L.  Cotter,  wife,  R.  F.  D.  No.  1,  Corning,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Crook,  Pvt.  Edward  L.,  1699148,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — In  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne  on  the  Haute  Chevauch^e 
Road  on  the  morning  of  Sept.  26,  1918,  when  the  combat  liaison  group  to  which  he  belonged  suddenly 
came  under  murderous  fire  from  machine  guns,  trench  mortars  and  steady  shrapmel  fire,  this  soldier 
showed  exceptional  devotion  to  duty,  coolness  and  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  danger  while  caring 
for  his  wounded  comrades,  and  while  carrying  a  litter  to  the  rear  he  was  himself  struck  by  a  piece  of 
shrapnel  and  severely  wounded. 

Next  of  kin — Edward  L.  Crook,  father,  Mission,  Texas. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Darenberg,  Cpl.  George,  1697015,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — In  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  during  -^ 

Sept.  7,  8,  9,  1918,  near  Pincon  Farm,  after  his  company  had  suffered  heavy  losses  in  the  field,  this 
corporal  remained  in  the  vicinity  and  repeatedly,  dav  and  night,  in  the  face  of  sweeping  machine  gun 


276  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

fire,  attempted  with  Sgt.  Rae  and  Sgt.  Downing,  to  bring  in  their  dead  and  wounded  comrades  from 
the  field  and  in  so  doing  displayed  complete  disregard  for  his  personal  safety  and  exceptional  devotion 
to  his  comrades. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Carl  Darenberg,  mother,  Nassau  Avenue,  Freeport,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Dean,  Pvt.  James  E.,  3138140,  Co.  M,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  Argonne  Forest  on 
Oct.  1, 1918;  while  on  a  patrol  this  soldier  purposely  exposed  himself  in  order  to  draw  machine  gun  fire 
from  his  commanding  officer  and  other  members  of  the  patrol,  thus  exhibiting  utter  disregard  for  his 
personal  safety.  On  the  same  day,  he  had  assisted  in  the  capture  of  four  prisoners  in  the  midst  of 
several  machine  gun  nests  under  heavy  fire.  On  Oct.  5th,  he  aided  his  commanding  ofiicer,  who  had 
been  wounded,  to  the  first  aid  station,  under  heavy  machine  gun  and  shell  fire,  thus  showing  again  an 
utter  disregard  for  his  personal  safety  and  a  spirit  of  self-sacrifice. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Olive  Snyder,  mother,  Burson,  Cal. 

G.  O.  20,  May  8,  1919. 

Dellano,  Pvt.  Guiseppe,  2674174,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf; — For  gallantry  shown  in  action  south  of  Champig- 
neulle,  on  or  about  Nov.  1,  1918.  During  a  heavy  machine  gun  barrage,  with  absolute  disregard  for 
his  personal  safety,  he  went  out  to  an  exposed  position  and  rescued  a  wounded  comrade,  Pvt.  James  F. 
Moser,  3133368,  carrying  him  to  a  place  of  safety. 

Next  of  kin — Antonio  Dellano,  father,  Gesinal,  Prov.,  AvelHno,  Italy. 

G.  O.  13,  February  2,  1919. 

DeLuca,  PFC.  Umberto,  1697616,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — ^For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  Argonne  Forest  on 
3d  of  Oct.,  1918,  and  again  near  St.  Juvin  on  the  1st  of  Nov.,  1918,  while  being  used  as  a  messenger 
between  his  company  commander  and  platoons.  PFC.  DeLuca  carried  important  messages  to  the 
most  exposed  positions,  each  time  under  heavy  machine  gun  fire,  with  utter  disregard  of  his  personal 
danger.  On  one  occasion,  he  carried  a  message  from  his  company  commander  to  a  platoon  sgt. 
who  was  actually  in  the  act  of  charging  the  enemy  at  that  time,  and  not  more  than  fifty  yards  away 
from  the  enemy  machine  guns.  His  personal  coolness  and  courage  enabled  him  to  deUver  instructions 
to  withdraw  temporarily  upon  orders  from  higher  authority  in  order  to  consolidate  the  position. 
Next  of  kin — Giovanni  Augiero,  brother-in-law,  404  West  35th  Street,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

G.  0.14,  February  21,  1919. 

de  Rham,  1st  Lieut.  Charles  (deceased)  305th  Inf. — Under  great  difficulties,  led  the  first  patrol  of  his 
Brigade  to  cross  the  Vesle  River  and  gained  the  heights  beyond.  This  he  did  immediately  upon  re- 
turning from  another  patrol,  having  been  compelled  twice  to  swim  the  river  during  the  night.  Near 
Barricade  Pavillion,  this  officer  led  his  company  in  five  successive  attacks  against  machine  gun  nests. 
On  the  last  of  these  attacks  he  was  killed. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Charles  de  Rham,  wife,  27  Park  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Derringer,  Pvt.  William  P.,  1696518,  Hdqtrs  Co.,  305th  Inf.— Before  Ville  Savoye  and  during  the  advance 
from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  to  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1918,  when  the  battalion  to  whose  headquarters  he  was 
attached  was  repeatedly  under  heavy  machine  gun,  gas  and  shell  fire,  this  soldier  repeatedly  delivered 
messages,  and  aided  in  bringing  in  wounded  men,  without  thought  of  personal  danger  and  with  excep- 
tional devotion  to  his  comrades. 

Next  of  kin — Johanna  Derringer,  mother,  465  West  164th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Di  Gregario,  Cpl.  Joseph,  1697147,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.— Who,  near  Pont  a  I'Aune,  on  Oct.  1,  1918,  volun- 
teered to  take  a  patrol  to  locate  the  body  of  Sgt.  Dona  to  Pace  of  Co.  D,  missing  more  than  ten  hours. 
This  soldier,  under  sweeping  machine  gun  fire,  succeeded  in  locating  and  bringing  in  the  body  of  Sgt. 
Pace.    During  his  search  he  found  and  brought  in  a  sergeant  of  the  305th  Machine  Gun  Bat.  who  had 


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been  wounded  by  machine  gun  fire  and  had  been  l3ang  on  the  ground  all  night  unable  to  return  to  our 
lines.  In  carrying  out  this  mission  this  soldier  showed  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  danger  and 
exceptional  devotion  to  his  comrades,  and  furnished  to  them  a  splendid  example  of  courage  and  devo- 
tion to  duty. 

Next  of  kin — Antonio  Di  Gregario,  brother,  S6  High  St.,  Wappingers  Falls,  N.  Y, 

G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Donohue,  Pvt.  Joseph  X.,  1715483,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf.— On  Nov.  1, 1918,  at  St.  Juvin,  this  soldier  advanced 
from  his  own  shelter  to  the  aid  of  three  wounded  comrades  who  had  fallen  in  the  enemy  barbed  wire. 
He  faced  a  storm  of  machine  gun  fire  in  getting  them  to  safety.  Later  he  volunteered  to  aid  in  carry- 
ing them  to  the  Bn.  first  aid  station,  although  he  realized  that  to  do  so  he  would  have  to  cross  a  wide 
area  that  was  being  combed  by  hostile  snipers. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Nora  Donohue,  wife,  310  East  83d  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y.,  c/o  Whikehart 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Downing,  Sgt.  John  H.,  1697056,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — In  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne,  during 
Sept.  7-8,  1918,  and  Sept.  9,  1918,  near  Pincon  Farm,  after  his  company  had  suffered  heavy  losses 
in  the  field,  this  sergeant  remained  in  the  vicinity  and  repeatedly,  day  and  night,  in  the  face  of  sweeping 
machine  gun  fire,  attempted,  with  Sgt.  Rae  and  Cpl.  Darenberg,  to  bring  in  their  dead  and  wounded 
comrades  from  the  field  and  in  so  doing  displayed  complete  disregard  for  his  personal  safety  and  excep- 
tional devotion  to  his  comrades. 

Next  of  kin — William  P.  Downing,  father,  Honesdale,  Pa. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Dwyer,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Claude,  1696985,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  advance 
from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  on  Sept.  6,  1918.  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  (then  1st  Sgt.  Co.  A)  Claude  E.  Dwyer, 
with  another  man,  left  some  trenches  and  went  out  into  the  open,  in  full  view  of  the  enemy  and  exposed 
to  continuous  shell  fire,  to  administer  first  aid  to  wounded  and  carried  them  to  a  place  of  safety.  Again, 
near  Villers-en-Prayferes,  in  the  attack  on  the  Aisne  Canal,  on  Sept.  7,  1918,  after  his  commanding 
officer  had  been  killed  and  the  other  officer  seriously  wounded,  this  sergeant  reformed  his  company  and 
took  command.  His  coolness  inspired  confidence  in  the  men  under  him  in  spite  of  the  most  adverse 
conditions. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Ethel  M.  Dwyer,  mother,  105  Stuyvesant  PL,  St.  George,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y 

G.  O.  14,  February  21,  1919. 

Eaton,  Capt.  Henry  T.,  305th  Inf. — Commanded  the  2d  Battalion,  305th  Inf.,  through  the  fighting  in  the 
Argonne  Forest  and  in  the  attack  of  Nov.  1,  1918.  On  that  date  Capt.  Eaton  went  to  the  leading 
companies  of  the  Battalion  and  personally  led  an  attack  on  the  town  of  Champignuelle.  While  so 
doing  he  was  severaly  wounded.  Despite  his  wound,  this  officer  stayed  on  the  field  until  he  had  com- 
pletely explained  the  situation  to  the  next  senior  officer  and  then  telephoned  the  Regimental  Com- 
mander full  details  of  the  condition  of  his  command  before  he  would  allow  himself  to  be  evacuated. 
Both  before  and  after  being  wounded,  this  officer  displayed  courage  and  leadership  of  the  finest  sort. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Henry  T.  Eaton,  wife,  Sayville,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  23,  April  10,  1919. 

Eddy,  2d  Lieut.  Harold  M.,  305th  Inf. — For  personal  bravery  and  extraordinary  devotion  to  duty.  During 
the  attack  on  Champignuelle  on  Nov.  1,  1918,  while  his  company  was  subjected  to  withering  machine 
gun  fire,  this  officer,  with  utter  disregard  to  his  personal  safety,  exposed  himself  to  enemy  fire  to  give 
aid  to  a  wounded  man  and  in  so  doing  was  himself  severely  wounded. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  H.  Jedermann,  mother,  77  Pearl  St.,  Middleboro,  Mass. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Egan,  Pvt.  John  P.,  1697059,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — During  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  on  Sept. 
4,  5,  6,  1918,  this  soldier  repeatedly  carried  wounded  on  the  road  from  Pincon  Farm  to  1st  Battalion 


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aid  station,  although  the  road  was  continually  under  shell  fire,  and  in  so  doing  showed  exceptional 
devotion  to  duty  and  absolute  disregard  for  his  own  personal  safety. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Michael  Egan,  mother,  584  Washington  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.,  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Elstein,  Pvt.  Aaron,  1697620,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf.— In  the  attack  on  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Oct.  3,  1918,  this 

soldier  advanced  boldly  into  the  open  before  the  enemy  positions  to  aid  three  wounded  comrades. 

He  applied  first  aid  although  under  constant  fire,  and  later  succeeded  in  carrying  the  three  men  to  the 

rear. 

Next  of  kin — ^Aaron  Elstein,  father,  1829  Sterling  Place,  Brooklyn. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Fascella,  Pvt.  Michael,  1698021,  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.— On  the  night  of  Oct.  15,  1918,  while  his  company  was 
in  a  position  along  the  east  and  west  road  running  through  St.  Juvin,  taking  as  protection  a  ditch 
along  the  roadside,  the  enemy  began  shelling  of  the  most  intense  character.  After  four  men  had  been 
wounded,  position  became  untenable  and  the  platoon  was  ordered  to  withdraw.  At  this  moment  the 
hole  in  which  this  soldier  was  lying  was  blown  in  and  a  man  next  to  him  was  buried  by  the  same  shell 
explosion;  but,  instead  of  seeking  his  own  safety,  this  soldier,  with  utter  disregard  of  his  personal 
safety,  and  under  heavy  shell  fire,  dug  out  his  buried  comrade  and  brought  him  back  with  him  in  safety 
to  the  new  position  of  the  platoon.  In  so  doing  he  showed  exceptional  heroism  and  devotion  to  his 
comrades. 

Next  of  kin — Dan  Buffano,  brother-in-law,  Bridgehampton,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16, 1919. 

Fox,  1st  Lieut.  Andrew  C,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  or  about  Nov.  7, 1918,  near 
Villers-devant-Mouzon.  This  officer  (then  a  2d  Lieut.)  was  sent  out  in  command  of  a  patrol  to  cover 
the  building  of  a  bridge  across  the  Meuse  by  a  party  of  engineers.  The  engineers  and  the  patrol  were 
under  constant  shell  and  machine  gun  fire,  much  of  the  latter  coming  from  an  enemy  outpost  which 
Lieut.  Fox  detected.  He  not  only  facilitated  the  building  of  the  bridge  by  materially  suppressing  this 
fire,  but,  as  soon  as  the  stream  was  spanned,  went  after  the  gun,  of  his  own  volition  and  his  own  initia- 
tive, though  realizing  fully  the  danger  of  that  undertaking.  His  patrol  of  the  3d  Bn.  were  the  first  troops 
of  the  77th  Div.  to  gain  a  foothold  on  the  eastern  bank  of  the  Meuse.  The  enemy  machine  gun  post  was 
silenced  by  this  patrol,  which  held  their  position  until  two  platoons  of  the  First  Bat.,  305th  Inf.,  effected 
a  crossing  that  day. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Barbara  A.  Fox,  mother,  1871  Fremont  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

G.  0. 10.,  February  2,  1919. 

Freedman,  2d  Lieut.  Samuel,  305th  Inf. — During  the  advance  from  the  Aisne,  near  Pincon  Farm,  on 
Sept.  7, 1918,  when  his  company  was  obliged  to  fall  back  on  account  of  heavy  shelling  and  after  suffering 
heavy  casualties,  after  bringing  his  men  from  the  field  to  their  new  position,  with  absolute  disregard  for 
his  own  personal  safety,  returned  and  directed  the  work  of  bringing  the  dead  and  wounded  in,  and  in 
so  doing  was  himself  severely  wounded. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Sadie  Freedman,  mother,  85  Morton  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  0. 13,  February  12, 1919. 

Galinauskas,  Pvt.  Constantine  (deceased),  1698716,  San.  Det.,  305th  Inf. — During  the  attack  in  the  morning 
of  Sept.  28,  1918,  this  soldier  without  regard  to  his  personal  safety,  and  while  the  company  to  which 
he  was  attached  was  under  heavy  fire,  went  about  caring  for  wounded  men,  and  had  just  finished 
binding  up  the  wounds  of  one  man  when  he  heard  another  calling  for  aid  and  ran  to  his  assistance  and 
was  killed  in  the  act  with  his  scissors  and  bandages  in  his  hands.  In  so  doing  he  exhibited  the  highest 
type  of  courage,  devotion  to  his  comrades  and  a  spirit  of  self-sacrifice. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Yrena  Galinauskas.  mother.  719  Main  St.   Cambridge,  Mass. 


DIVISION     CITATIONS  279 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Generaux,  Pvt.  Walter,  1715388,  Co,  A,  305th  Inf. — During  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne,  near 
Pincon  Farm,  on  Sept.  7, 1918,  when  his  company  was  under  heavy  shell  fire,  this  soldier,  with  absolute 
disregard  to  his  own  personal  safety,  went  among  the  wounded,  helped  in  dressing  their  wounds  and  in 
giving  comfort  to  them  in  the  woods  in  the  rear  of  the  company's  position. 
Next  of  kin — Joseph  N.  Generaux,  father,  8  Rene  PI.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16, 1919. 

Goodwin,  Wag.  William  B.,  1682289,  Supply  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  Vauxcer6 
between  the  Vesle  and  the  Aisne  rivers,  on  Sept.  7,  1918,  during  a  terrific  enemy  artillery  bombard- 
ment concentrated  on  the  village  street.  When  the  shelling  started  the  entire  regimental  train  was 
loaded  and  waiting  to  proceed;  animals  were  thrown  into  the  wildest  confusion,  attempting  to  plunge 
to  their  certain  death  down  a  nearby  embankment.  Wag.  Goodwin  with  four  other  men  voluntarily 
left  the  cave  where  all  men  had  been  ordered  for  safety,  and  succeeded  through  his  initiative,  good 
judgment  and  daring  in  unhitching  many  of  the  animals  and  conducting  them  to  a  point  of  safety. 
Four  animals  were  killed  in  his  presence  by  the  concussion  of  one  of  the  high  explosive  shells  and  fljnng 
shrapnel,  but  Wag.  Goodwin,  beyond  the  call  of  duty  and  with  utter  disregard  for  his  own  personal 
safety,  remained  in  the  open  imder  the  shelling  until  the  twenty-eight  remaining  animals  were  con« 
ducted  to  a  place  of  safety,  which  required  the  utmost  daring,  initiative  and  coolness.  In  this  act  he 
not  only  saved  the  lives  of  many  animals,  but  assisted  in  preserving  the  entire  ration  issue  for  delivery 
to  front  line  troops.  On  other  occasions  throughout  the  regimental  campaigns  on  the  Aisne  and  the 
Argonne  fronts,  he  volimteered  and  acted  as  Transport  Officer,  assuming  the  responsibilities  of  such 
on  account  of  the  shortage  of  officers,  and  did  at  all  times  display  a  marked  courage,  devotion  to  duty 
and  daring  in  the  many  trying  situations  into  which  such  responsibilities  led  him. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Marian  Goodwin,  mother,  54  Howard  St.,  Lynn,  Mass. 

G.  O.  32,  April  1,  1919. 

Gray,  Capt.  Philip  M.,  305th  Inf. — As  Battalion  Scout  Officer,  and  later  as  acting  Regimental  Intelligence 
OflBcer,  showed  unfailing  courage  during  the  entire  action  of  his  regiment,  instilling  in  his  subordinates 
an  eager  devotion  to  duty  under  most  trying  circumstances.  Near  Chateau  du  Diable,  this  ofl&cer 
made  a  valuable  personal  reconnaissance  under  shell  and  machine  gun  fire,  of  a  position  to  be  taken 
over  by  his  battalion.  He  then  guided  a  company  of  the  battalion  to  that  new  position  over  most 
difficult  ground.  On  or  about  the  15th  of  August,  when  his  battalion  was  awaiting  rehef  by  a  battalion 
of  another  regiment,  Capt  (then  1st  Lieut.)  Gray  went  out  despite  a  heavy  concentration  of  gas  to 
locate  and  guide  into  position  the  relieving  unit:  in  the  heavy  gas  and  H-E  bombardment  they  had 
become  somewhat  broken  up  and  had  lost  their  way  in  the  darkness.  It  was  due  solely  to  this  ofl&cer's 
courage  and  ability  that  the  relief  was  accomplished  that  night.  Again,  during  the  drive  through  the 
Argonne  and  from  the  Aire  to  the  Meuse  River,  this  officer  was  efficient  and  untiring,  obtaining  valua- 
ble information  by  personal  reconnaissance  of  the  forward  positions  and  in  speeding  the  delivery  o 
information  to  his  higher  commanders. 

Next  of  kin — James  M.  Gray,  father,  747  North  Michigan  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23, 1918. 

Gross,  Sgt.  John  H.,  1696423,  Hdqtrs.  Co.  (Signal  Platoon),  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne, 
following  the  attack  of  Sept.  26,  1918,  worked  on  the  lines  intrusted  to  his  care,  on  many  occasions 
under  shell  and  machine  gun  fire,  and  on  one  occasion  with  a  small  detail  ran  a  lateral  line  connecting 
two  forward  Bn.  P.  C.'s  along  a  path  which  was  constantly  swept  by  machine  gun  fire.  In  all  of  this 
work  this  man  showed  a  complete  disregard  of  his  personal  danger  and  through  his  devotion  to  duty 
and  constant  effort  communication  with  his  battalion  was  maintained. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gross,  mother,  921  Melrose  Ave.,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Halls,  Cpl.  Anton  C,  2786693,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — During  the  first  phase  of  the  Argonne  attack,  this  soldier 
was  a  member  of  and  present  with  the  3d  platoon  of  Co.  B,  which  operated  as  the  liaison  group  between 


280  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

the  77th  Division  and  the  28th  Division  on  our  right.    On  several  occasions  in  the  forefront  of  activities, 
by  his  fearlessness  and  pluck  doing  much  to  encourage  his  comrades,  aiding  greatly  the  accomplish- 
ment, during  the  difficult  days  of  September,  of  the  detachment's  mission. 
Next  of  kin — Christian  E.  Halls,  father,  Hills,  Minn. 

G.  O.  20,  March  8, 1919. 

Hallquist,  Sgt.  Fred.  1697134,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.— For  gallantry  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  near  the 
Barricade  Pavillion  Road,  on  Sept.  26,  1918,  while  the  company  was  advancing  under  severe  artillery 
fire,  Sgt.  Hallquist  (then  Cpl.)  was  wounded  in  the  leg  by  a  piece  of  shell.  His  platoon  sergeant  was 
severely  wounded  at  the  same  time.  Sgt.  Hallquist  assumed  command  of  the  platoon  and  reorganized 
it  after  the  bombardment  had  slightly  subsided  in  violence.  He  not  only  refused  to  be  evacuated, 
but  would  not  permit  the  first  aid  man  to  dress  his  wound,  insisting  that  the  more  seriously  woimded 
be  attended.  During  the  entire  Argonne  campaign  this  soldier  led  his  platoon  with  remarkable 
gallantry  and  skill,  and  remained  in  action  until,  on  November  8,  1918,  he  was  again  wounded  and 
evacuated,  much  against  his  will,  to  a  field  hospital.  His  conduct  in  action  at  all  times  was  most 
creditable  and  afforded  the  finest  example  of  devotion  to  duty. 

Next  of  kin — Gus  Hallquist,  father,  168  45th  St.,  Corona,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Hampson,  Sgt.  Alfred  A.,  1697582,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  Oct.  3,  1918,  in  the 
Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  where  this  soldier  showed  an  absolute  disregard  for  his  own  safety 
and  a  most  conscientious  devotion  to  duty.  With  two  privates  he  was  sent  forward  as  a  point,  during 
the  advance,  and  despite  a  withering  machine  gun  fire  he  advanced  to  within  thirty  yards  of  the 
enemy  line  where  he  was  painfully  wounded  and  his  two  comrades  killed.  Despite  his  own  injuries 
he  held  his  ground  until  advancing  troops  came  to  his  position,  from  which  point  he  later  helped  two 
woxmded  soldiers  to  shelter,  and  carried  a  third  back  to  the  First  Aid  Station. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Arthur  Hampson,  mother,  540  West  51st  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  1,  January  4,  1919. 

Hanson,  Pvt.  Julius,  1677472,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf. — In  the  advance  to  the  Aisne,  on  Sept.  6th,  the  leading 
half  platoon  of  which  this  soldier  was  a  member  was  stopped  by  heavy  machine  gun  fire.  This  soldier 
pushed  forward  along  with  his  Chauchat  to  a  good  position,  and,  unaided,  loaded  and  fired  his  gun 
until  all  magazines  were  empty,  thereby  showing  initiative,  good  judgment,  and  disregard  of  his 
personal  safety  and  devotion  to  duty  of  the  highest  type. 

Next  of  kin— Chris.  Hanson,  father,  R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Schaghticoke,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  20,  March  8,  1919. 

Hayden,  Sgt.  James  S.,  1699005,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— Was  in  command  of  an  outpost  in  front  of  St.  Thibaut 
for  four  (4)  days,  and  made  patrols  each  night  to  the  river  bank  to  locate  German  machine  gun  positions, 
under  heavy  machine  gun  and  snipers'  fire,  requesting  to  be  allowed  to  remain  in  the  outpost  without 
relief,  until  he  could  locate  a  one-pounder  position  which  had  caused  losses  to  his  company. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Mary  A.  Hayden,  mother,  1784  Brooklyn  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Hess,  Pvt.  William  A.,  1698724,  Sanitary  Detachment,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne, 
following  the  attack  of  Sept.  26th,  and  particularly  on  the  afternoon  and  during  the  night  of  Oct.  2, 
1918,  continued  to  render  first  aid  to  wounded  men  under  intense  machine  gun  fire.  During  this 
time  this  soldier  showed  an  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  danger  and  his  work  contributed  greatly 
to  the  comfort  of  his  wounded  comrades. 

Next  of  kin— Albert  W.  Hess,  father,  Linri,  West  Virginia. 


DIVISION     CITATIONS  281 

G.  O.  36,  May  8,  1919. 

Holmes,  Pvt.  Percy  S.,  1682036,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.— During  the  attack  on  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Oct.  5,  1918, 
this  soldier  performed  the  duties  of  runner  between  the  battalion  and  his  company  which  was  sub- 
jected to  continuous  machine  gun  fire  at  exceedingly  close  range.  Despite  the  fact  that  any  sort  of 
movement  drew  a  deadly  machine  gim  fire  from  the  enemy  he  performed,  without  rest  and  without 
hesitation,  his  duties  throughout  this  period  in  an  exceedinlgy  heroic  manner,  repeatedly  volunteering 
to  carry  messages.  He  was  of  inestimable  value  to  his  company  commander  during  this  attack. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Edward  Holmes,  mother,  Sheffield,  Mass. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Huber,  Sgt.  Arthur  F.,  1697407,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.— In  the  advance  from  the  Vesle,  near  St.  Thibaut 
on  Aug.  31,  1918,  while  his  company  was  proceeding  with  packs,  over  a  heavily  shell-swept  area,  this 
sergeant,  at  the  risk  of  his  own  life  and  without  regard  to  his  personal  safety,  returned  over  fifty  yards 
to  rescue  Pvt.  Evans  and  carry  him  to  cover.  While  doing  this  his  own  rifle  was  struck  with  H-E 
shell  splinters.  His  act  was  an  example  to  the  men  of  his  company,  of  high  devotion  to  his  comrades, 
and  great  personal  courage. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs,  Mabel  Huber,  wife,  280  St.  Nicholas  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  V. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Humphreys,  Cpl.  William  J.,  1696996,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — Who,  near  Carrefour-des-Meurrissons,  in  the 
Argorme,  on  Sept.  27,  1918,  bandaged  the  wounds  of  two  members  of  his  platoon,  and  personally 
carried  them  back  to  safety,  returning  to  his  post  of  duty  through  a  heavy  machine  gun  barrage  and 
with  utter  disregard  of  his  own  personal  danger. 

Next  of  kin — H.  J.  Humphreys,  uncle,  112  Cathedral  Parkway,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Jensen,  Pvt.  Otto,  3138240,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  Nov.  1,  1918,  at 
St.  Juvin.  During  the  advance  E  Co.,  of  which  Pvt.  Jensen  was  a  member,  became  isolated  from, 
and  somewhat  in  advance,  of  the  rest  of  the  battalion.  By  a  flanking  movement,  and  by  a  heavy 
machine  gun  barrage,  the  enemy  killed,  wounded  or  gassed  33  men  of  this  company — more  than  a 
third  of  its  effective  strength.  After  the  remainder  of  the  company  had  retired  under  orders  to  a 
more  protected  locality  to  reorganize,  Pvt.  Jensen  with  one  other  man  voluntarily  left  their  shelters 
to  advance  in  the  face  of  heavy  fire  to  the  aid  of  the  wounded.  Pvt.  Jensen  was  himself  seriously 
wounded  in  the  attempt. 

Next  of  kin — Karsten  Jensen,  father,  Nykobuig,  Mors,  Denmark. 

G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Kaplan,  PFC.  Morris  A.,  1697585,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf.— On  Sept.  30,  1918,  in  the  Argonne  Forest,  this 
soldier  displayed  extraordinary  heroism  and  devotion  to  his  comrades.  Having  learned  that  the 
members  of  his  company  had  no  food  in  the  front  line,  and  although  he  had  performed  his  full  share 
of  duties  as  battaHon  runner,  he  volunteered  to  and  did  carry  food  to  the  front  line,  thereby  contributing 
in  a  large  degree  to  the  maintenance  of  the  morale  of  his  company. 
Next  of  kin— Jacob  Kaplan,  father,  234  East  4th  Street,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.  0.36,  May  8, 1919. 

Kearney,  Cpl.  John,  1698203,  Co.  I,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  during  the  day  and  night 
of  Oct.  4,  1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  at  which  time  his  company  participated  in  a  series  of  attacks 
upon  a  line  of  German  machine  gun  nests  treacherously  concealed  in  the  brush.  Cpl.  Kearney  con- 
tinually displayed  great  courage  and  exceptional  qualities  of  leadership,  repeatedly  and  without 
regard  for  his  personal  safety  exposing  himself  to  a  terrific  machine  gun  fire  at  close  range  in  order 
to  render  first  aid  to  wounded  men  of  his  platoon,  and  to  evacuate  them  properly.  Through  his  own 
example,  his  bravery  and  personality,  he  succeeded  in  maintaining  the  morale  of  his  platoon  under 
most  difficult  conditions,  and  kept  his  lines  intact. 

Next  of  kin — James  McCarney,  uncle,  216  East  47th  St.,  New  York  City 


282  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

G.  O.  36,  May  8,  1919. 

Kelleher,  Sgt.  Michael  (deceased),  1692867,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.— On  Sept.  26-27, 1918,  with  his  platoon  per- 
formed the  duties  of  a  combat  liaison  group  in  the  Argonne  Forest  between  the  77th  Division  and  the 
28th  Division  on  our  right.  At  one  time  the  artillery  fire  to  which  he  was  periodically  subjected  became 
particularly  severe,  16  men  of  his  unit  being  wounded.  Despite  this  fact  Sgt.  Kelleher,  with  cheerful 
disregard  for  his  own  safety,  personally  dressed  and  aided  his  wounded  men  and  successfully  main- 
tained the  morale  of  his  unit,  held  his  position  and  continued  efficiently  to  carry  out  his  mission  without 
interruption.  He  was  later  killed  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Oct.  5th,  while  gallantly  leading  his  platoon 
in  action. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  M.  Donnell,  aimt,  178  Devoe  Street,  Brooklyn. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Kiernan,  Cpl.  Peter  J.,  1697137,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  during  a  patrol  action  in 
Bazoches  on  the  morning  of  September  2,  1918.  His  patrol  of  an  officer  and  four  men  having  crossed 
the  Vesle  River  and  entered  Bazoches,  his  skill,  alertness  and  courage  in  providing  security  to  the 
rear  contributed  directly  to  the  rapid  and  successful  advance  of  the  patrol  under  exceedingly  adverse 
circimistances,  while  later  his  courage  in  making  his  way  back  to  his  own  lines  under  fire  set  a  fine 
example  to  the  rest  of  the  patrol. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Catherine  Kiernan,  mother,  759  Melrose  Ave.,  Bronx,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  27,  April  10,  1919. 

Koebbel,  Cpl.  Arthur,  1696554,  Hdqtrs.  Co.  305th  Inf.— On  or  about  Sept.  28,  1918,  near  the  crossroads 
south  of  Abri  du  Crochet,  Argonne  Forest,  as  a  member  of  a  crew  advancing  with  a  37  m/m  gun 
while  approaching  a  bend  in  the  road  was  suddenly  enfiladed  by  a  German  Machine  gun.  Without 
hesitation  and  in  the  face  of  intense  fire  this  soldier  and  the  others  of  his  crew  assisted  the  gunner 
in  setting  up  the  piece  without  taking  cover;  driving  out  the  enemy  by  their  successful  manipula- 
tion of  the  gim,  and  rendering  valuable  assistance  to  the  troops  they  were  supporting. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Mary  Koebbel,  mother,  91  Penn  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Lederthiel,  Cpl.  Paul  E.,  1697977,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.— In  the  Argonne  Forest,  near  the  positions  of  the 
3d  Bn.  on  the  Haute  Chevauch6e  Road,  on  or  about  September  26,  1918,  and  again  in  the  Bois 
de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  on  Oct.  4,  1918,  this  soldier  displayed  conspicuous  bravery  and  devotion 
to  his  comrades  in  rescuing  the  wounded  while  xmder  heavy  machine  gim,  trench  mortar  and  high 
explosive  shell  fire. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Margaret  A.  Lederthiel,  wife,  332  Frank  St.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23, 1918. 

Liebman,  Pvt.  Joshua,  1698744,  Sanitary  Detachment,  attached  to  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Argonne 
Forest  during  the  advance  following  the  attack  of  Sept.  28,  1918,  responded  eagerly  and  quickly  to 
every  call  for  aid  and  at  all  times  executed  his  duties  with  exceptional  devotion  and  skill,  frequently 
under  machine  gun  or  shell  fire  and  with  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  safety. 
Next  of  kin— Isaac  Liebman,  father,  411  Christopher  Street,  Brooklyn. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23, 1918. 

Lindner,  PFC.  Abe.  S.,  1696560,  Signal  Platoon,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  following 
the  attack  of  Sept.  26,  1918,  showed  exceptional  devotion  to  duty  and  on  numerous  occasions  repaired 
lines  at  night  under  the  most  difficult  conditions  after  they  had  been  cut  by  shell  and  machine  gim 
fire,  and  on  one  occasion  aided  in  running  a  lateral  line  connecting  two  forward  Bn.  P.  C.'s  along  a 
path  which  was  constantly  swept  by  machine  gun  fire,  and  in  so  doing  showed  a  complete  disregard 
of  his  personal  danger  and  exceptional  devotion  to  duty. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Lena  M.  Lindner,  mother,  8  Fernbrook  St.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


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G.  O.  31,  April  16, 1919. 

McCarthy,  Pvt.  John  Frank,  1696564,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  Oct.  3, 
1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  while  serving  in  the  Pioneer  Platoon  of  the  1st  Bn., 
305th  Inf.  Responding  to  the  call  of  his  Regimental  Chaplain,  Pvt.  McCarthy  did,  imder  heavy 
enemy  shell  fire,  at  a  time  when  the  morale  of  our  troops  had  suffered  greatly  from  hardship  and 
very  heavy  losses,  assist  in  the  burial  of  companions  who  had  been  killed  by  shell  fire,  and  continued 
that  assistance  until  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage 
and  proper  respect  for  the  country's  dead.  His  indifference  toward  danger  contributed  in  no  small 
degree  to  the  encouragement  oi  the  troops.  Again,  on  Nov.  8,  1918,  at  Autrecourt,  close  to  the  Meuse 
River,  this  soldier  performed  a  like  service  for  a  lieutenant  and  six  soldiers,  under  full  observation  of 
the  enemy  and  with  shells  falling  close  to  the  place  of  burial. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Daniel  Miller,  mother,  6  Franklindale  Ave.,  Wappingers  Falls,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  1,  January  4,  1919. 

McGinnity,  Sgt.  William,  1696977,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — During  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne, 
on  Sept.  7th,  when  his  company  and  his  platoon  were  exposed  to  heavy  fire  and  obliged  to  withdraw 
from  their  advanced  position,  this  sergeant  maintained  firm  control  of  his  platoon,  and  in  utter  dis- 
regard of  his  own  personal  safety,  was  the  last  man  to  leave  the  field. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Blanche  McGinnity,  wife,  1170  Third  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  20,  May  8,  1919. 

Maher,  PFC.  Edward  T.,  1683007,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— Was,  on  Aug.  29,  1918,  entrusted  with  a  message 
to  the  outpost  then  undergoing  extreme  shelling,  and  although  twice  knocked  down  by  shells,  got 
through  with  his  message  and  rendered  important  service  to  the  company. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Mary  Maher,  sister,  84  Sterling  Place,  Providence,  R.  I. 

G.  O.  14,  February  2,  1919. 

Maibauer,  Pvt.  William,  1716497,  Sanitary  Detachment,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action, 
near  ChampigneuUe,  during  the  attack  on  the  morning  of  Nov.  1,  1918,  this  soldier,  attached  to 
Co.  K,  and  being  the  only  Sanitary  Detachment  man  in  three  companies,  dressed  the  wounds  and 
attended  to  the  evacuation  of  about  sixty  casualties,  going  about  from  company  to  company  under 
heavy  machine  gun  fire  in  utter  disregard  of  his  own  personal  safety.  Again,  near  the  railroad  tracks 
at  Villers-devant-Mouzon  on  Nov.  7,  1918,  when  Co.  K  was  subjected  to  heavy  shell  fire,  this  man 
went  about  attending  the  wounded  until  he  was  himself  seriously  wounded  and  sent  to  the  rear,  in 
both  these  instances  showing  exceptional  coolness  and  the  highest  courage,  devotion  to  duty  and  to 
his  comrades. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Julia  Maibauer,  wife,  103  Beech  St.,  Stapleton,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Marcantonio,  Pvt.  Edward,  1697654,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  bravery  on  the  first  day  of  the 
Argorme  Drive,  Sept.  26,  1918.  With  utter  indifference  toward  his  own  personal  safety,  this  soldier 
advanced  as  a  company  scout  several  hundred  yards  in  advance  of  this  comrades,  encountered  a 
party  of  10  Germans  and,  single  handed,  took  them  prisoners. 

Next  of  kin — Frank  Marcantonio,  brother,  2363  Prospect  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  14,  February  12, 1919. 

Matthews,  Sgt.  William  A.,  1697430,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  near  Villers-en-Prayeres 
on  7th  Sept.,  1918.  During  the  advance  to  the  Aisne  Canal,  while  under  continuous  heavy  machine 
gun  fire,  Sgt.  Matthews  exercised  excellent  control  of  his  platoon.  By  his  splendid  courage,  coolness 
and  good  judgment  he  was  an  excellent  example  to  his  men.  At  the  risk  of  his  life  he  went  forward 
and  brought  back  with  him  two  wounded  men,  thereby  showing  devotion  to  duty  and  to  his  comrades. 
Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Charles  Willson,  sister,  280  14th  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


284  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

G.  O.  36,  May  8,  1919. 

Mendelson,  1st  Lieut.  Joseph  A.,  M.  C.  Sanitary  Detachment,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism 
in  action.  During  the  relief  of  the  2d  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  on  the  night  of  Aug.  1.5-16,  1918,  the  enemy 
put  over  a  heavy  concentration  of  gas  and  high  explosive  shells.  Lieut.  Mendelson  and  three  enlisted 
men  were  the  last  to  leave  the  town,  and  proceeding  slowly  along  the  road  they  searched  all  the  dug- 
outs and  funk  holes,  picking  up  wounded  and  gassed  men.  Finding  it  impossible  to  see  with  gas  masks 
adjusted,  they  removed  the  masks  from  their  eyes,  and  with  only  mouth  pieces  and  nose  clips  adjusted, 
continued  their  work,  evacuated  twelve  men,  wounded  and  gassed,  who  would  otherwise  have  re- 
mained there  the  entire  night,  some  of  whom  would  certainly  have  been  killed  by  shells  or  overcome 
by  gas  before  that  time.  Only  one  ambulance  being  available,  it  took  over  three  hours  to  finish  the 
work  of  evacuating  these  men.  Though  exhausted  from  work  and  lack  of  sleep,  Lieut.  Mendelson 
then  proceeded  to  the  first  aid  station  of  the  3d  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  and  assisted  in  evacuating  and  treating 
hundreds  of  men  who  had  been  gassed  in  Ville  Savoye  the  night  before.  After  this  work  was  over,  he 
persisted  in  refusing  hospital  treatment,  as  he  was  tempoiarily  the  only  medical  officer  with  this 
battalion,  the  regular  detachment  of  medical  officers  and  troops  attached  to  the  3d  Bn.  having  been 
gassed  and  evacuated  to  the  hospital.  Lieut.  Mendelson  was  especially  affected  by  the  gas  of  the 
previous  night,  due  to  an  eye  ailment  which  necessitates  his  wearing  spectacles.  His  calmness  and 
heroism  were  a  source  of  inspiration  to  his  men  and  to  the  troops  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Joseph  A.  Mendelson,  4012  George  Ave.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Meury,  Pvt.  Frederick  M.  (deceased),  1698969,  Co.  C,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  during  a 
patrol  action  in  Bazoches  on  the  morning  of  Sept.  2,  1918.  This  patrol  of  one  officer  and  four  men, 
having  crossed  the  Vesle  River,  entered  the  town  of  Bazoches.  His  skill,  alertness  and  courage  in 
the  investigation  of  dugouts  and  buildings  contributed  directly  to  the  rapid  and  successful  advance 
of  the  patrol  under  exceedingly  adverse  conditions;  while  later  this  same  courage  enabled  the  rapid 
withdrawal  of  the  patrol  with  their  valuable  information.  This  splendid  soldier  later  died  of  wounds 
received  on  Sept.  28,  1918. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Caroline  Meury,  mother,  458  Pulaski  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  27,  April  10,  1919. 

Montgomery,  2d  Lieut.  Frank  T.  (deceased),  305th  Inf. — Did,  on  October  3,  1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza, 
Argonne  Forest,  proceed  under  the  command  of  one  other  officer  with  a  detachment  of  the  305th  Inf. 
M.  G.  Co.  into  an  exposed  position  in  order  to  beat  down  enemy  fire  and  thus  facilitate  the  infantry's 
advance.  The  commander  of  the  detachment  was  killed  by  enemy  shell  fire,  and  at  the  same  time 
Lieut.  Montgomery  mortally  wounded.  Yet,  he  took  command  and  refused  to  be  evacuated  until  he 
had  given  orders  for  the  carrying  out  of  the  mission.  In  so  doing,  he  not  only  set  a  fine  example  for 
his  men,  but  also  displayed  exceptional  devotion  to  duty. 

Next  of  kin — James  Montgomery,  father,  612  Franklin  St.,  Wausau,  Wis. 

G.  O.  32,  April  17,  1919. 

Mooney,  Sgt.  Thomas  H.,  1698572,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — When  his  company  first  encountered  the  strong 
line  of  enemy  machine  guns  hidden  treacherously  in  the  heavy  brush  of  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  on  or 
about  October  1, 1918,  the  casualties  among  the  American  troops  were  exceedingly  heavy.  Throughout 
the  numerous  attacks  which  followed,  before  the  enemy  could  be  driven  from  these  positions,  Sgt. 
Mooney  fearlessly  led  his  platoon  against  the  enemy,  by  his  own  ability,  personality  and  unswerving 
devotion  to  duty,  encouraged  his  men  to  greater  efforts,  bolstered  their  morale  and  in  general  con- 
ducted himself  in  a  way  that  merits  honorable  mention. 

Next  of  kin — Miss  Anna  Mooney,  sister,  765  Elin  St.,  Peekskill,  N.  Y. 

G.  0.  14,  February  12,  1919. 

Moran,  1st  Sgt.  Martin  J.,  1697557,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf.— Near  St.  Juvin,  in  the  attack  on  ChampigneuUe  on 
Nov"  1,  1918,  when  his  company  came  under  withering  machine  gun  fire,  this  sergeant  with  utter  disre- 
gard for  his  personal  safety,  succeeded  in  bringing  in  wounded  men  and  by  his  coolness  and  bravery  in- 


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spired  confidence  in  the  men  under  him  in  spite  of  the  most  adverse  conditions.     Again  on  the  2d  of 
November,  1918,  during  the  capture  of  ChampigneuUe,  he  showed  similar  courage  and  coolness, 
exceptional  devotion  to  duty  and  to  his  comrades  until  he  was  himself  wounded. 
Next  of  kin — Michael  J.  Cosgrove,  friend,  2698  Eighth  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Murphy,  Pvt.  William  P.,  3232882,  Sanitary  Detachment,  attached  to  Co.  C,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the 
Argonne.  on  October  10,  1918,  during  the  attack  on  Marcq,  accompanied  the ,  front  line  of  attack 
through  a  severe  enemy  barrage,  when  according  to  his  orders  he  might  have  stayed  in  the  rear  in 
comparative  safety.  With  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  safety,  he  administered  first  aid  to  more 
than  25  seriously  wounded  men  and  assisted  in  the  work  of  getting  them  to  the  shelter  of  a  dugout. 
By  his  courage  and  skill  in  bandaging  their  wounds,  he  contributed  largely  to  the  welfare  of  his 
wounded  comrades. 

Next  of  kin — -Mrs.  Marj'  Murphy,  mother,  600  Kosciusko  St.,  Brooklyn. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Nemec,  Pvt.  Joseph,  1696476,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza 
Argonne  Forest,  on  Oct.  3,  1918,  while  serving  in  the  Pioneer  Platoon,  attached  to  the  1st  Bn.,  305th 
Inf.,  responding  to  the  call  of  his  Regimental  Chaplain,  Pvt.  Nemec  did,  under  heavy  enemy  shell 
fire,  at  a  time  when  the  morale  of  our  troops  had  suffered  greatly  from  hardship  and  very  heavy 
losses,  assist  in  the  burial  of  companions  who  had  been  killed  by  shell  fire,  and  continued  that  assist 
ance  until  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage  and  propei 
respect  for  the  country's  dead.  His  indifference  toward  danger  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the 
encouragement  of  the  troops.  Again,  on  Nov.  8,  1918,  at  Autrecourt,  close  to  the  Meuse  River,  this 
soldier  performed  a  like  service  for  a  lieutenant  and  six  soldiers,  under  full  observation  of  the  enemy 
and  with  shells  falling  close  to  the  place  of  burial. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Mary  Nemec,  mother,  1239  Intervale  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

G.  O.  14,  February  21,  1919. 

Noonan,  Sgt.  James  A.,  1698273,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  the  morning  of  Sept 
7,  1918,  to  the  right  of  Villers  en  Prayeres,  near  the  Aisne  River.  He  took  out  a  combat  patrol  in  an 
effort  to  engage  a  machine  gun  next  that  was  causing  considerable  trouble  and  damage  to  Co.  D, 
305th  Inf.  In  the  face  of  heavy  machine  gun  fire  and  regardless  of  his  own  personal  danger,  and  by 
his  own  example  brought  the  patrol  back  to  safety  after  having  achieved  the  purpose  for  which  the 
patrol  went  out. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Margaret  Noonan,  mother,  291  Chnton  St.,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Nowak,  Capt.  Frank,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action.  In  the  Argonne  Forest,  on  Oct. 
6,  1918,  in  the  attack  on  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  this  officer  (then  a  1st  Lieut.),  in  command  of  Co.  L, 
305th  Inf.,  led  his  company  up  to  within  twenty  feet  of  a  line  of  Boche  machine  guns  which  was 
found  to  be  so  formidable  that  the  emplacements  were  only  thirty  feet  apart  over  the  whole  sector 
attacked  by  this  company.  Having  been  driven  back  he  repeated  the  attack  four  times,  on  each  occa- 
sion leading  his  men.  Throughout  the  attacks  he  showed  the  highest  degree  of  courage,  entire  indif- 
ference to  his  personal  safety,  took  personal  risks  not  required  in  the  ordinary  performance  of  his  duty 
as  company  commander,  exhibited  coolness  and  sound  judgment  in  handling  his  company  under  fire, 
and  by  his  devotion  to  his  men  and  the  unfailing  cheerfulness  with  which  he  shared  their  hardships 
maintained  their  morale  at  a  high  standard. 

Next  of  kin — Frank  Nowak,  Sr.,  father,  1220  Broadway,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

G.  0.31,  April  16,  1919. 

O'Donnell,  Pvt.  Patrick,  1699403,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— For  extraordinary  heroism  on  Oct.  3,  1918, 

in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  while  serving  in  the  Pioneer  Platoon  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf  . 

Responding  to  the  call  of  his  Regimental  Chaplain,  Pvt.  O'Donnell  did,  under  heavy  enemy  shell  fire, 


286  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

at  a  time  when  the  morale  of  our  troops  had  suffered  greatly  from  hardship  and  very  heavy  losses, 
assist  in  the  burial  of  companions  who  had  been  killed  by  shell  fire,  and  continued  that  assistance 
until  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage  and  proper  respect 
for  the  country's  dead.  His  indifference  toward  danger  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the  encourage- 
ment of  the  troops.  Again,  on  November  8, 1918,  at  Autrecourt,  close  to  the  Meuse  River,  this  soldier 
performed  a  like  service  for  a  lieutenant  and  six  soldiers,  under  full  observation  of  the  enemy  and  with 
shells  falling  close  to  the  place  of  burial. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Ellen  O'Donnell,  mother,  88  Walcott  St.,  Brooklyn. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Oelschlager,  Cpl.  Charles  A.,  1696477,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  in 
the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  on  Oct.  4,  1918,  while  the  battalion  to  which  he  was  attached  was  under  heavy 
shell  and  machine  gun  fire,  by  his  coolness  and  good  judgment  secured  for  the  troops  of  his  battalion 
much  needed  food  and  ammunition,  and  in  so  doing  showed  exceptional  devotion  to  duty  and  utter 
disregard  of  his  personal  danger. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Caroline  Oelschlager,  mother,  443  East  86th  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Olsen,  Cpl.  Ralph  J.,  1696586,  Hdqtrs,  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  in  the  Argonne 
Forest,  from  Oct.  5th  to  Oct.  8th,  during  an  attack  on  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Cpl.  Olsen  took  over  a 
telephone  on  the  forward  slope  which  was  being  abandoned  as  untenable  on  account  of  heavy  shell 
and  machine  gun  fire.  At  this  time,  this  telephone  was  the  only  means  of  wire  communication  between 
2d  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  1st  Bn.,  306th  Inf.,  and  elements  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  and  the  Regimental 
Commanders.  Cpl.  Olsen  operated  the  switchboard  continuously  for  three  days  and  nights  in  person, 
besides  keeping  his  two  men  at  work  on  the  lines  which  were  repeatedly  shot  out.  During  this  period, 
the  corner  of  the  room  in  which  the  telephone  was  located  was  shot  away  by  shell  fire  and  the  walls 
of  the  building  were  repeatedly  pierced  by  machine  gun  bullets.  Several  men  were  wounded  while 
passing  the  building.  On  several  occasions  during  this  period,  Cpl.  Olsen  was  compelled  to  wear 
his  gas  mask,  while  operating  the  switchboard,  for  several  hours  at  a  time. 
Next  of  kin — Charles  Sorensen,  friend,  1429  Bath  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Osterman,  Pvt.  John,  1698064,  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.— In  the  attack  on  Champigunelle  on  Nov.  1,  1918, 
when  his  company  came  under  withering  machine  gun  fire,  this  soldier  with  utter  disregard  for  his 
personal  safety  help  to  carry  wounded  men  from  the  field,  and  in  so  doing  showed  the  utmost  bravery, 
devotion  to  duty  and  to  his  comrades. 

Next  of  Kin — Mrs.  Mary  Johnson,  mother,  847  55th  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16, 1919. 

Pirinoli,  Pvt.  Mike,  1645874,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  Nov.  1,  1918,  at 
St.  Juvin.  During  the  advance  Co.  E,  of  which  Pvt.  Pirinoli  was  a  member,  became  somewhat  isolated 
and  somewhat  in  advance  of  the  rest  of  the  battalion.  By  a  flanking  movement  and  a  heavy  machine 
gun  barrage,  the  enemy  killed,  wounded  or  gassed  33  men  of  this  one  company — more  than  a  third  of 
its  effective  strength.  After  the  remainder  of  the  company  had  retired  under  orders  to  a  more  pro- 
tected locality  to  reorganize,  Pvt.  Pirinoli,  with  one  other  man,  voluntarily  left  their  shelters  to  advance 
in  the  face  of  heavy  fire  to  the  aid  of  the  wounded,  his  companion  being  seriously  wounded  in  the 
attempt.  Pvt.  Pirinoli  went  forward  alone  carrying  back  to  safety  two  wounded  men  and  also  the 
man  who  started  out  with  him. 

Next  of  kin — Peter  Pirinoli,  brother,  Sebastool,  California. 

G.  O.  14,  February  2, 1919. 

Quinlan,  Pvt.  Daniel  W.,  1698748,  Sanitary  Detachment,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in 
action.  During  an  attack  in  the  Argonne  on  Sept.  28, 1918,  this  soldier,  without  regard  for  his  personal 
safety  and  while  the  company  to  which  he  was  attached  was  under  heavy  fire,  went  about  helping 


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Pvt.  Galinauskas  to  care  of  wounded  men  and  continued  this  work  after  his  comrade  had  been  killed 
In  so  doing  he  exhibited  the  highest  type  of  courage,  devotion  to  duty  and  to  his  comrades. 
Next  of  kin — Daniel  Quinlan,  father,  Poughquag,  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23, 1918. 

Rae,  2nd  Lieut.  Thomas,  1697033,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — ^Who,  then  Sgt.,  in  front  of  the  Aisne  Canal,  for  three 
nights  in  succession  and  under  heavy  machine  gun  fire,  went  out  into  No  Man's  Land  in  search  of  the 
body  of  Lieut.  Richard  M.  Dwyer,  whose  body  he  ultimately  recovered,  and  in  so  doing  showed  excep- 
tional devotion  to  his  commanding  officer  who  had  been  killed  in  action,  and  utter  disregard  of  bis  own 
personal  danger.  Again,  near  Marcq,  on  Oct.  13,  1918,  he  reconnoitered  along  the  bank  of  the  River 
Aire,  exposing  himself  to  fire  of  numberous  snipers  and  machine  guns,  and  narrowly  escaping  with 
his  life  when  a  trench  mortar  shell  exploded  within  two  feet  of  him.  In  spite  of  this,  he  continued 
his  work  of  reconnaissance  until  he  had  accomplished  his  mission  and  brought  back  information  of 
great  value. 

Next  of  kin— Morgan  Wing,  friend,  30  East  55th  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 

G.  O.  1,  January  7,  1919. 

Rehm,  Pvt.  Edward,  1699280,  Co.  I,  305th  Inf. — Along  the  Aisne,  early  in  Sept.,  1918,  having  been  given 
a  message  showing  the  location  of  a  company  which  had  become  temporarily  separated  from  the 
rest  of  the  battalion,  although  wounded,  continued  to  search  for  Battalion  Headquarters  until  he 
met  an  officer  to  whom  he  could  deliver  the  message.  In  so  doing  he  exhibited  a  high  type  of  devotion 
to  duty. 

Next  of  kin — Stephen  Rehm,  father,  258  Himrod  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Reikowitz,  Pvt.  George,  1716397,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — Before  Villa  Savoye,  and  during  the  advance  from 
the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne,  in  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1918,  when  the  battalion  to  whose  headquarters  he  was 
attached  was  repeatedly  under  heavy  machine  gun  fire,  gas  and  shell  fire,  this  soldier  repeatedly 
delivered  messages  and  aided  in  bringing  in  the  wounded  men  without  thought  of  personal  danger 
and  with  exceptional  devotion  to  his  comrades. 

Next  of  kin— Benjamin  Reikowitz,  father,  119  West  114th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  16,  February  2,  1919, 

Roach,  Pvt.  Michael,  1678980,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  near  Villers-en-Prayeres 
on  7th  of  Sept.,  1918,  during  the  advance  to  Aisne  Canal.  During  this  advance  Pvt.  Roach,  under 
violent  machine  gun  fire,  with  great  intrepidity  and  daring,  went  forward  alone  with  an  automatic 
rfle  and  took  up  an  advantageous  position  from  which  he  gave  most  effective  fire  until  his  rifle  was 
rendered  unserviceable  by  the  enemy,  thereby  showing  initiative,  good  judgment,  and  disregard 
of  his  personal  safety  and  devotion  to  duty. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Liza  Roach,  mother,  R.  F.  D.  No.  1,  North  Lawrence,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2,  1919. 

Rogalsky,  1st  Lieut.  Frederick  W.,  3d  Bn.  Hdqtrs.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  Nov.  5, 
1918,  at  Autrecourt.  This  officer,  the  scout  officer  of  his  battalion,  alone,  made  a  reconnaissance 
on  horseback  from  the  town  of  Autrecourt  to  Villers-devant-Mouzon,  a  distance  of  one  and  one-half 
kilometers  along  the  bank  of  the  Meuse  River  in  plain  view  of  the  strong  enemy  position  of  Amblimont, 
obtained  the  information  required  by  his  Colonel  and  returned  by  the  same  route.  The  road  over 
which  he  had  to  go  was  under  heavy  machine  gun  fire  and  minenwerfer  fire  just  before  this  recon- 
naissance and  as  soon  thereafter  as  the  infantry  appeared.  He  was  fully  aware  of  the  fact  that  he 
was  observed  by  the  enemy  and  although  he  could  see  the  enemy  with  the  naked  eye,  continued  and 
accomplished  his  mission. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Matilda  Rogalsky,  mother,  14  Cleveland  St.,  Tonawanda,  N.  Y. 


288  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

G.  O.  14,  February  2,  1919. 

Schneider,  1st  Lieut.  Benjamin  (deceased),  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  Argonne  Forest, 
when  the  advance  of  the  battalion  was  held  up  by  the  enemy  at  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  on  Oct.  5,  1918, 
by  his  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  danger,  Lieut.  Schneider  was  a  constant  source  of  encourage- 
ment to  his  men  and  instilled  them  with  the  courage  which  enabled  them  to  overcome  the  enemy 
resistance.  His  company  commander  was  evacuated,  wounded  on  Oct.  5,  1918,  and  Lieut.  Schneider 
took  command.  He  was  gallantly  leading  his  company  Nov..  1,  1918,  against  the  strongly  held  town 
of  ChampigneuUe  when  he  was  killed  by  a  machine  gun  bullet. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Fanna  Schneider,  mother,  200  New  Jersey  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Schwarz,  Sgt.  Fred.  R.,  1697863,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— Who,  during  the  advance  in  the  Argonne,  on  the 
afternoon  of  Oct.  3,  1918,  went  forward  from  the  support  position  to  the  aid  of  wounded  comrades, 
dressing  their  wounds  and  sending  them  to  the  rear  while  exposing  himself  with  utter  disregard  of 
personal  danger  to  the  hottest  machine  gun  fire  of  the  enemy.  By  his  coolness  and  bravery  he  not  only 
saved  the  lives  of  many  of  his  comrades,  but  gave  to  other  men  of  his  company  a  splendid  example  of 
courage  under  fire. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Lizzie  Schwarz,  mother,  1636  Taylor  Ave.,  Bronx,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  1,  January  4,  1919. 

Shagaom,  Cpl.  Louis,  1697434,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.— In  the  advance  to  the  Aisne  on  Sept.  6,  1918,  the  half 
platoon  which  he  was  leading  was  stopped  by  terrific  enemy  machine  gun  fire.  This  corporal,  with 
absolute  coolness  and  good  judgment,  and  with  total  disregard  for  his  personal  safety,  directed  the 
movement  of  his  men,  thereby  instilling  in  them  the  necessary  confidence,  and  when  one  of  them 
was  wounded,  himself  took  the  man's  rifle  and  personally  fired  all  available  V.  B.'s  with  excellent 
effect. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Lena  Teitelbaum,  sister,  33  West  129th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Shaw,  Capt.  John  Scran  ton  (deceased),  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  Nov.  7,  1918 
near  Villers-devant-Mouzon,  on  the  Meuse,  where  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  was  in  the  act  of  crossing  to 
the  east  bank  of  the  river.  Capt.  Shaw  (then  1st  Lieut,  and  Adj.  of  the  Bn.)  had  already  distinguished 
himself  throughout  all  the  operations  of  his  regiment,  particularly  during  the  gruelling  advance  through 
the  Argonne  and  then  to  the  Meuse.  Here  the  battalion,  greatly  reduced  in  numbers  and  crippled 
for  lack  of  officers,  furnished  a  covering  party  for  the  construction  of  the  foot  bridge  in  a  storm  of 
lead  and  high  explosive;  for  the  Germans  from  their  positions  near  Amblimont  had  perfect  observa- 
tion of  the  bridge  and  poured  down  upon  our  troops  an  incessant  and  murderous  fire.  Upon  com- 
pletion of  the  bridge,  A  Co.,  without  officers,  hastened  to  cross.  Both  the  Major  of  the  battalion 
and  Capt.  Shaw  had  been  with  their  troops  constantly,  personally  directing  their  fire,  without  thought 
of  danger.  Against  the  caution  of  Major  Sloane  to  the  effect  that  Shaw  might  just  as  well  remain 
near  what  was  called  Battalion  Headquarters  while  the  Major  himself  took  the  troops  across,  Shaw 
replied  that  every  officer  they  had  was  needed  there  in  the  open.  He  remained,  encouraging  the  troops 
to  greater  activity  and  heartening  them  in  their  work,  and  presently,  in  response  to  a  call  from  his 
commanding  officer,  unhesitatingly  dashed  across  an  area  which  was  constantly  swept  by  machine 
gun  fire.  He  was  mortally  wounded  in  so  doing.  His  extraordinary  heroism  during  that  afternoon, 
and  his  courage  after  being  wounded — for  he  continuously  remonstrated  with  the  men  who  volun- 
teered to  carry  him  back  to  the  aid  station — did  much  to  make  the  crossing  of  the  Meuse  possible. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  J.  S.  Shaw,  mother,  c/o  C.  J.  Shaw,  Harbor  Beach,  Michigan. 

G.  O.  27,  April  10, 1919. 

Shearman,  1st  Lieut.  Reimer  (deceased),  305th  Inf.— Did,  on  Oct.  3,  1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne 
Forest,  proceed  with  one  other  officer  and  a  detachment  of  the  305th  Inf.  M.  G.  Co.  into  an  exposed 
position  in  order  to  beat  down  enemy  fire  and  thus  facilitate  the  infantry's  advance.    The  unusually 


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hazardous  nature  of  the  mission  was  fully  understood  by  Lieut.  Shearman,  who  personally  super- 
vised its  undertaking,  and  in  so  doing  was  killed  by  enemy  shell  fare. 
Next  of  kin — John  H.  Shearman,  father,  89  Clark  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Sheehy,  Sgt.  George  E.,  1697120,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne 
in  the  vicinity  of  Pont  I'Aune,  on  or  about  the  28th  of  Sept.,  1918.  After  his  company  had  advanced 
against  a  line  of  enemy  machine  guns  treacherously  placed  in  the  concealing  brush,  his  platoon  was 
somewhat  scattered  and  apart  from  the  rest  of  the  company,  by  reason  of  the  difficulties  of  the  heavily 
wooded  terrain.  In  the  face  of  heavy  machine  gun  fire,  he  kept  his  platoon  at  the  position  of  farthest 
advance,  and  without  consideration  for  his  own  safety,  reorganized  the  scattered  combat  groups, 
reorganized  his  platoon,  and,  by  repeated  attacks  which  he  led  heroically  in  person,  succeeded 
in  driving  the  enemy  from  his  position.  This  new  position  he  effectually  reorganized,  and  then  by 
personal  reconnaissance  picked  up  scattered  units  of  other  platoons  of  his  company,  filled  up  his 
depleted  ranks  with  these  reinforcements  and  thus  maintained  his  position  throughout  the  night, 
despite  a  searching  and  almost  continuous  machine  gun  fire.  During  all  this  time,  he  maintained 
liaison  with  his  Battalion  Headquarters,  and  sent  back  much  valuable  information.  In  this  action 
he  displayed  exceptional  initiative,  entire  disregard  for  his  personal  safety  and  especial  devotion  to 
duty. 

Next  of  kin — Thomas  F.  Sheehy,  father,  1416  Sterling  Place,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Sloane,  Maj.  Frank  A.,  305th  Inf. — Who  displayed  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  or  about  the  after- 
noon of  Nov.  7,  1918,  near  Villers-devant-Muzon.  This  officer,  who  was  in  command  of  the  1st  Bn., 
305th  Inf.,  furnished  the  covering  party  for  the  construction  of  the  bridge  across  the  Meuse  River  at 
that  point,  which  was  under  observation  by  the  Germans,  constantly  under  bombardment  and  imder 
machine  gun  fire.  Maj.  Sloane  personally  went  about  among  his  troops,  directing  the  fire  and  encour- 
aging them  to  greater  efforts.  His  adjutant  was  killed  by  a  machine  gun  bullet,  close  by.  Upon 
completion  of  the  bridge,  he  personally  supervised  the  crossing — still  under  fire — and  the  establishing 
of  a  position  on  the  eastern  bank  of  the  river  by  two  platoons  of  Co.  A  which,  excepting  a  patrol  of 
Co.  K,  305th  Inf.,  were  the  first  units  of  the  77th  Division  to  gain  a  foothold  on  the  further  bank  of 
the  Meuse.  By  his  stirring  example  and  utter  disregard  of  personal  danger,  he  maintained  the  morale 
of  his  men  and  held  this  position  under  the  most  trying  circumstances. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Frances  Keenan  Sloane,  wife,  59  West  9th  St.,  New  York  City. 

G.  O.  34,  May  4,  1919. 

Slocum,  Jr.,  Capt.  Frank  A.,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf. — For  exceptionally  meritorious  service  in  the  Bois  de  la 
Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  on  Oct.  1,  1918.  During  the  initial  advance  to  this  point,  Co.  D,  in  close 
support  of  which  Capt.  Slocum's  company  (he  was  then  1st  Lieut.,  in  command  of  Co.  B)  was  ad- 
vancing, came  under  intense  shell  fire  with  such  heavy  casualties  that  a  slight  retirement  seemed 
necessary.  Its  commanding  officer,  and  other  officers  were  wounded.  Capt.  (then  1st  Lieut.)  Slocum, 
grasped  the  situation  with  great  quickness  and  though  himself  wounded  refused  to  be  evacuated; 
and  exposing  himself  with  utter  disreagrd  for  his  personal  safety,  made  a  hurried  disposition  of  the 
men  of  both  companies  so  that  the  line  remained  intact.  Despite  his  wound,  which  was  painful, 
he  continued  in  command  until  the  attack  was  completed  some  few  days  after,  and  then  reluctantly 
consented  to  be  taken  to  the  rear.  His  action  exhibited  the  highest  devotion  to  duty. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Frank  A.  Slocum,  mother,  149  Willow  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  34,  May  4,  1919. 

Smedberg,  Jr.,  Brig.-Gen.  William  Renwick. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action.  This  officer  (then 
commanding  the  305th  Inf.)  did,  on  Oct.  15,  1918,  take  command  of  the  305th  and  306th  Infantry 
Regiments  at  and  to  the  east  of  St.  Juvin  on  the  Aire  River,  going  up  into  the  front  line  and  remaining 
there  without  shelter  under  severe  machine  gun,  shell  and  gas  shell  fire  for  two  nights  and  one  day, 
while  the  positions  were  consolidated  and  the  relief  of  the  Brigade  effected.     During  this  time  he  was 


290  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

constantly  under  bombardment  (he  had  a  hole  torn  in  his  coat  by  a  shell  fragment),  but  carried  out 
his  mission  from  this  exposed  position  in  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  safety  and  in  spite  of  advice 
to  seek  shelter.  During  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne,  and  throughout  the  Argonne  cam- 
paign, this  ofTicer,  by  his  presence  in  the  forward  lines,  was  ever  an  example  and  an  inspiration  to  the 
men  of  his  command. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  William  R.  Smedberg,  wife,  Maiden,  Mass. 

G.  O.  36,  May  8,  1919. 

Smith,  1st  Sgt.  John  Joseph,  1696978,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — For  courage  and  devotion  to  duty  under  the  most 
trying  circumstances.  At  Villers-devant-Mouzon,  on  Nov.  8, 1918,  his  company  furnished  a  covering 
detachment  for  the  construction  of  a  foot  bridge  across  the  Meuse,  being  subjected  to  the  most  violent 
shell  fire  and  machine  gun  fire.  When  the  only  officer  who  remained  with  the  company  was  rendered 
unfit  for  duty,  this  non-commissioned  officer  by  his  coolness  and  courage,  his  ability  and  qualities  of 
leadership,  inspired  his  men  with  new  confidence,  reorganized  the  company  under  fire  and  placed  two 
platoons  in  position  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Meuse. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Ellen  Smith,  mother,  291  Flatbush  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  36,  May  8,  1919. 

Southworth,  Sgt.  Christopher  (deceased),  1698715,  Sanitar>'  Detachment,  305th  Inf. — On  Oct.  3, 1918,  in  the 
Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  the  first  aid  station  was  established  about  fifty  yards  behind  the  front 
lines  where  eneniy  projectiles  were  bursting  all  about.  Here,  this  soldier,  with  two  others,  worked 
untiringly  in  the  open,  and  gave  the  surgeons  valuable  assistance,  their  coolness  and  devotion  to  duty 
saving  several  lives,  at  the  risk  of  their  own.  Greatly  due  to  his  efforts,  160  cases  were  evacuated  in 
a  few  hours  during  and  immediately  following  a  series  of  bloody  attacks.  On  Nov.  4,  1918,  the  enemy 
heavily  shelled  our  positions  along  a  railroad  west  of  Sf  Pierremont.  Sgt.  Southworth  was  in  the 
act  of  administering  aid  to  the  wounded  when  he  himself  was  killed  by  a  shell  fragment. 
Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Alice  A.  Southworth,  mother,  79  Rockland  St.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Stemm,  Pvt.  Raymond,  1696613,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  Oct.  3,  1918, 
in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  while  serving  in  the  Pioneer  Platoon,  attached  to  the  1st  Bn., 
305th  Inf.  Responding  to  the  call  of  his  regimental  chaplain,  Pvt.  Stemm  did,  under  heavy  shell 
fire,  at  a  time  when  the  morale  of  our  troops  had  suffered  greatly  from  hardship  and  very  heavy  losses, 
assist  in  the  burial  of  companions  who  had  been  killed  by  shell  fire,  and  continued  that  assistance 
until  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage  and  proper  respect 
for  the  country's  dead.  His  indifference  toward  danger  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the  en- 
couragement of  the  troops.  Again,  on  Nov.  8,  1918,  at  Autrecourt,  close  to  the  Meuse  River,  this 
soldier  performed  a  like  service  for  a  lieutenant  and  six  soldiers,  under  full  observation  of  the  enemy 
and  with  shells  falling  close  to  the  place  of  burial. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stemm,  mother,  Pine  Plain,  N.  Y. 

G.  O.  10,  February  2, 1919. 

Stram,  Pvt.  Floyd  C,  1712698,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf.— During  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  on 

Sept.  4,  5,  6,  1918,  this  soldier  repeatedly  carried  wounded  on  the  road  from  Pincon  Farm  to  1st  Bn. 

aid  station  although  the  road  was  continually  under  shell  fire,  and  in  so  doing  showed  exceptional 

devotion  to  duty  and  absolute  disregard  for  his  own  personal  safety. 

Next  of  kin — A.  J.  Zimmer,  uncle,  Holland  Ave.,  Erie  Co.,  N.  Y.        . 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

Sutherland,  Sgt.  James,  2448847,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Argonne  Forest,  on  the  afternoon  of 
Oct,  3,  1918,  in  an  attack  on  a  series  of  strong  German  machine  gun  nests,  with  utter  disregard  of 
his  personal  danger,  led  his  platoon  up  the  steep  slope  of  a  ravine  in  the  face  of  murderous  machine 


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gun  fire,  and  was  himself  seriously  wounded  in  the  action.  In  so  doing  he  afforded  the  men  of  his 
command  an  example  of  exceptional  devotion  to  duty,  bravery  and  self-sacrifice,  and  his  character  and 
courage  have  been  a  constant  inspiration  to  his  men. 

Next  of  kin— S.  Sutherland,  father,  728  West  51st  St.,  Chicago,  111, 

G.  O.  31,  April  16,  1919. 

Thompson,  1st  Lieut.  Orlen,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism,  first  near  St.  Thibaut,  on  or  about 
Aug.  13,  1918.  This  officer  (then  2d  Lieut.)  was  leading  a  detail  of  about  40  men,  carrying  machine 
gun  ammunition  into  St.  Thibaut,  when  they  were  caught  in  a  barrage  and  the  sergeant  of  the  detail 
wounded.  Utterly  disregarding  his  own  danger,  he  administered  first  aid  to  the  wounded  man,  brought 
him  to  a  place  of  safety,  and  did  not  himself  take  cover  until  he  had  checked  up  every  man  to  ascertain 
whether  or  not  he  had  sufficient  protection.  The  ammunition  was  delivered,  against  the  advice  of 
Capt.  Roelker,  306th  M.  G.  Bn.,  to  the  various  machine  gun  posts.  Again,  on  Sept.  26th,  by  his 
devotion  to  duty,  his  bravery  and  self-sacrifice,  Lieut.  Thompson  greatly  encouraged  his  men  in  the 
attack.  In  the  course  of  the  advance,  after  taking  ten  German  prisoners,  Lieut.  Thompson  was 
severely  wounded  in  the  head  by  a  shell  fragment;  but  after  regaining  consciousness,  refused  assistance, 
was  careful  to  transmit  all  orders  and  information  to  the  second  in  command,  and  then,  though  weak 
from  loss  of  blood,  brought  in  the  prisoners  single  handed.  Throughout  all  experiences,  Lieut. 
Thompson's  courage  and  personality  have  been  a  constant  inspiration  and  incentive  to  the  command. 
Next  of  kin — Charles  E.  Thompson,  father,  282  Frederick  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

G.  O.  31,  April  16, 1919. 

Van  de  Voort,  Maj.  Horace,  M.  C,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  the  night  of  Aug.  14,  1918, 
near  Chery  Chartreuve,  while  another  regiment  of  the  division  was  effecting  a  relief.  Major  (then 
Capt.)  Van  de  Voort,  regimental  surgeon  of  the  305th  Inf.,  responding  to  the  cries  for  first  aid,  personally 
organized  a  relief  party  and  under  heavy  enemy  shell  fire  conducted  his  party  up  and  down  the  Chery 
Chartreuve-St.  Thibaut  Road  administering  first  aid,  carrying  the  wounded  and  dying  to  places  of 
safety,  returning  a  number  of  times  until  all  the  wounded  had  received  surgical  aid,  thereby  exhibiting 
both  a  disregard  for  his  personal  safety  and  the  highest  sense  of  duty  as  a  Regimental  Surgeon. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Horace  Van  de  Voort,  wife,  Camden,  Alabama. 

G.  O.  14,  February  2,  1919. 

Wallis,  1st  Lieut.  Peter  L.  (deceased),  305th  Inf. — Who,  on  or  about  Aug.  15, 1918,  near  Chateau  de  Diable, 
Vesle  River,  asked  permission  to  lead  a  reconnaissance  patrol.    In  his  aggressive  search  for  enemy  posi- 
tions he  fearlessly  exposed  himself.    The  patrol  came  under  heavy  machine  gun  fire,  and  Lieut.  Wallis, 
in  covering  the  withdrawal  of  his  men,  was  cut  off  and  is  missing  in  action.    (Since  reported  dead). 
Next  of  kin— William  N.  Wallis,  father,  117  Thomas  St.,  Jersey  Shore,  Pa. 

G.  O.  41,  November  23,  1918. 

White,  Cpl.  William  J.,  1696456,  Signal  Platoon,  305th  Inf.— Who,  in  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  following 
the  attack  of  Sept.  26, 1918,  showed  complete  disregard  of  his  personal  danger  and  exceptional  devotion 
to  duty,  personally  working  on  all  lines  intrusted  to  his  care,  often  making  repairs  at  night  under 
difficult  conditions  and  sometimes  under  heavy  shell  and  machine  gun  fire.  By  his  coolness  and 
sound  judgment  in  directing  the  work  of  his  detachment,  he  maintained  communication  between 
his  battalion  and  the  Regimental  P.  C. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Theresa  C.  White,  mother  1680  70th  St.,  Brooklyn. 

G.  O.  34,  May  4,  1919. 

Wiseman,  PFC.  Earl  R.,  3139475,  Co.  I,  305th  Inf.— Throughout  the  day  and  night  of  Oct.  31,  1918, 
preparatory  to  the  attack  about  to  be  launched,  when  his  company  was  located  on  the  roadway  ex- 
tending eastward  from  St.  Juvin,  this  soldier  rendered  invaluable  services  to  his  company  and  to 
his  battalion  in  the  carrying  of  messages;  repeatedly  he  volunteered  to  carry  messages  under  continuous 
shell  fire,  although  realizing  fully  the  dangers  of  the  mission,  invariably  accomplishing  his  task  with 
efficiency  and  without  delay. 
Next  of  kin — Edmund  R.  Wiseman,  father,  Wiseman,  Arkansas. 


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Headquarters  305th  Infantry 
Camp  Upton,  New  York,  May  1,  1919 


General  Order  No.  10: 


The  following  officers  and  men  of  this  Regiment   are  hereby  com- 
mended for  meritorious  service : 

Anderson,  Pvt.  Archibald  G.,  1697600,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — In  the  attack  on  ChampigneuUe  on  Nov.  1, 
1918,  this  soldier  displayed  the  highest  form  of  courage  while  acting  in  liaison  with  the  troops  of  the 
78th  Division  on  our  left.  To  maintain  communication  between  the  front  line  of  the  two  Divisions 
he  was  obliged  continuously  to  travel  over  a  course  more  than  a  kilometer  in  length,  which  was  under 
heavy  shell  and  machine  gun  fire. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  R.  Anderson,  mother,  189  Fifteenth  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Berdahl,  Pvt.  Henry  T.,  2787763,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf.  (deceased) — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  in 
the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  on  or  about  Oct.  3,  1918.  In  the  first  days  of  the  advance  into 
this  portion  of  the  Forest,  our  progress  was  held  up  by  a  line  of  enemy  machine  guns  so  effectively 
concealed  in  the  dense  underbrush  that  our  troops  could  advance  right  up  to  the  enemy  positions 
before  either  our  troops  or  those  of  the  enemy  were  aware  of  the  other.  A  raking  machine  gun  fire 
constantly  swept  our  positions,  though  apparently  not  always  aimed  at  definite  targets.  Knowing 
fully  the  danger  of  the  undertaking,  Pvt.  Berdahl  advanced  in  the  face  of  a  continuous  machine  gun 
fire  for  the  purpose  of  placing  his  automatic  rifle  in  position  to  drive  out  a  supposed  enemy  nest. 
While  in  the  act  of  creeping  forward,  he  was  mortally  wounded. 
Next  of  kin — Jim  O.  Berdahl,  father,  Colton,  South  Dakota. 

Bedard,  Pvt.  Frank  E.,  1679063,  Co.  G.  305th  Inf.— On  August  13, 1918,  while  acting  as  company  runner, 
this  soldier  displayed  extraordinary  heroism  and  admirable  devotion  to  duty  in  moving  repeatedly 
along  the  shell  swept  road  from  St.  Thibaut  to  Ville  Savoye  in  an  effort  to  tie  up  the  flanks  of  two  front 
line  companies.  On  the  same  date  and  on  August  29th  Pvt.  Bedard  carried  messages  under  heavy 
machine  gun  and  shell  fire  from  the  village  of  St.  Thibaut  to  an  outpost  platoon,  crossing  an  open  field 
in  full  view  of  the  enemy  and  continuing  to  act  as  runner  to  the  outpost  platoon  for  more  than  36  hours 
without  sleep,  thereby  displaying  great  devotion  to  duty  and  being  a  source  of  inspiration  to  the  men 
of  his  company. 

Next  of  kin — Peter  Bedard,  father,  60  St.  Andrew  St.,  Ontario,  Canada. 

Bessette,  Sgt.  Joseph  C.  1683388,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired 
he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Marie  A.  Bessette,  wife,  205  High  St.,  Baltic,  Conn. 

Blatt,  Cpl.  Joseph,  1698607,  Co.  M,  305th  Inf.— When  the  3d  Bn.  was  in  the  front  line  on  the  Canal 
south  of  the  Aisne  near  Villers-en-Prayferes,  Cpl.  Blatt  performed  his  duties  as  company  runner  with  a 
complete  disregard  for  his  personal  safety  over  roads  and  forest  paths  swept  repeatedly  by  shell 
and  machine  gun  fire. 

Next  of  kin — Jonas  Blatt,  father,  Main  St.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


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Brennan,  Cpl.  Thomas  J.,  1697152,  Co.  B,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  near  Ville 
Savoye  on  or  about  Aug.  15,  1918.  Cpl.  Brennan  volunteered  to  move  from  our  position  into  an 
open  field  that  was  under  the  full  observation  and  artillery  fire  of  the  Germans,  in  order  to  rescue 
wounded  men  reported  to  have  become  casualties  during  a  partial  relief  the  night  before  by  units  of 
another  regiment.  Fully  realizing  the  danger  of  his  undertaking  he  deHberately  and  without  hesi- 
tation searched  for  the  missing  men,  found  one  severely  gassed  and  helpless  and  carried  him  in  his 
arms  through  heavy  shell  fire  to  a  place  of  safety.  His  action,  without  doubt,  saved  the  life  of  the 
man  in  question. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Frank  Eckstein,  sister,  11  Locust  Ave.,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y. 

Briggs,  Capt.  Leon  E.,  305th  Inf. — On  Sept.  26, 1918,  pushed  ahead  of  his  company  with  a  small  detachment, 
capturing  prisoners  and  speeding  the  advance.  Three  days  later  when  his  men  were  losing  their  forma- 
tion on  account  of  the  dense  undergrowth  near  Abri  du  Crochet,  he  exposed  himself  in  utter  disregard 
of  personal  safety  and  was  mortally  wounded.  Also,  on  or  about  Sept.  10,  near  Longueval,  Capt. 
Briggs  under  artillery  fire  continually  proceeded  in  the  inspection  of  his  position  and  the  comfort 
and  safety  of  his  men,  thereby  inspiring  their  highest  loyalty  and  regard. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Leon  E.  Briggs,  wife,  716  W.  7th  St.,  Joplin,  Mo. 

Burrows,  Cpl.  John  (deceased),  1698991,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— On  Oct.  3,  1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  this 
soldier  displayed  extraordinary  heroism,  great  devotion  to  duty  and  utter  disregard  of  his  personal 
safety,  in  going  to  the  top  of  the  hill  then  held  by  the  enemy,  and  assisting  in  reorganizing  a  unit 
that  had  been  almost  annihilated  by  the  enemy  fire.  As  Acting  Platoon  Commander  on  Oct.  15th 
at  the  railroad  crossing  west  of  St.  Juvin,  Cpl.  Burrows  took  his  platoon  to  a  position  along  the  rail- 
.road  track  which  was  covered  by  enemy  machine  guns,  and  though  his  unit  suffered  heavy  casualties, 
Cpl.  Burrows  brought  to  bear  heavy  flanking  fire  on  an  enemy  position,  which  caused  the  enemy  to 
withdraw.     He  was  himself  killed  in  the  action. 

Next  of  kin— Miss  Vera  Burrows,  sister,  602  East  136th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Cardona,  Pvt.  Matthew,  2338110,  Hdqrs  Co.,  305th — Inf. — This  soldier  has  served  as  my  personal  orderly 
Since  May  6,  1918.  During  the  defensive  operations  in  the  vicinity  of  Chateau-Thierry  (Marne) 
France,  the  1st  Bn.,  4th  Inf.,  under  my  command,  held  Hill  204  from  June  13  to  June  18,  1918. 
Owing  to  the  exposed  condition  of  this  position  and  the  fact  that  no  trenches  or  dugouts  had  been  con- 
structed, it  was  impossible  to  prepare  food  at  the  Bn.  Hdqrs.  for  myself  and  my  officers  and  Pvt.  Cardona 
volunteered  to  perform  this  work  in  the  nearby  town  of  Essomes-sur-Marne  and  carried  on  in  this 
town  during  the  entire  time  of  our  service  there.  This  town  and  the  reverse  slopes  of  Hill  204  were 
severely  shelled  several  times  each  day  and  night  by  the  enemy  with  heavy  high  explosive  and  gas 
shells  and  the  town  was  constantly  under  machine  gun  fire.  Although  under  constant  danger,  Pvt. 
Cardona  worked  on  cheerfully  and  without  complaint  or  interruption  and  by  his  labors  contributed 
greatly  to  the  comfort  and  security  of  myself  and  my  officers  and,  by  his  utter  fearlessness  set  a  fine 
example  to  his  fellow  soldiers.  Furthermore,  during  this  period,  this  soldier  acted  as  runner,  guide 
and  stretcher  bearer  in  difficult  and  dangerous  situations,  thereby  adding  to  his  credit  and  the  efficiency 
of  the  battalion.  Later,  during  my  service  as  Provost  Marshal,  First  Army  Corps,  A.E.F.,  from  July 
5  to  November  8,  1918,  Pvt.  Cardona  performed  many  acts  of  self-sacrifice  and  bravery.  At  and 
in  the  vicinity  of  Epeaux-Bezeau,  Mouchton  Chateau,  Fere-en-Tardenois,  Nesles  Woods,  Mareuil- 
en-Dole,  Sezarais,  Triacourt,  Rarecourt,  Clement-en-Argonne  and  Varennes,  this  soldier  was 
frequently  under  fire,  and  always  acted  in  a  fearless  and  soldierly  manner  and  to  the  honor  of  his 
uniform.  I  was  an  eye  witness  to  most  of  his  acts  as  set  forth  above.  No  other  persons  are  present 
or  available  at  this  time  who  are  cognizant  of  the  above  matters. 
Next  of  kin — ^Joseph  Cardona,  father,  Vigo,  Italy. 

Casey,  Sgt.  George  A.  (deceased),  1697879,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— On  Sept.  27,  1918,  near  Barricade  Pavilion, 
while  acting  as  platoon  sergeant  of  the  first  platoon,  Co.  G,  this  soldier  displayed  extraordinary  heroism 
and  great  devotion  to  duty  in  attempting  to  reorganize  his  unit  after  it  had  been  heavily  shelled  and 
more  than  thirty  men  killed  and  wounded.  Although  himself  mortally  wounded  by  the  first  burst 
of  fire,  Sgt.  Casey  quieted  the  men  of  his  platoon  and  directed  the  evacuation  of  his  men,  refusing  to 


294  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

have  his  own  wounds  dressed  until  the  men  of  his  platoon  were  evacuated,  and  himself  directed  the 
placing  of  outposts  so  that  the  position  might  be  retained,  giving  an  example  of  the  finest  courage, 
which  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  the  men  of  his  company. 
*  Next  of  kin — Miss  Alice  M.  Casey,  sister.  Cold  Spring-on-Hudson,  N.  Y. 

Chisholm,  Pvt.  Donald,  2787105,  Hdqrs.  Co. . .  305th  Inf. — On  November  8, 1918  at  Autrecourt,  close  to  the 
Meuse  River,  this  soldier,  responding  to  the  call  of  his  Regimental  Chaplain,  assisted  in  the  burial  of  a 
Lieutenant  and  six  soldiers  in  full  observation  of  the  enemy  and  under  heavy  shell  fire  continuing  such 
assistance  until  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage  and 
proper  respect  for  the  Country's  dead. 

Next  of  kin — Al  Chisholm,  father,  Box  124,  EUingson,  South  Dakota. 

Comeau,  Pvt.  Armand  (deceased),  1682471,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf. — 
Particularly  distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service. 
During  all  the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector, 
on  the  Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter 
how  tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication 
or  sought  information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — James  Comeau,  father,  St.  Anne,  Derestigouches,  Quebec,  Canada. 

Conboy,  Sgt.  Patrick,  1716592,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  or  about  Sept.  7,  1918, 
near  Longueval,  south  of  the  Aisne  River.  This  soldier  was  one  of  a  patrol  of  three  men  sent  out 
with  a  Chauchat  Automatic  Rifle  to  locate  and  silence  German  machine  guns  which  were  inflicting 
casualties  upon  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.,  in  the  front  line.  Fully  conscious  of  their  danger  Sgt.  Conboy 
and  his  companions  advanced  in  the  face  of  increased  enemy  fire,  which  was  evidently  the  result  of 
their  being  observed,  and  by  which  one  of  the  party  was  wounded,  across  an  open  field  toward  the 
German  positions.  They  advanced  about  a  hundred  yards  practically  without  cover  of  any  sort  for 
the  terrain  was  very  flat,  and  setting  up  their  automatic  very  near  the  enemy,  silenced  the  fire  and 
brought  back  information  concerning  the  enemy  outposts  which  enabled  us  to  lay  down  an  effective 
trench  mortar  barrage. 

Next  of  kin— Miss  Mary  Conboy,  sister,  12  East  116th  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Coorman,  PFC.  Harry  J.,  1698737,  Sanitary  Detachment,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action. 
On  the  evening  of  Aug.  13, 1918,  Pvt.  Coorman  answered  a  call  for  first  aid  on  a  very  steep  hill  on  the 
forward  limits  of  St.  Thibaut,  where  a  company  of  the  304th  M.  G.  Bn.  was  established.  Though 
the  enemy  fire  was  heavy  and  the  entire  town  constantly  lit  up  by  enemy  flares  which  showed  up 
everything  clearly,  Pvt.  Coorman  with  Pvt.  Liebman  ran  to  where  the  wounded  men  lay.  In  order 
to  save  time,  they  left  the  road  which  led  around  the  hill  for  a  distance  of  one  mile  and  climbed  up 
the  face  of  the  hill  bearing  toward  the  enemy,  the  steepness  of  which  required  holding  on  to  the  trees 
and  shrubs.  They  found  a  sergeant  and  a  private  severely  wounded,  carefully  brought  both  down 
the  steep  hill  on  improvised  litters  and  carried  them  in  safety  to  the  Aid  Post  in  St.  Thibaut.  Coorman 
climbed  the  hill  twice,  to  perform  this  duty.  On  the  night  of  Aug.  15,  1918,  during  the  relief  of  the 
2d  Bn.,  the  enemy  put  over  a  heavy  concentration  of  gas  and  high  explosive.  Pvt.  Coorman  and 
two  others  were  last  to  leave  the  town.  Proceeding  slowly  along  the  road,  they  searched  all  the  dug- 
outs and  funk  holes,  picking  up  wounded  and  gassed  men.  It  was  impossible  to  see  with  gas  masks 
on,  due  to  the  heavy  smoke.  With  just  the  mouth  piece  and  nose  clip  adjusted,  they  continued  their 
work,  gathering  together  twelve  wounded  and  gassed  men  who  otherwise  would  have  in  all  probability 
remained  there  until  the  next  day.  As  only  one  ambulance  was  available,  it  was  necessary  for  Coor- 
man to  lie  on  the  road  for  three  hours  until  all  the  wounded  could  be  evacuated.  It  took  four  trips 
to  and  from  Cherry-Chartreuve  to  accomplish  this. 

Though  exhausted  from  this  work  and  lack  of  sleep,  Coorman  and  the  other  two  proceeded  to 
the  station  of  the  3d  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  at  noon  Aug.  16,  1918,  and  assisted  in  evacuating  and  treating 
the  many  men  who  had  been  gassed  in  Ville  Savoye  the  night  before.  After  their  work  was  over, 
they  persisted  in  refusing  hospital  treatment  as  they  were  temporarily  the  only  Sanitary  Corps  men 
with  the  3d  Bn.     Their  extraordinary  heroism  was  a  great  encouragement  to  the  troops. 


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On  Oct.  3,  1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  the  Aid  Post  was  established  about  50  yards  behind  the 
front  lines  where  enemy  projectiles  were  bursting  all  about.  Here  Pvt.  Coorman  with  two  others 
worked  untiringly  in  the  open,  and  gave  the  surgeons  valuable  assistance,  their  coolness  and  devotion 
to  duty  saving  several  lives,  at  the  risk  of  their  own.  About  IfiO  men  were  evacuated  in  a  few  hours, 
being  greatly  due  to  Coorman's  efforts. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Jennie  Coorman,  mother,  461  Ralph  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Cusack,  Pvt.  Timothy,  1716593,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  or  about  Sept.  7,  1918, 
near  Longueval,  south  of  the  Aisne  River.  This  soldier  was  one  of  a  patrol  of  three  men  sent  out 
with  a  Chauchat  Automatic  Rifle  to  locate  and  silence  German  machine  guns  which  were  inflicting 
casualties  upon  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.,  in  the  front  line.  Fully  conscious  of  their  danger  Pvt.  Cusack  and 
his  companions  advanced  in  the  face  of  increased  enemy  fire,  which  was  evidently  the  result  of  their 
being  observed  and  by  which  one  of  the  party  was  wounded,  across  an  open  field  toward  the  German 
positions.  They  advanced  about  a  hundred  yards  parctically  without  cover  of  any  sort  for  the  terrain 
was  very  flat,  and  setting  up  their  automatic  very  near  the  enemy,  silenced  the  fire  and  brought  back 
information  concerning  the  enemy  outposts  which  enabled  us  to  lay  down  an  effective  trench  mortar 
barrage. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Mary  Cusack,  mother,  169  East  115th  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Dodge,  Major,  W.  Earl,  305th  Inf. — Displayed  exceptional  gallantry  and  leadership  on  Oct.  14th,  near  St. 
Juvin.  Maj.  Dodge,  then  Capt.,  commanding  leading  company  of  his  battalion,  crossed  the  Aire  River 
tmder  shell  fire  in  daylight,  moved  rapidly  over  a  broad  exposed  terrain,  flanked  and  entered  St.  Juvin, 
taking  many  prisoners  and  large  stores,  moved  north  of  the  town  and  reached  his  objective.  The 
next  morning  he  repelled  a  counter-attack,  took  prisoners  and  sent  to  flight  the  attacking  forces. 
Next  of  kin — Cleveland  H.  Dodge,  uncle,  99  John  St.,  New  York  City. 

Dubrow,  PFC.  Nathan,  2144589,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.— During  the  attack  on  Bois  de  la  Naza  Oct.  5,  1918, 
PFC.  Dubrow  performed  the  duties  of  runner  between  the  battalion  and  his  company  which  was 
subjected  to  continuous  machine  gun  fire  at  exceedingly  close  range.  Despite  the  fact  that  any  sort 
of  movement  drew  a  deadly  machine  gun  fire  from  the  enemy  he  performed,  without  rest  and  with- 
out hesitation,  his  duties  throughout  this  period  in  an  exceedingly  heroic  manner,  repeatedly  volun- 
teering to  carry  messages.  He  was  of  inestimable  value  to  his  company  commander  during  this 
attack. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  O.  R.  Cherny,  40  Temple  St.,  Willimantic,  Conn. 

Dwyer,  1st  Lieut.  R.  M.,  305th  Inf. — In  leading  his  company  in  an  attack  against  strong  enemy  machine 
gun  positions  on  the  Aisne,  displayed  great  personal  bravery  and  set  a  splendid  example  to  his  men. 
In  doing  so,  he  was  killed. 

Next  of  kin — Michael  J.  Dwyer,  brother,  9  South  St.,  Medford,  Mass. 

Eustace,  PFC.  Richard,  16^7310,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  P.  F.  Kelleher,  sister,  213  English  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Foley,  Pvt.  Walter  A.,  1696527,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly  dis- 
tinguished himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all  the 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired  he 
was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought  infor- 
mation.   His  example  was  a  source  of  inspriation  to  both  officers  and  men. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Edward  Foley,  mother,  152  Hewes  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


296  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Garner,  Capt.  Robert  L.,  operation  officer,  305th  Inf. — For  exceptional  bravery,  devotion  to  his  Regiment, 
and  high  sense  of  duty,  during  the  Argonne  attack,  and  especially  on  the  14  and  15  of  October, 
1918,  during  which  time  he  accomplished  continuously  dangerous  reconnaissance  with  extraordinary 
heroism  and  disdain  of  danger.  On  the  14  of  October,  he  was  sent  to  act  as  observer  for  the  St.  Juvin 
attack,  and  remained  on  the  hill  between  Marcq  and  St.  Juvin  in  the  only  observation  post  affording 
good  observation,  but  which  for  this  reason  was  shelled  without  interruption  during  the  three  hours 
the  observation  lasted.  On  the  morning  of  the  15,  he  was  sent  to  get  information  about  the  front 
line  which  was  at  that  time  counter-attacked  and  heavily  shelled.  He  spent  four  hours  under  this 
violent  fire,  gathering  information  from  one  end  of  the  line  to  the  other. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  L.  H.  Garner,  mother,  care  of  Mrs.  H.  C.  Ommerle,  33  Berwyn  St.,  East  Orange,  NJ. 

Giordano,  Pvt.  Fortunato,  1682927,  Sanitary  Detachment,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in 
action.  During  the  entire  day  of  Aug.  13,  1918,  and  until  midnight,  the  enemy  shelled  the 
town  of  St.  Thibaut,  on  the  Vesle,  where  the  2d  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  held  the  line.  Toward  noon,  in 
answer  to  a  call  for  first  aid,  Pvt.  Giordano  voluntarily  left  the  aid  post  to  render  assistance  to  two 
men  who  had  been  hit  by  shrapnel.  Though  the  road  was  being  swept  by  shell  fire  and  machine  gim 
fire,  Pvt.  Giordano  did  his  utmost  to  save  the  men  who  died  shortly  after  he  had  reached  them.  De- 
spite the  intense  shell  fire,  and  the  extreme  danger  of  his  position,  his  sense  of  duty  was  so  strong 
that  he  did  not  seek  cover  until  he  had  plainly  tagged  the  men,  which  necessitated  making  a  search 
of  their  clothing  inasmuch  as  the  identification  tags  were  missing. 

During  the  relief  of  the  battalion  on  the  night  of  Aug.  15,  1918,  the  enemy  put  over  a  heavy 
concentration  of  gas  and  high  explosive.  Pvt.  Giordano  and  two  others  were  last  to  leave  the  town. 
Proceeding  slowly  along  the  road,  they  searched  all  the  dugouts  and  funk  holes,  picking  up  wounded 
and  gassed  men.  It  was  impossible  to  see  with  gas  masks  on,  due  to  the  heavy  smoke.  With  just 
the  mouthpiece  and  nose  clip  adjusted,  they  continued  their  work,  gathering  together  twelve  wounded 
and  gassed  men  who  otherwise  would  have,  in  all  probability,  remained  there  until  the  next  day. 
As  only  one  ambulance  was  available,  it  was  necessary  to  remain  on  the  road  for  three  hours  until 
all  the  wounded  could  be  evacuated.  It  took  four  trips  to  and  from  Cherry-Chartreuve  to  accom- 
plish this. 

Though  exhausted  from  this  work  and  lack  of  sleep,  Giordano  and  the  other  two  men  of  the 
detachment  proceeded  to  the  station  of  the  3d  Bn.,  305th  Inf.,  at  noon,  Aug.  16,  1918,  and  assisted  in 
evacuating  and  treating  the  many  men  who  had  been  gassed  in  Ville  Savoye  the  night  before.  After 
their  work  was  over,  they  persisted  in  refusing  hospital  treatment  as  they  were  temporarily  the  only 
Sanitary  Detachment  men  with  the  3d  Bn.  Their  extraordinary  heroism  was  a  great  encouragement  to 
the  troops. 

Next  of  kin — Michael  Giordano,  brother,  105  South  St.,  Willimantic,  Conn. 

Gilliam,  1st  Lieut.  William  S.,  305th  Inf. — On  Nov,  1st,  in  front  of  St.  Juvin,  this  officer  was  in  command 
of  a  combat  liaison  patrol  between  the  77th  Division  and  the  Division  on  its  right.  While  in  per- 
formance of  its  duty  this  patrol  came  under  exceptionally  heavy  enemy  shell  and  machine  gun  fire. 
This  officer  did,  without  regard  for  personal  safety,  afford  a  splendid  example  of  courage  and  devotion 
to  duty  to  his  men  and  preserved  the  integrity  of  his  patrol  which  continued  to  act  in  that  capacity 
throughout  the  advance. 

Next  of  kin — Leander  S.  Gilliam,  father,  431A  Park  Ave.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Gorman,  PFC.  Grover,  1699388,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— On  or  about  Sept.  28,  1918,  near  the  crossroads 
south  of  Abri  du  Crochet,  Argonne  Forest,  as  a  member  of  a  crew  advancing  with  a  37  m/m.  gun 
while  approaching  a  bend  in  the  road  was  suddenly  enfiladed  by  a  German  machine  gun.  Without 
hesitation  and  in  the  face  of  intense  fire  these  soldiers  and  the  others  of  their  crew  assisted  the  gunner 
in  setting  up  the  piece  without  taking  cover,  driving  out  the  enemy  by  their  successful  manipulation 
of  the  gun  and  rendering  valuable  assistance  to  the  troops  they  were  supporting. 
Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Hannah  Gorman,  mother,  404H  Henry  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


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Grande,  Wgnr.  Francisco,  1696712,  Sup.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  a  crossroads  south 
of  Cornay,  in  the  Argonne  Forest,  on  the  morning  of  Oct,  15,  1918,  when  driving  four  animals 
of  a  Supply  Company  wagon  train.  A  bombardment  of  enemy  artillery  was  concentrated  on  the 
wagon  train.  Wgnr.  Grande  leaped  from  the  General  Service  wagon  attached  to  the  animals  and  stood 
holding  the  leading  team.  During  the  bombardment,  one  man  was  killed,  one  seriously  wounded, 
six  animals  killed  and  three  wounded,  all  within  sight  of  Wgnr.  Grande.  His  own  wagon  was  struck 
and  shattered,  but  he  remained  with  his  team;  one  of  the  animals  he  held  was  struck  and,  pulling  the 
other  dead  animal  with  him,  dragged  Grande  for  a  distance  of  fifty  feet  toward  an  eighty-foot  em- 
bankment. Grande  did  not  relinquish  his  grasp  on  the  lines,  the  wounded  horse  broke  completely 
away,  but  Grande  remained  on  the  road  until  he  had  secured  the  three  animals,  and  not  until  then 
did  he  seek  cover.  In  so  doing  he  displayed  an  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  safety,  and  showed 
a  devotion  to  duty  of  the  highest  calibre,  exercised  with  coolness  and  initiative  at  a  time  when  the 
shortage  of  animals  in  the  company  was  extremely  serious. 

Next  of  kin — Filomena  Grande,  wife,  Zungoli,  Provincia,  AvelUno,  Italy. 

Greenberg,  Pvt.  Michael,  1699099,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.— As  a  company  runner  near  Villers  devant  Mouzon 
on  Nov.  7,  1918,  this  soldier  was  tireless  in  the  performance  of  the  arduous  duties  which  devolved  upon 
him.  As  a  member  of  the  patrol  which  was  first  across  the  Meuse  at  that  point  under  heavy  artillery 
and  machine  gun  fire  he  displayed  extraordinary  heroism  in  volunteering  to  carry  messages  back  and 
forth  between  the  point  of  farthest  advance  on  the  east  bank  to  his  company  headquarters  on  the 
west  bank.  Realizing  fully  the  dangers  to  be  incurred  in  crossing  a  foot-bridge  at  a  time  when  it 
was  enfiladed  by  enemy  fire,  he  several  times  performed  this  duty,  in  the  performance  of  which  he 
was  seriously  wounded. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Rachael  Greenberg,  mother,  120  South  4th  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Griffith,  Pvt.  Roy  J.,  1712663,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin— F.  A,  Griffith,  brother,  East  Concord,  N.  Y. 

Griffon,  Sgt.  Reggie,  1696976,  Co.  A,  305th  Inf. — During  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  on 
Sept.  7,  when  his  platoon  was  exposed  to  heavy  machine  gun  and  shell  fire  which  caused  his  company 
heavy  losses,  this  sergeant,  through  his  own  efforts,  kept  his  men  well  under  control  and  through 
his  coolness  and  good  judgment  was  successful  in  bringing  his  platoon  from  their  forward  position 
without  a  casualty. 

Next  of  kin — Emil  V.  Griffin,  brother,  436  Prospect  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Hannon,  Pvt.  Neal,  1696542,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf. — Particularly  dis- 
tinguished himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all  the 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired  he 
was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought  informa- 
tion.    His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Katherine  Hannon,  mother,  305  St.  Nicholas  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Hecht,  PFC.  Harry  S.,  1698294,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza, 
Argonne  Forest,  when  the  battalion  was  held  up  by  heavy  machine  gun  fire  from  Oct.  1  to  5,  1918. 
PFC.  Hecht  continuously  delivered  messages  to  3d  Bn.  Hdqtrs.  and  also  maintained  liaison 
with  Cos.  M  and  L,  305th  Inf.,  who  were  on  our  right  at  the  time,  being  at  all  times  subjected  to 
machine  gun  and  shell  fire. 

Next  of  kin— Tilly  Hecht,  72  East  4th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 


298  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Hever,  1st  Lieut.  William  J.,  305th  Inf. — When  commanding  Co.  F,  305th  Inf.,  Lieut.  Hever  exhibited 
great  personal  courage  and  good  leadership  from  the  26th  of  Sept.  until  he  met  his  death,  leading 
his  company  in  an  attack  on  a  strong  German  position  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza  on  Oct.  3,  1918.  When 
the  attack  was  ordered,  Lieut.  Hever  advanced  with  the  first  wave  of  his  men,  setting  a  splendid 
example  of  courage  and  daring  in  a  situation  in  which  utter  disregard  of  personal  safety  was  necessary 
for  successful  leadership. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  William  J.  Hever,  292  Maryland  Ave.,  Rosebank,  Staten  Island. 

Hirschberger,  Pvt.  Louis,  1697639,  E.  Company,  305th  Inf— On  Nov.  1,  1918,  during  the  early  hours  of  the 
attack  begun  at  dawn,  liaison  was  extremely  difficult  to  establish  with  units  on  the  right  of  the  company. 
Realizing  fully  the  dangers  of  the  undertaking,  he  volunteered  to  carry  a  message  under  heavy  machine 
gun  fire  and  succeeded  in  doing  so,  thereby  greatly  facilitating  the  advance,  although  a  machine  gun 
gun  bullet  had  pierced  his  helmet. 

Next  of  kin — Mr.  Sam.  Hirschberger,  father,  100  Columbia  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 

Howard,  Wgnr.  Thomas  J.,  1696776,  Sup.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  Vauxcer6  on 
Sept.  7,  1918,  during  a  bombardment  of  heavy  artillery  fire  concentrated  upon  the  main  street  in 
the  village.  During  the  shelling,  the  entire  regimental  ration  train  was  loaded  and  ready  to  proceed. 
The  frightened  animals  were  in  wildest  confusion,  attempting  to  plimge  down  a  steep  embankment 
at  the  side  of  the  road  which  would  have  meant  their  certain  death.  Wgnr.  Howard,  with  four  other 
men,  voluntarily  left  the  shelter  of  the  caves  where  all  men  had  been  ordered  for  safety,  and  succeeded 
through  his  own  initiative,  good  judgment  and  daring  in  unhitching  many  of  the  animals  and  conducting 
them  to  a  place  of  safety.  Four  animals  were  killed  in  his  presence  by  the  concussion  of  one  of  the 
high  explosive  shells  and  flying  shrapnel,  but  Wgnr.  Howard,  beyond  the  line  of  duty  and  with  an 
utter  disregard  for  his  own  personal  safety,  remained  ia  the  open  under  the  shelling  until  the  twenty- 
eight  remaining  animals  were  conducted  to  a  place  of  safety,  a  deed  which  required  the  utmost  coolness 
and  courage.  By  so  doing,  he  not  only  saved  the  lives  of  many  animals,  but  preserved  the  daily 
issue  of  rations  so  that  they  were  delivered  to  the  front  line  troops  on  schedule  time.  On  another 
occasion  at  Vauxcer6  the  ration  transport,  lined  up  on  the  road  in  front  of  Regimental  Headquarters, 
was  heavily  shelled  about  dusk.  At  least  one  animal  was  mortally  wounded  and  several  injured  by 
the  bursting  shells.  During  the  bombardment,  Wgnr.  Howard  ran  out  to  the  teams,  imhitched  a 
number  of  the  animals  and  led  them  to  a  point  of  safety. 

Next  of  kin— Irene  Halligan,  sister,  325  East  37th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Hurley,  Pvt.  John,  3139552,  Co.  M,  305th  Inf. — ^While  acting  as  a  company  runner  in  the  Argonne,  Sept. 
26  to  Oct.  5,  1918,  under  the  most  trying  conditions — dense  woods,  darkness,  shell  and  machine  gun 
fire,  he  performed  his  duties  with  celerity  and  courage  and  never  failed  successfully  to  perform  his 
mission. 

Next  of  kin— John  J.  Hurley,  father,  1111  Farrell  St.,  Butte,  Mont. 

Kearney,  Cpl.  John,  1698203,  Co.  "I",  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  during  the  day  and  night 
of  October  4, 1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  at  which  time  his  company  participated  in  a  series  of  attacks 
upon  a  line  of  German  machine  gun  nests  treacherously  concealed  in  the  brush.  Cpl.  Kearney  continu- 
ally displayed  great  courage  and  exceptional  qualities  of  leadership,  repeatedly  and  without  regard 
for  his  personal  safety  exposing  himself  to  a  terrific  machine  gun  fire  at  close  range  in  order  to  render 
first  aid  to  wounded  men  of  his  platoon,  and  to  evacuate  them  properly.  Through  his  own  example,  his 
bravery  and  personality,  he  succeeded  in  maintaining  the  morale  of  his  platoon  under  most  difficult 
conditions,  and  kept  his  lines  intact. 

Next  of  kin— James  McCamey,  uncle,  216  East  47th  Street,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

Kenderdine,  Capt.  John  D.  (then  1st  Lieut.),  305th  Inf.— In  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  on 
Sept.  5th,  being  in  charge  of  a  battalion  hdqtrs.  group  which  was  being  severely  shelled,  this  officer 
did  fearlessly  expose  himself  and  by  his  splendid  example  of  coolness  and  devotion  to  duty  instill 
courage  and  confidence  in  the  organization  and  insure  its  ability  to  perform  its  normal  functions. 
Later  on  the  same  night,  when  enemy  shells  caused  severe  casualties  among  the  group,  this  officer, 


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without  regard  to  his  personal  safety,  did  personally  supervise  the  withdrawal  of  the  wounded  men  to 
places  of  safety.  In  the  Baccarat,  Vesle,  Argonne  and  Argonne-Meuse  Sectors,  this  officer,  first  as 
Battalion  Adjutant  and  later  as  Regimental  Adjutant,  rendered  exceptional  service  to  his  regiment 
and  by  his  unswerving  loyalty,  devotion  to  duty  and  personal  courage  set  an  invaluable  example 
to  the  regimental  personnel. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Mary  F.  Kenderdine,  mother,  5151  Wayne  Ave.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

King,  Cpl.  Patrick,  1698348,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  on  Sept  7,  1918,  when  sent  on  a 
patrol  whose  mission  was  to  engage  and  locate  German  machine  guns  that  were  causing  considerable 
damage  to  Co.  D,  305th  Inf.  The  patrol  crossed  an  open  field  in  full  view  of  the  enemy  and  were 
immediately  fired  on.  Cpl.  King  was  acting  as  a  Chauchat  Gunner,  located  himself  and  returned  the 
fire  although  protection  afforded  by  the  terrain  was  scant.  From  that  time  until  the  patrol  was  called 
in  he  performed  his  duties  thoroughly  and  cooly  and  with  no  thought  of  his  own  safety,  though  under 
a  most  destructive  machine  gun  fire. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Mary  Walsh,  sister,  301  West  147th  Street,  N.  Y.  C. 

Koch,  Sgt.  Edward  C,  1697985,  H  Company,  305th  Inf. — ^On  the  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Ainse,  Argonne  and  Meuse 
fronts,  this  non-commissioned  officer  performed  satisfactorily  such  duties  as  would  have  been  expected 
of  a  commissioned  officer,  commanding  a  platoon  with  considerable  skill.  In  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  he 
pushed  his  troops  to  within  thirty  yards  of  a  wall  of  German  machine  guns,  and  there  established  his 
line,  patrolling  constantly  throughout  the  several  days  that  followed,  gaining  little  by  little  against 
almost  inconceivable  difficulties,  during  all  that  time  sustaining  the  morale  of  his  men  despite  the  fact 
that  not  an  hour  failed  to  claim  its  casualties. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  William  Koch,  mother,  89  Seaside  Building,  South  Beach,  N.  Y. 

Koebbel,  Cpl.  Arthur,  1696554,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— On  or  about  Sept.  28,  1918,  near  the  crossroads 
south  of  Abri  du  Crochet,  Argonne  Forest,  as  a  member  of  a  crew  advancing  with  a  37  m/m.  gun 
while  approaching  a  bend  in  the  road  was  suddenly  enfiladed  by  a  German  machine  gun.  Without 
hesitation  and  in  the  face  of  intense  fire  this  soldier  and  the  others  of  his  crew  assisted  the  gunner  in 
setting  up  the  piece  without  taking  cover,  driving  out  the  enemy,  by  their  successful  manipulation 
of  the  gun,  and  rendering  valuable  assistance  to  the  troops  they  were  supporting. 
Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Mary  Koebbel,  mother,  91  Penn  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Kopp,  PFC.  William  E.,  1698350,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza 
Argonne  Forest,  when  the  battalion  was  held  up  by  heavy  machine  gun  fire  from  Oct.  1  to  5,  1918. 
PFC.  William  Kopp  continuously  deUvered  messages  to  3d  Bn.  Hdqtrs.  and  also  maintained  liaison 
with  Cos.  M.  and  L,  305th  Inf.,  who  were  on  our  right  at  the  time,  being  at  all  times  subjected  to 
machine  gun  and  shell  fire. 

Next  of  kin— John  Kopp,  213  Ten  Eyck  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Koser,  2d  Lieut.  Alvin  F.,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — On  or  about  Oct.  10,  1918,  while  this  company  was  in  the 
Argonne  Forest,  this  officer  was  severely  gassed  with  fourteen  men  of  his  platoon,  who  were  evacuated. 
He  accepted  only  what  medical  assistance  the  first  aid  man  could  offer,  and  refused  to  leave  his  unit, 
continuing  to  perform  all  his  regular  line  duties  as  platoon  leader,  crossing  the  River  Aire  with  his 
company  and  taking  a  position  in  the  line  on  the  heights  east  of  St.  Juvin.  Not  until  the  regiment 
was  relieved,  on  Oct.  16th,  did  he  permit  himself  to  be  evacuated  for  the  medical  attention  he  so  much 
needed. 

Next  of  kin — John  Koser,  father,  318  Dodge  St.,  Jefferson,  Wis. 

Krakower,  Cpl.  Abraham,  1697643,  Co.  E,  305th  Inf. — This  soldier,  then  a  private,  displayed  extraodrinary 
heroism  while  a  battalion  runner  to  Co.  E,  during  the  attack  on  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest, 
Oct.  3,  1918.  On  several  occasions,  after  bringing  important  messages  to  the  company,  he  volunteered 
to  carry  the  resulting  messages  on  up  to  the  attacking  platoons,  for  the  reason  that  most  of  the  com- 
pany messengers  had  become  casualties. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Henrietta  Krakower,  mother,  293  Henry  St.,  New  York  City. 


300  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Lander,  PFC.  Walter  M.,  1697364,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  in.spiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Howard  W.  Lander,  brother,  Elmsford,  N,  Y. 

Lane,  Pvt.  Roger,  1681338,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf. — Particularly  dis- 
tinguished himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all  the 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired 
he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Carrie  B.  Lane,  mother,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Langhammer,  PFC.  Joseph  H.,  1697155,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf. — Par- 
ticularly distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During 
all  the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on 
the  Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Joseph  Langhammer,  father.  West  Wilmington,  Conn. 

Liberator,  PFC,  Carmen,  1679957,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— Did  on  Oct.  3d,  in  the  Bois  de  Naza,  display  great 
courage  and  devotion  to  duty,  in  volunteering  for  outpost  duty  after  the  line  of  outposts  had  been 
completely  wiped  out  by  enemy  machine  gun  fire.  Although  completely  exhausted  and  himself  ill 
at  the  time,  this  soldier  willingly  remained  within  thirty-five  yards  of  a  German  position  for  two  days 
and  drove  off  by  his  fire  an  enemy  patrol  that  sought  to  penetrate  our  position.  This  soldier  at  all 
times  showed  the  same  aggresive  spirit,  and  gave  an  example  of  the  finest  sort  to  his  platoon  and 
Company. 

Next  of  kin — Antonio  Liberator,  father,  St.  Guivanni,  Kiatino,  Dechiedi,  Italy. 

Lieb,  PFC.  Max,  1697077,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly  dis- 
tinguished himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all  the 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired  he 
was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought  informa- 
tion. His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Morris  Lieb,  59  Varet  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Lunin,  PFC.  Benjamin,  1697027,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all  the 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired 
he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin— Samuel  Lunin,  father,  124  West  69th  St.,  New  York  City. 

McCabe,  PFC,  Thomas,  2444071,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— Did  at  St.  Thibaut  perform  a  service  of  great  value 
to  his  Company,  on  Aug.  29,  by  volunteering  for  patrol  duty  to  the  Vesle  River  to  locate  possible  bridge 
sites  after  patrol  had  been  repeatedly  driven  in  by  heavy  machine  gun  fire.  In  doing  so  he  showed 
utter  disregard  for  his  own  personal  safety,  and  gave  a  fine  example  of  courage  and  devotion  to  duty 
for  his  Company. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Felix  McCabe,  mother,  Edgeworthtown,  County  Longford,  Ireland. 


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McHargue,  1st  Lieut.  W.  R.  (then  2d  Lieut.),  Regimental  Scout  Officer,  305th  Inf. — Did,  in  the  Argonne, 
continually  visit  the  front  lines,  gaining  much  valuable  information  for  his  superiors,  and  by  his  energy 
and  cheerfulness,  inspiring  officers  and  men.  Also,  on  or  about  Oct.  3d,  this  officer  personally  operated 
a  telephone  switchboard  under  heavy  shell  fire  and  gassing,  after  the  P.  C.  had  been  abandoned, 
thereby  keeping  open  important  lines  of  communication. 

Next  of  kin—  244  West  17th  St.,  New  York  City. 

McKay,  Capt.  Paul  V.  (then  1st  Lieut.),  305th  Inf. — Displayed  unusual  energy  and  ability  as  Battalion 

Adjutant  in  handling  the  administration  and  supply  of  his  battalion,  during  final  phase  of  the  Argonne- 

Meuse  offensive.    Prior  to  that  time  as  a  platoon  commander  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza  his  continued 

presence  in  the  forefront  of  his  unit  was  a  source  of  constant  encouragement  to  the  men  of  his  company. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Paul  McKay,  mother,  Waterford,  Pa. 

Nagengast,  Cpl.  Philip,  1698515,  L.  Company,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  near  Autre- 
court  on  the  Meuse  River,  on  the  night  of  Nov.  10,  1918.  An  officer,  this  soldier  and  four  other  men 
crossed  the  river  and  penetrated  the  strongly  held  lines  of  the  enemy.  The  patrol  was  halted  by  a 
strong  enemy  patrol,  but  due  to  the  coolness  and  courage  of  this  soldier  in  answering  their  challenge,' 
they  succeeded  in  deceiving  the  enemy,  thus  enabling  the  patfol  to  return  safely,  bringing  back  definite 
information  relative  to  the  enemy's  occupation  of  this  territory. 

Next  of  kin — George  Stenglein,  step-brother,  304  West  10th  Street,  N.  Y.  City, 

Nelson,  Sgt.  Robert  C,  1697978,  H  Company,  305th  Inf.— On  or  about  October  4,  1918,  when  his  company 
was  in  a  very  trying  position  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  this  soldier  displayed  great  initiative  and  energy 
in  patrolling  to  the  front  of  his  platoon.  Alone,  he  pushed  forward  through  the  brush  to  a  point  that 
was  practically  within  the  German  lines  where  he  saw  a  group  of  the  enemy  in  a  sheltered  position  near 
the  mouth  of  a  dugout.  Regardless  of  danger,  he  advanced  still  farther  and  with  an  automatic  rifle 
inflicted  casualties  upon  the  enemy  and  dispersed  them. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Alice  M.  Nelson,  mother,  9  Bellevue  St.,  Medford  Hillside,  Mass. 

Nemec,  Pvt.  Joseph,  1696476,  Hdqtrs  Company,  305th  Inf.— On  October  4, 1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza, 
Argonne  Forest,  distinguish  himself  by  an  act  of  extraordinary  heroism,  when  an  ammunition  diunp 
near  which  he  was  stationed  was  struck  and  ignited  by  heavy  enemy  shell  fire.  Braving  not  only  the 
danger  of  shell  fire  but  also  that  of  an  almost  certain  explosion  of  the  dump,  he  extinguished  the  flames, 
by  his  courageous  act  doubtless  saving  the  lives  of  others  who  were  in  imminent  danger. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Mary  Nemec,  mother,  1239  Intervale  Avenue,  Bronx,  New  York  City. 

Marshall,  Cpl.  Ely  C,  1697138,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all  the 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired 
he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.     His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Agnes  F.  Marshall,  mother,  966  East  34th  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Meadow,  Cpl,  Paul,  1698852,  Co.  M,  305th  Inf.— When  the  3d  Bn.  was  in  the  front  line  on  the  Canal 
south  of  the  Aisne  near  Villers  en  Prayeres,  Cpl.  Meadow,  acting  as  company  runner,  performed  his 
duties  with  a  total  disregard  for  his  personal  safety,  carrying  messages  day  and  night  over  roads  and 
forest  paths  swept  by  shell  and  machine  gun  fire. 

Next  of  kin — Paul  Meadow,  cousin,  110  Delancey  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

Metcalf,  Lt.-Col.  Walter  W.,  305th  Inf.— Commanded  the  1st  Bn.  until  Oct.  25,  1918,  with  brilliancy  and 
untiring  energy  and  with  utter  disregard  of  his  personal  safety.  In  advancing  to  the  Aisne  to  establish 
a  Battalion  P.  C,  he  preceded  his  battalion  on  personal  reconnaissance  and,  having  found  a 
location  for  his  headquarters,  refused  to  use  its  protection  until  the  entire  personnel  of  his  head- 
quarters had  been  safely  disposed.  All  this  was  accomplished  under  heaviest  shell  fire. 
Next  of  kin— Mrs.  W.  W.  Metcalf,  wife,  331  West  83d  St.,  New  York  City. 


302  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Miller,  1st  Lieut.  Charles  D.,  305lh  Inf. — ^When  badly  gassed,  near  the  Vesle  River,  refused  to  be  evacu- 
ated until  he  had  returned  to  his  commanding  officer  with  important  information. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Charles  D.  Miller,  wife,  4  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Moan,  Sgt.  James  P.,  1698284,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — During  the  attack  on  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne 
Forest,  this  soldier  accompanied  his  platoon  in  its  advance  to  a  position,  reinforcing  other  units  of 
his  battalion,  and  though  the  platoon  was  subjected  to  a  constant  searching  machine  gun  fire  of  the 
enemy,  which  plowed  through  the  brush  inflicting  many  casualties.  Because  there  was  no  first  aid 
man  with  his  unit,  this  soldier  volunteered  to  move  from  place  to  place  about  the  position  occupied 
by  his  comrades,  administering  aid  to  the  wounded.  His  work  in  this  regard  was  exceedingly  eflScient 
and  his  cheerfulness  did  much  to  encourage  his  comrades  to  a  better  performance  of  their  duties. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Mary  O'Halloran,  mother,  458  Pulaski  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Moore,  Sgt.  Joseph  F.,  1721613,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf. — Particularly 
disintinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how- 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  commimication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Lilhan  Moore,  wife.  Kings  Park,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Morey,  Lt.-Col.  Lewis  S.,  G.  S.,  then  commanding  the  305th  Inf. — Did,  on  Nov.  7th,  personally  supervise 
the  troops  who  were  covering  the  building  of  a  bridge  over  the  Meuse  River  at  Villers-devant-Mouzon, 
under  enemy  machine  gun,  rifle  and  artillery  fire.  His  aggressiveness  and  disregard  of  personal  safety 
were  in  a  large  part  responsible  for  the  keeping  down  of  the  enemy  fire  as  well  as  the  rapid  construe^ 
tion  of  the  bridge. 

Newborg,  1st  Lieut.  Leonard  D,  Adjutant,  3rd  Bn.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  the  Bois  de 
la  Naza  in  the  Argonne  Forest  on  Oct.  3, 1918,  during  an  attack  on  a  strong  enemy  machine  gun  nest. 
This  officer  who  was  battalion  adjutant  went  up  to  an  observation  post  in  the  front  line  not  fifty  yards 
from  a  line  of  enemy  machine  guns  which  had  held  up  the  regiment's  advance  although  repeatedly 
attacked.  He  remained  at  this  post  while  a  pirate  gun  registered  on  the  enemy  line,  helping  direct  the 
shots  over  a  telephone  within  earshot  of  the  enemy  who  kept  a  continuous  machine  gun  fire  on  the 
observation  post.  The  next  day  at  the  same  spot  he  was  for  one  half  hour  exposed  while  a  barrage  was 
put  down  on  the  enemy  line  and  helped  direct  the  subsequent  attack  from  this  advanced  position 
under  withering  machine  gun  fire  regardless  of  his  own  danger  and  offering  a  fine  example  to  the  men 
who  were  coming  up  from  behind  to  follow  up  the  barrage. 

Next  of  kin — Joseph  Newborg,  father,  Belnord,  Broadway  and  86th  Street,  New  York  City,  N.  Y 

O'Mara,  Cpl .  Francis  A. ,  1696448,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— In  the  Forest  of  the  Argonne,  following  the  attack 
of  Sept.  26th,  personally  worked  on  all  lines  intrusted  to  his  care,  making  repairs  at  night,  often  under 
shell  and  machine  gun  fire.  He  was  always  cheerful  despite  hardships,  and  by  his  devotion  to  duty 
and  his  personal  example  kept  the  men  of  his  detachment  in  good  spirits  and  by  his  excellent  work 
maiintained  communication  between  his  battalion  and  the  Regimental  P.  C,  until  wounded  by  shell 
fire  on  the  night  of  Oct.  13th-14th. 

Next  of  kin— Elizabeth  O'Mara,  mother,  390  Hicks  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y, 

Palmer,  Cpl.  Henry  A.,  Jr.,  1697516,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  diflicult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.     His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  lx)th  oflScers  and  men. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Henry  A.  Palmer,  Jr.,  mother,  1019  Nelson  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


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Palmer,  Sgt.  Sidney  H.,  1698066,  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.— Did,  on  or  about  Oct.  5, 1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza 
Argonne  Forest,  immediately  after  an  unsuccessful  attack  upon  enemy  machine  gun  nests  volunteer 
to  crawl  forward  through  the  brush  under  intermittent  searching  machine  gun  fire  to  the  point  of  farthest 
previous  advance  in  order  to  rescue,  if  possible,  three  members  of  his  platoon  reported  missing  in 
the  action.  In  the  oncoming  darkness,  the  body  of  only  one  could  be  found.  Then,  although  in 
territory  considered  to  be  held  by  the  enemy,  he  and  two  comrades  ventured  to  call  aloud.  Answer 
came  from  one  of  the  missing,  who  was  seriously  wounded  and  helpless.  Despite  the  renewed  machine 
gun  fire  which  greeted  this  hazardous  effort,  he  and  his  associates  succeeded  in  reaching  the  wounded 
man,  and  carried  him  back  to  the  American  lines.  In  so  doing,  he  displayed  extraordinary  heroism 
and  admirable  concern  for  the  safety  of  the  men  in  his  platoon. 

Next  of  kin — Julian  V.  Palmer,  father,  3715  Beaufort  Ave.,  Richmond  Hill,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Poir^,  Henri,  formerly  Lieut.,  8th  Battalion,  Chasseurs  a  Pied,  French  Army,  attached  to  the  305th  Inf. — 
For  exceptionally  meritorious  service  to  the  Government  in  connection  with  operations  against  an 
armed  enemy  of  the  United  States.  Lieut.  Poir6  was  one  of  a  party  of  foreign  officers  who  arrived 
in  the  United  States  in  the  early  Fall  of  1917.  He  was  assigned  for  duty  to  the  2d  Plattsburg  Officers' 
Training  Camp.  At  the  completion  of  this  course,  he  was  sent  to  Camp  Upton  where  he  served  as 
ground  lecturer  and  instructor  at  the  Officers'  Training  School.  On  the  arrival  of  the  77th  Division 
in  France  he  was  attached  to  the  305th  Inf.,  where  he  served  until  the  regiment  returned  to  the  training 
areas  after  the  signing  of  the  Armistice.  He  was  then  attached  to  and  remained  with  the  66th  Inf. 
Brigade  until  his  demobilization. 

Lieut.  Poir6  has  rendered  unbounded  service  to  the  United  States  both  as  an  instructor  in  the 
camps  and  as  a  fighter  with  the  troops  in  action.  During  the  training  camp  and  cantonment  periods 
he  was  of  inestimable  value  to  the  officers  not  only  because  of  his  positive  knowledge  of  actual  war- 
fare, which  knowledge  was  not  confined  to  trench  warfare,  but  through  his  example  as  an  enthusiastic 
and  tireless  worker. 

In  action,  his  aid  was  invaluable  and  his  example  remarkable.  He  worked  always  twenty  hours 
of  the  twenty-four,  and  in  times  of  stress  his  personal  comfort  was  utterly  disregarded.  His  mind 
was  constantly  active  and  fertile  in  suggestion  and  helpful  advice.  His  courage  was  of  the  finest. 
Constantly,  and  of  his  own  volition  in  his  endeavor  to  get  first-hand  information,  he  visited  the  most 
advanced  elements  of  the  front  line.  In  front  of  the  Aisne  Canal  he  made  a  daylight  patrol  into 
No  Man's  Land  which  was  a  model  of  efficient,  energetic  and  expeditious  reconnaissance. 

Lieut.  Poire  brought  to  us  a  spirit  of  devotion  to  duty,  and  to  the  Country  a  fund  of  knowledge 
and  a  will  to  work  and  conquor  deserving  of  the  highest  award. 

Next  of  kin — Not  known.    8  Rue  de  la  Republique,  Amiens,  France. 

Purcell,  Capt.  Burgo,  305th  Inf. — During  the  absence  of  his  Battalion  Commander,  commanded  the 
battaUon  in  crossing  the  Vesle  as  a  front  line  unit.  This  officer  efficiently  directed  the  preliminary 
patrols  and  gathering  of  information,  and  at  the  time  of  the  advance  went  forward  with  the  leading 
elements.  By  his  example  of  personal  courage  he  inspired  his  troops  and  successfully  co-ordinated 
the  movement  of  the  various  elements.  This  officer  also  displayed  great  tactical  efficiency  in  the 
manner  in  which  he  led  his  company  into  Villers  en  Prayeres  which  was  then  under  heavy  bombard- 
ment. Again,  on  the  night  of  Sept.  26th  and  on  the  27th  of  Sept.  was  in  command  of  six  companies 
of  the  1st  and  2d  Bns.  and  organized  his  position  with  considerable  skill. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Gervaise  Purcell,  mother,  San  Gabriel,  Cal. 

Riddle,  Pvt.  Irwin,  3133564,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— On  November  8,  1918,  at  Autrecourt,  close  to  the 
Meuse  River,  this  soldier,  responding  to  the  call  of  his  Regimental  Chaplain,  assisted  in  the  burial  of  a 
lieutenant  and  six  soldiers  in  full  observation  of  the  enemy  and  under  heavy  shell  fire,  continuing  such 
assistance  until  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage  and 
proper  respect  for  the  Country's  dead. 

Next  of  kin — Emmet  D.  Riddle,  father,  R.  F,  D.,  No.  2,  Harrisburg,  Oregon. 


304  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Ralston,  Pvt.  Walter,  1677481,  Co.  D,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  near  the  village  of  Vauxcer6, 
France,  between  the  Vesle  and  the  Aisne  Rivers,  on  Sept.  1,  1918,  while  on  duty  as  a  brakeman  for 
the  ration  limber  of  his  company.  On  that  afternoon  the  ration  train,  while  under  enemy  observa- 
tion and  before  various  headquarters  had  been  estabhshed  by  the  advancing  troops,  had  caught  up 
with  the  moving  infantry  and  was  awaiting  orders.  Pvt.  Ralston,  beyond  the  call  of  duty,  volun- 
teered to  locate  the  Regimental  Commander,  which  he  succeeded  in  doing  after  three  unsuccessful 
trips  involving  a  journey  of  eight  kilometers  under  intermittent  artillery  fire.  He  returned  with 
valuable  information  to  the  effect  that  scouts  should  proceed  to  locate  various  battalion  headquarters. 
As  Ralston  had  procured  an  approximate  map  location  of  the  1st  Bn.  P.  C,  he  asked  permission  to 
mount  the  coproral's  horse  and  lead  that  battalion  train  forward  at  darkness,  while  the  sergeant  and 
corporal  were  scouting  for  the  rest  of  the  regiment.  His  request  was  granted  to  save  time  and  he 
set  forth  without  a  guide  and  along  badly  shelled  roads.  Inadvertently  he  took  a  wrong  road  that 
brought  him  back  to  his  starting  point  after  two  hours  riding,  but  realizing  his  error  he  was  still  deter- 
mined to  reach  his  destination,  and  he  again  set  out  and  delivered  the  complete  train  of  rations  to 
his  battalion,  not  reaching  the  picket  lines  until  dawn,  that  having  been  the  second  night  out  without 
sleep  or  rest.  His  scouting  in  the  afternoon  and  his  leadership  throughout  the  night,  all  beyond  the 
call  of  duty,  was  done  with  initiative,  daring  and  coolness  that  showed  the  highest  of  devotion  to 
duty  in  a  most  exemplary  manner. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  W.  D.  Ralston,  mother,  East  St.,  Schaghticoke,  N.  Y. 

Rein,  Wgnr.  James,  1696742,  Sup.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  Vauxcer6,  between  the 
Vesle  and  the  Aisne  Rivers,  on  Sept.  13,  1918,  during  a  heavy  bombardment  of  a  cross-roads  near 
the  front,  by  enemy  artillery.  On  the  night  of  Sept.  13,  1918,  Wgnr.  James  Rein  was  sent  to  Co.  F 
with  the  next  day's  rations,  and  was  ordered  to  pick  up  and  bring  back  any  surplus  ammimition  or 
reserve  rations  they  might  have.  He  left  Vauxcer^  at  8  p.m.  and  proceeded  alone  as  far  as  the  cross- 
roads about  two  kilometers  from  his  destination  where  he  was  shelled  by  enemy  high  explosives. 
Wgnr.  Rein  heroically  stayed  .by  his  team  after  his  riding  horse  had  been  shot  from  under  him  and 
the  other  animal  severely  wounded.  With  an  utter  disregard  for  his  own  personal  safety,  he  un- 
hitched the  team  and  pushed  the  limber  off  to  the  side  of  the  road  out  of  the  shell  fire.  After  doing 
all  in  his  power  for  the  one  horse,  he  found  that  it  was  impossible  to  go  ahead  with  only  one  animal. 
Paying  no  attention  to  the  enemy  shells  which  were  exploding  at  brief  intervals  on  this  part  of  the 
road,  he  walked  his  other  wounded  animal  back  to  Vauxcer^  and  reported  to  Regtl.  Sup.  Sgt.  Cumming, 
explaining  the  facts,  and  requesting  two  new  animals  so  that  he  could  go  back  and  deliver  the  rations. 
In  this  act  Wgnr.  Rein  not  only  saved  the  life  of  one  horse  by  bringing  the  animal  back  where  it  could 
be  treated,  but  preserved  the  rations  by  pushing  them  off  the  road  and  out  of  the  danger  zone.  On 
other  occasions  throughout  the  regimental  campaigns  on  the  Aisne  and  Argonne  fionts,  he  acted  as 
a  driver  in  the  ammunition  train,  displaying  at  all  times  extraordinary  courage  and  daring. 
Next  of  kin— Josephine  McPhee,  mother,  1223  Halsey  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Reiwald,  Pvt.  Edward,  1697521,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin— Conrad  Reiwald,  father,  314  East  163d  St.,  New  York  City. 

Rodgers,  1st  Lieut.  Edward  T.,  305th  Inf.— In  command  of  the  transport  of  M.  G.  Co.  throughout  opera- 
tions of  his  regiment,  showed  untiring  energy  and  great  skill  in  keeping  his  company  supplied  with 
hot  food,  taking  convoys  forward  frequently  under  heavy  shell  fire. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  E.  H.  Rodgers,  mother,  561  West  I41st  St.,  New  York  City. 

Ryan,  Cpl.  Alexander  E.,  1699270,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 


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Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.    His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  A.  E.  Ryan,  wife,  1094  Woodycrest  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Santi,  Cpl.  Anthony  B.,  1696744,  Sup.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  Vauxcer^  on  Sept. 
7,  1918,  during  a  bombardment  of  heavy  artillery  fire  concentrated  upon  the  main  street  in  the  village. 
During  the  shelling,  the  entire  regimental  ration  train  was  loaded  and  ready  to  proceed.  The  fright- 
ened animals  were  in  wildest  confusion,  attempting  to  plunge  into  a  deep  ravine  by  the  side  of  the 
road  which  would  have  meant  their  certain  death.  Cpl.  Santi,  with  four  other  men  voluntarily  left 
the  shelter  of  the  caves  where  they  had  been  ordered  for  safety,  and  succeeded  through  his  own 
initiative,  daring  and  good  judgment,  in  unhitching  many  of  the  animals  and  conducting  them  to  a 
place  of  safety.  Four  animals  were  killed  in  his  presence  by  the  concussion  of  one  of  the  high  explosive 
shells  and  flying  shrapnel,  but  Cpl.  Santi,  beyond  the  line  of  duty  and  with  utter  disregard  for  his 
own  personal  safety,  remained  in  the  open  under  the  shelling  until  the  twenty-eight  remaining  animals 
were  conducted  to  a  place  of  safety  either  by  him  or  under  his  supervision.  By  doing  this,  he  not 
only  saved  the  lives  of  many  animals,  but  preserved  the  daily  issue  of  rations  so  that  they  were  delivered 
to  front  line  troops  at  the  appointed  time.  On  another  occasion  the  ration  train  was  parked  all  night 
in  an  apple  orchard  on  a  hill  just  south  of  Cornay  on  the  Argonne  front.  Cpl.  Santi  was  in  charge 
of  the  transport  and  was  awaiting  orders  to  go  forward.  At  4  a.m.  on  the  morning  of  Oct.  15,  1918, 
the  enemy  started  shelling  the  crest  of  the  hill  and  one  of  the  high  explosives  burst  over  the  train, 
killing  four  horses  and  wounding  several  others.  Cpl.  Santi  was  helping  the  men  to  hold  and  quiet 
the  frightened  animals  and  trying  to  keep  his  train  in  order  when  a  second  shell  exploded  close  by, 
wounding  him  so  severely  that  he  died  a  few  days  later  from  his  injuries. 
Next  of  kin — Louise  Santi,  mother,  1367  61st  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Schick,  Cpl.  Fred.,  1697967,  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.— Did,  on  or  about  Oct.  4,  1919,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza, 
Argonne  Forest,  immediately  after  an  unsuccessful  attack  upon  a  line  of  enemy  machine  gun  nests, 
volunteer  to  crawl  forward  with  two  other  men,  through  the  brush  and  under  intermittent  machine 
gun  fire,  to  the  point  of  farthest  advance,  in  order  to  attempt  the  rescue  of  three  men  reported  missing 
in  the  action.  In  the  fast-growing  darkness,  the  body  of  only  one  could  be  found  by  quiet  search. 
Then,  although  in  enemy  territory,  he  and  his  comrades  ventured  to  call  aloud.  Answer  came  from 
one  of  the  missing,  who  was  seriously  wounded  and  helpless.  Despite  the  renewed  machine  gun 
fire  which  greeted  this  hazardous  effort,  he  and  his  comrades  succeeded  quickly  in  moving  to  the 
wounded  man  thus  found,  and  carried  him  back  to  the  American  lines.  In  so  doing,  he  displayed 
extraordinary  heroism  and  exceptional  concern  for  the  safety  of  his  men. 

Next  of  kin — Philip  Schick,  father,  48  Edgewater  St.,  Rosebank,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Shultz,  1st  Sgt.  Frederick,  1697974,  H.  Company,  305th  Inf. — This  soldier  deserves  high  commendation 
for  the  very  efficient  manner  in  which  he  guided  his  platoon  through  the  fighting  on  the  Vesle,  the 
Aisne  and  the  first  phase  of  the  Argonne,  performing  well  such  duties  as  would  have  been  expected  of  a 
commissioned  officer.  As  First  Sergeant,  he  displayed  extraordinary  disdain  of  danger  in  maneuvering 
the  men  of  his  company  during  the  attack  on  Champigneulle,  Nov.  1,  rendering  efficient  aid  to  his 
company  commander  while  under  heavy  fire  of  the  enemy. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  Jessie  Schultz,  wife,  192  Enfield  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Sebylano,  PFC,  Angelo,  1628091,  Hdqrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— On  November  8,  1918,  at  Autrecourt,  close  to 
the  Meuse  River,  this  soldier,  responding  to  the  call  of  his  Regimental  Chaplain,  assisted  in  the  burial 
of  a  lieutenant  and  six  soldiers  in  full  observation  of  the  enemy  and  under  heavy  shell  fire,  continuing 
such  assistance  imtil  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage 
and  proper  respect  for  the  Country's  dead. 

Next  of  kin — Matilda  Sebylano,  sister,  Engui,  Mabarra,  Spain. 


306  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Smith,  Sgt.  William  J.  (then  1st  Sgt.),  1696283,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf.— On  Aug.  14,  1918,  while  his  company 
occupied  a  position  on  the  Vesle  River  near  Ville  Savoye,  it  was  apparent  that  the  enemy  had  the  range 
of  a  certain  portion  of  his  company's  sector  where  severe  casualties  resulted.  Though  aware  of  the 
danger,  this  soldier  moved  voluntarily  to  the  aid  of  two  wounded  and  helpless  men,  whose  funk  hole 
had  received  a  direct  hit.  Braving  the  almost  continuous  shell  fire  which  fell  upon  this  spot,  he 
rendered  efficient  first  aid  and  moved  the  two  men  to  a  less  dangerous  position. 
Next  of  kin — Miss  Lillian  Smith,  sister,  411  Lenox  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Smithwick,  Cpl.  Vincent  A,  1699466,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin— Mrs.  M.  Smithwick,  mother,  456  52d  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Spadafora,  PFC.  Frank  A.,  1698088,  H.  Company,  305th  Inf.— This  soldier  performed  the  duties  of  com- 
pany runner  for  nearly  a  year,  always  on  the  alert  and  willing  to  deliver  messages  at  any  time  of  night 
or  day,  and  never  missing  a  day  of  duty  on  any  front  where  his  Regiment  took  part  in  the  fighting.  On 
September  13,  near  the  Aisne  River,  he  delivered  a  message  to  his  battalion  commander  under  heavy 
shell  fire,  receiving  a  slight  flesh  wound  which  he  treated  himself  without  delay.  In  the  Bois  de  Naza 
throughout  the  bloody  attacks  which  characterized  five  days  of  hard  fighting,  this  soldier  when  not 
carrying  messages  assisted  in  bearing  the  wounded  from  the  outpost  line.  On  Nov.  1,  in  an  open  posi- 
tion where  his  company  came  under  intense  machine  gun  fire,  this  runner  made  his  way  from  shell 
hole  to  shell  hole,  though  sniped  at  continuously,  and  thus  back  to  the  battalion  commander,  with  an 
important  message. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Marie  C.  Spadafora,  wife,  288  Mansion  St.,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

Speight,  Cpl.  John,  1697394,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly  dis- 
tinguished himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all  the 
periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the  Vesle 
and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how  tired 
he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.    His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  John  Speight,  mother,  149  Woodworth  Ave.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Stamm,  Sgt.  John,  1697812,  M.  G.  Co.,  305th  Inf.— For  extraordinary  heroism  during  the  advance  to 
the  Vesle,  near  Pincon  Farm,  on  Sep  5th,  while  the  trench  in  which  his  platoon  was  stationed  was 
being  gradually  blown  to  pieces  by  intense  shell  fire,  this  sergeant,  with  the  utmost  coolness  and 
bravery,  went  among  the  men  in  the  trench  and  inspired  confidence  in  them,  and  helped  to  remove 
wounded  men,  with  utter  disregard  for  his  personal  safety  and  with  a  fine  devotion  to  his  duty  and 
to  his  wounded  comrades. 

Next  of  kin— F.  Stamm,  father,  179  Union  Hall  St.,  Jamaica,  N.  Y. 

Stokes,  Sgt.  George  J.,  (deceased)  1697964,  Company  G.  305th  Inf.— Did  on  October  3  in  the  Bois  de  Naza, 
demonstrate  fine  courage  and  great  devotion  to  duty  in  volunteering  to  go  on  patrol  to  locate  the  enemy 
positions,  immediately  after  he  had  returned  with  a  patrol  which  had  been  ambushed  and  all  of  the  mem- 
bers except  himself  wounded.  Although  forced  to  advance  through  dense  undergrowth  in  the  face  of 
violent  machine  gun  fire,  and  being  once  driven  off  by  a  hand  grenade  barrage,  Sgt.  Stokes  continued 
his  efforts  until  he  had  located  the  enemy  line,  and  brought  back  the  information  to  his  Company  Com- 
mander. He  was  killed  on  the  ridge  east  of  St.  Juvin,  on  the  morning  of  October  15,  while 
attempting  to  organize  his  platoon  for  an  ordered  attack. 

Next  of  kin— James  A.  Stokes,  brother,  155  East  83d  Street.  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 


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Swezey,  PFC.  Louis  H.,  1697965,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf.— Did,  on  Oct.  3, 1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  display 
the  highest  courage  and  great  devotion  to  duty,  in  reforming  into  a  defensive  line  small  groups  of 
men  which  he  sought  out  after  the  line  had  almost  been  wiped  out  by  enemy  machine  gun  fire.  This 
service  to  his  company  enabled  it  again  to  build  up  a  line  that  was  for  some  hours  in  danger  of  being 
broken,  and  enabled  it  to  continue  its  offensive  on  the  following  day.  Pvt.  Swezey  moved  up  and 
down  the  line  under  extremely  heavy  machine  gun  and  trench  mortar  fire,  during  this  operation 
showing  utter  disregard  for  his  own  personal  safety.  He  was  killed  while  on  patrol  on  the  following 
day. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Hiram  Swezey,  mother,  Grove  Ave.,  Patchogue,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Taylor,  1st  Lieut.  Russell  F.,  305th  Inf.— Being  in  command  of  Co.  E  on  Nov.  1,  1918,  near  St.  Juvin, 
led  his  company  in  the  attack  on  that  date  with  exceptional  coolness  and  gallantry.  By  his  own 
fearlessness,  this  officer  stimulated  his  men  to  greater  courage  at  a  critical  time  in  the  attack,  and 
while  exposing  himself  in  so  doing,  he  was  seriously  wounded. 

Next  of  kin— Mrs.  E.  H.  Taylor,  mother,  204  Cottage  St.,  Whitewater,  Wis. 

Tiebout,  Capt.  Frank  B.,  305th  Inf. — For  faithful  and  excellent  service  as  a  platoon  and  company  com- 
mander in  the  advance  from  the  Vesle  to  the  Aisne  and  the  advance  through  the  Argonne  Forest, 
and  as  Battalion  Commander  from  Nov.  2d  to  Nov.  11th;  this  officer  was  present  with  his  organiza- 
tion every  day  from  July  1st  to  Nov.  11th,  and  by  his  unfailing  courage  and  cheerfulness  set  a  con- 
stant example  both  to  his  men  and  fellow  officers. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Frank  B.  Tiebout,  wife,  25  Claremont  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Torres,  PFC.  Erminia  R.,  1628108.  Hdqtrs  Co.,  305th  Inf.— On  November  8,  1918,  at  Autrecourt,  close  to 
the  Meuse  River,  this  soldier,  responding  to  the  call  of  his  Regimental  Chaplain,  assisted  in  the  burial 
of  a  lieutenant  and  six  soldiers  in  full  observation  of  the  enemy  and  under  heavy  shell  fire,  continuing 
such  assistance  until  the  burial  had  been  completed,  thereby  exhibiting  both  high  personal  courage 
and  proper  respect  for  the  Country's  dead. 

Next  of  kin — Juan  F.  Torres,  father,  Del  Norte,  Colorado. 

Tweedy,  Capt.  Albert  W.,  305th  Inf. — On  Oct.  4th,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  after  his  company  had  been 
subjected  to  heavy  shell  fire  which  caused  numerous  casualties,  this  officer  although  severely  wounded 
refused  to  be  evacuated  until  all  of  his  men  had  been  cared  for,  thereby  setting  an  example  of  great 
personal  courage  and  exhibiting  a  superb  sense  of  loyalty  to  his  men. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  John  W.  Tweedy,  mother,  21  Dean  Place,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

Vrooman,  Pvt.  Jay  C,  1677655,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  rimner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Dell  Vrooman,  father,  Blendheim,  N.  Y. 

Wahlstedt,  Mech.  Harold  (deceased),  1714365,  Co.  K,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action. 
Mech.  Wahlstedt,  whenever  his  company  went  into  action  performed  the  arduous  duties  of  company 
runner,  repeatedly  volunteering  to  undertake  dangerous  missions.  Because  of  his  untiring  energy 
and  devotion  to  duty  he  was  of  inestimable  value  to  his  company  commander  in  this  capacity.  Yet 
he  felt  that  he  ought  more  completely  to  share  with  his  fellows  the  dangers  of  the  firing  line.  On 
Oct.  1,  1918,  in  the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  he  volunteered  to  accompany  a  patrol  to  engage  enemy  machine 
guns  concealed  in  the  brush,  although  this  was  clearly  outside  of  his  regular  duties  and  although  he 
fully  realized  the  dangers  of  the  undertaking.  The  brush  in  this  portion  of  the  forest  was  of  such  a 
density  that  even  at  fifteen  yards  in  some  places  neither  the  attackers  nor  the  defenders  could  discern 


308  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

one  another.  Our  men  often  advanced  right  up  to  the  line  of  enemy  machine  guns,  treacherously 
hidden  in  this  brush  and  were  shot  there.  Mech.  Wahlstedt  displayed  extraordinary  heroism  in 
pushing  forward  into  such  a  position  and  was  killed  while  so  doing. 

Next  of  kin— Tulle  Abrahamson,  friend,  436  East  138th  Street,  N.  Y.  C. 

Wangsness,  Pvt.  Perry  (deceased),  2786697,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  in 
the  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  on  or  about  Oct.  3,  1918.  In  the  first  days  of  the  advance  into 
this  portion  of  the  Forest,  our  progress  was  held  up  by  a  line  of  enemy  machine  guns  so  effectively 
concealed  in  the  dense  underbrush  that  our  troops  could  advance  right  up  to  the  enemy  positions 
before  either  our  troops  or  those  of  the  enemy  were  aware  of  the  other.  A  raking  machine  gun  fire 
constantly  swept  our  positions,  though  apparently  not  always  aimed  at  definite  targets.  Knowing 
fully  the  danger  of  the  undertaking,  Pvt.  Wangsness  advanced  in  the  face  of  continuous  machine 
gun  fire  for  the  purpose  of  placing  his  automatic  rifle  in  position  to  drive  out  a  supposed  enemy  nest . 
While  in  the  act  of  creeping  forward,  he  was  struck  by  no  less  than  five  machine  gun  bullets,  and  from 
these  wounds,  he  died. 

Next  of  kin — Marcus  Wangsness,  father,  Garretson,  South  Dakota. 

• 

Welker,  PFC.  Everett  J.,  3130976,  Co.  L,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action,  in  the  Bois 
de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  on  Oct.  3,  1918.  Advancing  by  infiltration,  in  order  to  dislodge  a  line 
of  enemy  machine  gun  nests  treacherously  concealed  in  the  heavy  undergrowth  which,  in  some  places, 
precluded  observation  at  a  distance  of  more  than  ten  yards,  Pvt.  Welker  and  four  comrades  took 
temporary  shelter  from  the  searching  machine  gun  fire  in  a  shell  hole.  Suddenly,  a  German  hand- 
grenade  landed  in  the  hole,  at  their  feet.  Although  he  might  have  jumped  out  of  the  hole  and  been 
comparatively  safe  from  the  effects  of  the  grenade,  he  coolly  seized  it  and  hurled  it  forward,  into  the 
brush,  where  it  exploded  an  instant  later. 

Next  of  kin — Grant  Welker,  father,  Woodlake,  Neb. 

Werner,  Cpl.  George  (deceased),  2444080,  Co.  H,  305th  Inf.— Did,  on  or  about  Oct.  4,  1918,  in  the  Bois 
de  la  Naza,  Argonne  Forest,  immediately  after  an  unsuccessful  attack  upon  a  line  of  enemy  machine 
gun  nests,  volunteer  to  crawl  forward  with  his  platoon  sergeant  and  one  other  man  through  the  brush, 
under  intermittent  machine  gun  fire,  to  the  point  of  farthest  advance,  in  order  to  attempt  the  rescue 
of  three  men  reported  missing  in  the  action.  In  the  fast  growing  darkness,  he  found  the  body  of  one. 
Then,  although  in  enemy  territory,  he  and  his  comrades  ventured  to  call  aloud.  Answer  came  from 
one  of  the  missing,  who  was  seriously  wounded  and  helpless.  Despite  the  renewed  machine  gun  fire 
which  greeted  this  hazardous  effort,  he  and  his  associates  succeeded  quickly  in  moving  to  the  wounded 
man  and  carried  him  back  to  the  American  lines.  In  so  doing,  he  displayed  extraordinary  heroism 
and  exceptional  concern  for  the  safety  of  his  men. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Susanna  Werner,  mother,  163  Second  St.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Werner,  Cpl.  Morris,  1697543,  D  Company,  305th  Inf.— For  extraordinary  heroism  near  the  Vesle  River. 
After  having  dragged  his  fellow  stretcher  bearer,  who  had  collapsed,  to  a  place  of  safety  he  braved  the 
incessant  shelling  in  order  to  cross  open  terrain,  and  carried  back  a  severely  wounded  soldier. 
Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Dora  Werner,  mother,  168  Sumpter  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Whyte,  Cpl.  Christopher,  1697402,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin— Miss  Margaret  Whyte,  sister,  43  East  57th  St.,  New  York  City. 


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Wieber,  PFC.  Andrew  C.  1696625,  Hdqtrs.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action  on  or 
about  September  28,  1919.  When  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Barricade  PaviUion,  this  soldier,  with  his  gun 
crew,  were  suddenly  enfiladed  by  a  German  machine  gun.  Without  hesitation,  and  without  seeking 
cover  from  the  enemy  fire,  he  deliberately  set  up  his  37m/m.  cannon  with  such  efficiency  and  dispatch 
that  his  well-aimed  fire  put  the  enemy  to  flight. 

Next  of  kin — Theodore  Wieber,  father,  311  Fairview  Ave.,  Poughkeepsie,  New  York. 

Wilkin,  Stable  Sgt.  Robert  J.,  1696963,  M.  G.  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  in  action,  on 
the  night  of  Aug.  13,  1918,  at  Mt.  St.  Martin,  near  the  Vesle.  While  the  transport  of  the  M.  G.  Co. 
was  assisting  in  the  completion  of  a  relief  of  the  front  lines,  the  unit  experienced  its  first  shell  fire,  a 
heavy  concentration  of  high  explosive  and  gas  upon  an  exposed  road.  Most  of  the  twenty-four  horses 
hitched  to  the  gun  carts  became  unmanageable  and  broke  away.  This  soldier,  in  utter  disregard 
of  his  own  safety,  proceeded  out  of  the  town  on  the  open  road  under  shell  fire  and  machine  gun  fire 
and  in  a  heavy  concentration  of  gas  collected  without  assistance  six  horses  and  carts,  bringing  them 
to  a  place  of  comparative  safety.  Returning,  he  found  and  brought  in  three  more,  still  unassisted. 
Next  of  kin — John  J.  Wilkin,  father,  Brewster,  N.  Y. 

Wilson,  PFC.  Charles  C,  1699359,  San.  Det.,  305th  Inf.— On  the  Vesle  River  at  Ville  Savoye  in  August, 
1918,  while  under  heavy  machine  gun  fire,  and  gas  shell  fire,  this  soldier  fearlessly  and  without  a  thought 
of  his  own  personal  danger,  went  far  out  from  the  Aid  Post  in  the  open  fields  to  attend  the  many  serious- 
ly wounded,  and  courageously  directed  their  removal  to  places  of  safety. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Charles  F.  Wilson,  Tnother,  360  Lafayette  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Winans,  Sgt.  Charles  D.,  1696761,  Sup,  Co.,  305th  Inf. — For  extraordinary  heroism  at  Vauxcer^  on  Sept. 
7, 1918,  during  a  bombardment  of  heavy  artillery  fire  concentrated  upon  the  main  street  in  the  village. 
During  the  shelling,  the  entire  regimental  ration  train  was  loaded  and  ready  to  proceed.  The  fright* 
ened  animals  were  in  the  wildest  confusion,  attempting  to  plunge  into  a  deep  ravine  at  the  side  of  the 
road  which  would  have  meant  their  certain  death.  Sgt,  Winans,  with  three  other  men,  left  the  shelter 
of  the  caves  where  all  men  had  been  ordered  for  safety,  and  with  utter  disregard  for  his  own  personal 
safety,  succeeded  by  his  good  judgment  and  daring  in  unhitching  many  of  the  animals  and  conducting 
them  to  a  place  of  safety.  Although  four  animals  were  killed  in  his  presence  by  the  concussion  of 
one  of  the  bursting  high  explosive  shells,  Sgt.  Winans  did,  beyond  the  line  of  his  duty,  remain  in  the 
village  streets  for  the  full  hour  of  the  bombardment  until  the  other  twenty-eight  animals  were  conducted 
to  a  point  of  safety  either  by  him  or  under  his  direction.  By  so  doing,  he  not  only  saved  the  lives  of 
many  animals,  but  preserved  the  daily  issue  of  rations  so  that  they  were  delivered  to  front  line  troops 
on  schedule  time.  On  other  occasions  throughout  the  regimental  campaigns  on  the  Aisne  and  Argonne 
fronts,  he  accompanied  the  ration  train  as  guide,  to  his  respective  battalion,  in  order  to  see  that  the 
food  was  properly  delivered  and  assorted,  and  did  at  all  times  display  a  marked  courage  and  devotion 
to  duty  in  many  trying  situations. 

Next  of  kin — Mrs.  Wm.  Haller,  mother,  183  Tenth  St.,  Midland  Beach,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Woodin,  PFC.  Douglas  E.,  1697115,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn.,  305th  Inf.— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 
Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difl&cult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.  Hs  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — ^Mrs.  Julia  Woodin,  mother,  Rhinebeck,  N.  Y.,    R.  F.  D.  4 

ZoUer,  Cpl.  Theodore  A.,  1698254,  attached  to  the  Hdqtrs.  group  of  the  1st  Bn,,  305th  Inf,— Particularly 
distinguished  himself  as  a  runner  and  scout  by  his  faithful,  brave  and  tireless  service.  During  all 
the  periods  that  companies  of  his  battalion  were  in  the  line,  whether  in  the  Baccarat  Sector,  on  the 


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Vesle  and  Aisne,  in  the  Argonne,  or  on  the  Meuse,  with  utter  disregard  for  danger,  no  matter  how 
tired  he  was  or  how  difficult  the  mission  given  him,  he  efficiently  maintained  communication  or  sought 
information.    His  example  was  a  source  of  inspiration  to  both  officers  and  men. 
Next  of  kin — Mme.  A.  Valtin,  mother,  582  Lexington,  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Zuckerman,  Pvt.  Louis  (deceased),  1697852,  Co.  G,  305th  Inf. — Did,  near  St.  Juvin,  on  Oct.  15th,  display 
courage  of  the  highest  order  in  volunteering  to  go  on  patrol  to  locate  an  enemy  machine  gun  nest 
which  had  caused  casualties  in  his  platoon.  Knowing  that  he  was  subjected  to  fire  from  two  direc- 
tions and  that  the  enemy  was  cleverly  hidden  in  buildings,  Pvt.  Zuckerman  went  out  over  an  open 
field  to  draw  fire  so  as  to  enable  his  platoon  to  locate  accurately  the  enemy  position.  It  was  on  the 
second  effort  of  this  kind  that  he  was  struck  by  a  machine  gun  bullet  and  killed.  This  disregard  of 
his  own  personal  safety  and  continued  demonstration  of  the  offensive  spirit  was  a  great  inspiration 
to  the  men  of  his  company. 

Next  of  kin — Samuel  Zuckerman,  brother,  591  East  141st  St.,  New  York  City,  c-o  Vortman. 

By  Order  of  Lt.-Col.  HERR. 

John  D.  Kenderdine, 

Captain,  305th  Infantry,  Adjutant. 


Lt.-Col.  C.  F.  Herr,  Staff  ami  Alcmbers  of  the  Headquarters  Group,  Camp  Upton,  May  8,  1919. 


THE   REGIMENTAL   ROSTERS 


Legend:  Jd.,  joined;  Tr.,  transferred;  Rjd.  or 
Rej.,  rejoined;  W.  or  Wd.,  wounded;  D.W.,  died 
of  wounds;  D.D.,  died  of  disease;  K.A.,  killed 
inaction;  M.,  missing;  G., gassed;  A. S.,  absent 
sick;    Pr.,    promoted;     Comd.,    commissioned. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  305TH  INFANTRY 

The  names  of  officers  present  with  the  regiment  when  it  arrived  in  the 
United  States  are  shown  first  in  each  group,  followed  by  the  names  of  officers 
at  any  time  members  of  the  group. 

REGIMENTAL  COMMANDER 

Lt.-Col.  Charles  F.  Herr.— Jd.  Feb.  15,  1919,  from  308th  Inf.  Previously 
Provost  Marshall,  1st  Army  Corps.  In  action:  Toul  Sector,  Chateau 
Thierry,  Argonne-Meuse. 

Brig.-Gen.  William  R.  Smedberg. — Commanded  as  Colonel  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Oct.  26,  1918.  Then  promoted  to  Brig.-Gen.,  commanding 
153d  Inf.  Brig,  and  later  63d  Inf.  Brig.  Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  In 
action  with  305th  Inf.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

Col.  Raymond  Sheldon.— Jd.  Oct.  12,  1918,  from  General  Staff.  Tr.  Oct.  14 
to  command  307th  Inf.  in  capture  of  Grand  Pre.  Rej.  Nov.  23.  Tr.  to 
Provost  Marshall  General's  Dept.  Feb.  15.  D.  S.  C.  for  action  at  Grand 
Pre.  Honorary  corporal  of  French  Zouaves  for  assistance  given  French 
on  Meuse.     In  action  with  305th  Inf.:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

Lt.-Col.  Lewis  R.  Morey.— Jd.  Oct.  26,  1918,  from  Div.  Hdqs.  (formerly  G2). 
Commanded  regiment  during  Second  Phase  of  Argonne-Meuse.  Tr.  Nov. 
10  to  G2,  77th  Div.     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 

Lt.-Col.  Vernon  W.  Boiler.— Jd.  Nov.  10,  1918,  from  307th  Inf.  Commanded 
regiment  to  Nov.  23.  Tr.  Feb.  15.  Reported  died  of  disease,  France, 
1919. 

REGIMENTAL  STAFF 

Lt.-Col.  Walter  W.  Metcalf,  Second  in  Command. — Commanded  1st  Bn.  as 
Major  from  formation  of  regiment  to  Oct.  26,  1918.  Evacuated  sick. 
Rej.  Dec.  12,  commanding  1st  Bn.  Pr.  to  Lt.-Col.,  Feb.  1919.  On  duty 
as  Regt.  and  Div.  Insp.  Tr.  to  306th  Inf.,  April  12.  Rej.  May  4.  In 
action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

Major  Horace  Vandevoort,  Surgeon. — Jd.  in  Camp  Upton  as  1st  Lt.  Tr.  to 
304th  M.  G.  Bn.  Rej.  May,  1918,  as  Capt.  Regt.  Surgeon.  Evacuated, 
accidentally  injured,  Sept.  20,  1918.  Rej.  Oct.  20.  Evacuated,  sick, 
Jan.  2,  1919.  Rej.  Jan.  13.  Pr.  to  Major  March  5,  1919.  Regt.  Surg,  in 
action  in  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (2d  Phase).  Cited  for  bravery, 
77th  Div. 

Capt.  John  D.  Kenderdine,  Adjutant. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.  with  Cos.  E  and  A. 
from  formation  of  regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  and  Adj.  1st 
Bn.  Regt.  Adj.  from  Sept.  15,  1918.  Pr.  to  Capt.  Oct.  20.  Evacuated, 
sick,  Jan.  15,  1919.  Rej.  Jan.  30.  In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and 
Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS  313 

Capt.  Robert  L.  Garner,  Operations  Officer. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.  with  Co.  E  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Co.  E.  Regt. 
Scout  Officer  from  arrival  in  A.  E.  F.  to  Sept.  10.  Regt.  Op.  and  Int. 
Officer  until  Dec.  1918,  then  Regt.  Op.  Officer.  Pr.  to  Capt.  Oct.  26, 
1918.     In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  Frank  B.  Tiebout,  Intelligence  Officer  and  Historian. — Duty  as  1st  Lt., 
Co.  H,  from  formation  of  regiment  to  Oct.  26,  1918.  Then  Pr.  to  Capt., 
commanding  Co.  G.  Commanded  2d  Bn.  from  Nov.  2  to  Nov.  15.  Tr. 
to  Co.  H,  commanding  until  March  12,  1919,  then  commanding  2d  Bn. 
Regt.  Int.  Of.  and  Hist.  Mar.  17.  In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne, 
Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  Duncan  H.  Browne,  Chaplain. — ^Duty  as  Senior  Chaplain  (1st  Lt.) 
from  Nov.,  1917,  to  March,  1919.  Pr.  to  Capt.,  Chaplain.  Inaction: 
Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases).  Cited  for  bravery, 
G.  H.  Q.,  for  action  in  Argonne. 

Capt.  Laurence  N.  Wilson,  Personnel  Adjutant. — Jd.  Dec.  23,  1918,  com- 
manding Co.  F.     Personnel  Adj.  since  Feb.  1,  1919. 

Capt.  Edward  D.  Bradley,  Supply  Officer. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Supply  Co.,  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  Aug.  10,  1918.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  Acting  Sup. 
Officer  from  Aug.  24  to  Oct.  12.  Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Jan.  24. 
Rej.  Feb.  27.  Pr.  to  Capt.  and  Sup.  Officer,  March,  1919.  In  action: 
Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Willard  R.  McHargue,  Assistant  Operations  and  Intelligence  Officer. — 
Jd.  July  13,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.  Tr.  to  Intelligence  School.  Rej. 
Sept.  4,  as  Regt.  Scout  Officer.  Pr.  1st  Lt.  and  appointed  Aide-de-Camp 
to  Brig.-Gen.  Smedberg,  Oct.  26,  Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Nov., 
1918.  Rej.  Feb.,  1919,  Asst.  Int.  and  Op.  Officer.  In  action:  Lorraine, 
Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


Col.  James  C.  Rhea. — Duty  as  Second  in  Command  (Lt.-Col.)  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  Feb.,  1918.  Tr.  to  2d  Div.,  Chief  of  Staff  and  pr.  to 
Col.  D.  S.  C,  Croix  de  Guerre,  Legion  of  Honor,  D.  S.  O.,  and  D.  S.  M. 

Col.  Cyrus  A.  Dolph. — Duty  as  Second  in  Command  for  Feb.  and  March, 
1918.  Tr.  about  March  15,  1918,  to  152d  Depot  Brig.  Aptd.  Col. 
Aug.  27,  1918.     Tr.  to  814  Pio.  Inf. 

Lt.-Col.  Charles  C.  Winnia. — Duty  as  Second  in  Command  from  about 
April  1,  1918,  to  about  May  15.  Evacuated,  gassed,  from  Flanders. 
Rej.  about  Aug.  1,  1918.  Tr.  Sept.  27,  to  Army  Staff  College.  In  action : 
Vesle  and  Aisne. 

Capt.  Francis  A.  McKnight. — ^Duty  as  Adj.  (Capt.)  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  about  March  1,  1918.  Then  commanding  Hdqrs.  Co.  until  July 
1.    Tr.  to  Staff  School.    Later  Operations  Officer,  154th  Inf.  Brig. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Officers  of   ihc   305th   Infantry, 


Major  George  L.  Wrenn. — Duty  as  Capt.  commanding  Co.  E  from  formation 

of  regiment  to  about  March  1,  1918.     Then  Regt.  Adj.  until  Sept.  15. 

Tr,  to  G-1,  3d  Army  Corps,  and  Pr.  to  Major.     In  action  with  regiment: 

Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne. 
Major  James  J.  O'Connor. — ^Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Surgeon,  from  formation  of 

regiment  to  Dec.  1,  1917;  then  as  Capt.  and  Regt.  Surg,  to  March  1, 

1918;  then  tr. 

Major  Harry  T.  Morton.— Jd.  about  March  1,  1918,  as  Regt.  Surg.  (Capt.). 

Tr.  about  May  15,  1918. 
Capt.  James   D.  Williams. — ^Duty  commanding  Co.  L  from  formation  of 

regiment  until  May  20,  1918,  then  Regt.  Personnel  Adj.     Tr.  to  U.  S., 

Feb.  1,  1919.     In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  and  2d 

Phases) . 

Capt.  Julius  C.  Buttner. — Sup.  Officer  (Capt.)  from  formation  of  regiment  to 
Aug.  24,  1918.  Evacuated,  sick.  Rej.  Oct.  12,  as  Sup.  Officer.  Tr.  Jan. 
24  to  Army  of  Occupation.  In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Argonne  (1st  and 
2d  Phases). 

Capt.  George  W.  Crane.— Jd.  Dec.  23,  1918,  as  Range  Officer.  Appointed 
Sup.  Officer,  Jan.  24,  1919.     Tr.  to  Co.  L,  commanding,  Feb.  27,  1919. 

Capt.  Paul  V.  McKay.— (For  duty  as  line  officer  see  Co.  H.)  Regt.  Int. 
Officer,  Dec.  23,  1918,  to  about  March  1,  1919.  Tr.  to  Co.  H.,  com- 
manding, March  17,  1919. 

Capt.  James  M.  Loughborough. — Duty  as  Acting  Int.  Officer  (1st  Lt.)  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  Aug.  1,  1918.  Pr.  to  Capt.  and  Int.  Officer. 
Tr.  about  Sept.  20  to  S.  0.  S.    In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Aisne. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS 


315 


National  Army,  at  Camp  Upton,  November,  1917. 

Capt.  Philip  M.  Gray. — (For  duty  as  line  officer  see  Co.  C.)     Regt.  Scout 

Officer  (1st  Lt.)  from  Oct.  24,  1918,  to  March,  1919.     In  action  as  Regt. 

Scout  Officer:  Argonne  (2d  Phase).     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 
Lt.  Henri  Poire  of  the  French  "Chasseurs  Alpins." — ^Duty  with  regiment  as 

Liaison  Officer  and  Mihtary  Adviser  from  May  1,  1918,  to  Nov.  20,  1918. 

In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  John  M.  Miller.— Jd.  Nov.  14,  1918.     Duty  as  Asst.  Personnel  Adj. 

Tr.  April  16,  1919. 
1st  Lt.  Knox  P.  Walker.— Jd.  May  1,  1918,  as  Regt.  Gas  Officer.     Evacuated, 

sick,  Oct.  3,  1918.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action:   Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne 

and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Jerome  J.  Curtis. — (For  duty  as  line  officer  see  Hdqs.   Co.)     Regt. 

Gas  Officer  and  Billeting  Officer  from  Oct.  24,   1918,  to  Jan.   1,  1919. 

Tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.     In  action  with  Regt.  Hdqs.:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  William  Culberson.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Asst.  to  Regt.  Adj. 

Tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.,  April  15,  1918. 


FIRST  BATTALION 

BATTALION  COMMANDER 

Major  W.  Earl  Dodge. — ^Duty  as  Capt.  commanding  Co.  H  from  formation 
of  regiment  until  Nov.  2,  1918.  Tr.  Nov.  15,  to  Co.  A,  commanding.  Pr. 
to  Major,  commanding  1st  Bn.,  March,  1919.  In  action:  Lorraine, 
Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phase).  Commanded  Co.  H  in  cap- 
ture of  St.  Juvin. 


316  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Lt.-Col.  Walter  W.  Metcalf. — Commanding  1st  Bn.  as  Major,  from  formation 
of  regiment  to  Oct.  26,  1918.  Evacuated,  sick.  Rej.  to  command  1st 
Bn.  Dec.  12.  Pr.  to  Lt.-Col.,  Feb.,  1919.  In  action  as  Com.  Officer 
1st  Bn.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

Lt.-Col.  Frank  A.  Sloane. — Commanding  1st  Bn.  as  Major  from  Oct.  26,  1918, 
to  Dec.  12.  Tr.  to  2d  Bn.,  commanding.  (See  2d  Bn.  and  3d  Bn.)  In 
action  commanding  1st  Bn.:  Argonne  (2d  Phase).  Cited  for  bravery, 
77th  Div. 

BATTALION  STAFF 

1st  Lt.  William  S.  Gilliam,  Adjutant.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B. 

Appointed  Acting  Adj.  1st  Bn.,  Nov.  13.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  and  Bn.  Adj., 

Feb.,  1919.     In  action:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Samuel  Freedman,  Scout  Officer. — Jd.  July  18,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co. 

A.     Wounded  Sept.  7,  in  attack  on  Aisne  Canal.     Rej.  Dec.  19,  as  Scout 

Officer,  1st  Bn.     Pr.  Feb.,  1919.     In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Aisne. 

Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 


Capt.  John  D.  Kenderdine. — Duty  as  Adj.,  1st  Lt.,  from  Jan.  1,  1918,  to 
Sept.  15.  In  action  with  1st  Bn. :  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne.  Appointed 
Regt.  Adj.,  Sept.  15. 

Capt.  Philip  M.  Gray. — (For  duty  as  line  officer,  see  Co.  C.)  Duty  as  2d  Lt., 
Bn.  Scout  Officer,  from  June  1,  1918,  to  Sept.  15;  then  as  Bn.  Adj.  until 
Sept.  24;  then  as  Bn.  Scout  Officer  until  Oct.  24;  then  as  Regt.  Scout 
Officer.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Sept.  10.  In  action  with  1st  Bn. :  Lorraine, 
Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  Phase).     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 

Capt.  J.  Scranton  Shaw. — (For  duty  as  line  officer,  see  Co.  A.)  Bn.  Adj. 
from  Sept.  24  to  Nov.  7.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt,  Oct.,  1918;  pr.  to  Capt.,  Nov., 

1918.  IC.  A.  Nov.  7,  with  troops  crossing  Meuse.     Cited  for  bravery, 
77th  Div.     In  action  as  Bn.  Adj.:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  Sidney  M.  Crossett. — (For  duty  as  line  officer,  see  Co.  A.)     On  duty  as 

Bn.  Gas  Officer  (1st  Lt.)  from  July  29  to  Sept.  7,  then  commanding  Co.  A. 

In  action  as  Bn.  Gas  Officer:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne. 
1st  Lt.  Roger  M.  Gildersleeve. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A,  from  formation  of 

regiment  to  June  1,  1918;  then  appointed  Bn.  Scout  Officer.     Tr.  to  U.  S. 

and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  July  29.     In  action:  Lorraine. 
1st  Lt.  William  Fitzsimmons.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt. 

and  appointed  Bn.  Scout  Officer,  Oct.  24.     Evacuated,  sick,  Nov.  6. 

Did  not  rejoin.     In  action  with  1st  Bn.  Hdqs.:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

COMPANY  A 

1st  Lt.  Danforth  Miller,  Commanding. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  Jan.  1, 1918.  Pr.  to  lstLt.,Co.  L.  Duty  as  Adj.  2d  Bn. 
from  July  1,  to  Oct.  19;  then  tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding  37mm.  gun 
until  Nov.  16,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  E.     Tr.  to  Co.  A  about  March  1, 

1919.  (See  2d  Bn.  Hqs.,  Hqs.  Co.,  Cos.  D  and  E.) 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     OFFICERS  317 

1st  Lt.  William  M.  Rosson. — Jd.  Sept.  23  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A;  commanding  Co.  A 
from  Oct.  13  to  Nov.  7.  Evacuated,  sick,  Nov.  7.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  Nov. 
14.     Rej.  Nov.  22,  Co.  A.     In  action:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  James  L.  Frew. — Jd.  Oct.  5,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A.  Evacuated,  sick, 
Nov.  1.  Rej.  Nov.  21.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov.  22.  In  action:  Argonne 
(1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Elliott  E.  McDowell.— Jd.  Oct.  7  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D.  D.  S.  C.  for  leading 
patrol  into  German  lines  on  the  Meuse  on  Nov.  8.  Recommended  for 
Belgian  decoration.     Tr.  to  Co.  A  about  March  1,  1919.     (See  Co.  D.) 

2d  Lt.  Thomas  Rae.— Duty  as  Sgt,  Co.  A,  from  Dec,  1917,  to  Oct.  26,  1918; 
then  detailed  to  Army  Candidates  School.  Rej.  Dec,  1918.  Appointed 
Color  Sgt.,  Jan.,  1919.  Commissioned  2d  Lt.,  May  3,  1919.  Cited  for 
bravery,  77th  Div.  In  action  with  Co.  A:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and 
Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

Major  Duncan  G.  Harris. — (See  3d  Bn.)  Duty  as  Capt.  commanding  Co. 
A,  from  formation  of  regiment  to  Aug.  19;  then  evacuated,  gassed. 
Rej.  Sept.  18,  commanding  3d  Bn.  Pr.  to  Major  Oct.  20.  D.  S.  C.  and 
Croix  de  Guerre.     In  action  with  Co.  A:  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

Major  W.  Earl  Dodge. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  A  from  Nov.  15, 
1918,  to  March,  1919;  then  commanding  1st  Bn.  and  Pr.  to  Major.  (See 
1st  Bn.  Hdqs.) 

Capt.  John  H.  Mooers. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  A,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  Aug.  21,  1918;  then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  Pr.  to  Capt.  In  action  with  Co. 
A:  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

Capt.  J.  Scranton  Shaw. — ^Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Sept.  24;  then  Adj.  1st  Bn.  K.  A.  Nov.  7.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Oct., 
1918;  pr.  to  Capt.,  Nov.,  1918.      In  action  with  Co.  A:  Lorraine,  Vesle. 

Capt.  John  D.  Kenderdine. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A,  from  Nov.  2,  1917,  to 
Jan.  1,  1918;  then  Adj.  1st  Bn.  to  Sept.  15;  then  Regt.  Adj. 

Capt.  Sidney  M.  Crossett. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.  with  Co.  A  from  Dec,  1917,  to 
July  29,  1918;  then  Gas  Officer  1st  Bn.  to  Sept.  7;  then  commanding 
Co.  A  to  Oct.  13;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Rej.  Dec.  10,  assigned  to  Co. 
A.  Pr.  to  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  A,  Feb.,  1919.  Evacuated,  sick, 
April  14,  1919.  In  action  with  Co.  A:  Lorraine  and  Argonne  (1st  and 
2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Richard  M.  Dwyer. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.  with  Co.  A  from  formation 
of  regiment  to  about  June  28,  1918.  Special  duty  in  Southern  France, 
purchasing  horses.  Rej.  Aug.  28,  commanding  Co.  A.  K.  A.  leading 
attack  on  Aisne  Canal,  Sept.  7.     In  action  with  Co.  A:  Vesle  to  Aisne. 

1st  Lt.  Roger  M.  Gildersleeve. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  June  1,  1918;  then  Scout  Officer,  1st  Bn.  Tr.  to  U.  S.  and 
pr.  to  1st  Lt.  July,  29. 

1st  Lt.  Clement  J.  Freund.— Jd.  about  Dec.  15,  1917,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A.  Tr. 
to  152d  Depot  Brig.,  April,  1918.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  July,  1918. 


318  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

2d  Lt.  Aldous.— Jd.  May  1,  1918.  Tr.  June  8,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  BeGoIe.— Jd.  May  1,  1918.  Tr.  June  8,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  John  J.  Sullivan.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A.     Evacuated,  sick, 

March,  1919.     In  action  with  Co.  A.:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Thomas  M.  Power.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A,  Oct.  5,  1918.    Tr.  to  Co.  C, 

Oct.  10.     (See  Co.  C.)     In  action  with  Co.  A:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

COMPANY  B 

Capt.  Frank  A.  Slocum,  Jr. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Co.  D.  Tr.  to  Co.  B,  Sept.  27, 
commanding  from  Sept.  29.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Oct.  6.  Rej.  Oct.  16, 
commanding.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Nov.  1,  Rej.  Dec.  12,  to  command 
Co.  C.  Pr.  to  Capt.  Nov.  14.  In  action  with  Co.  B:  Argonne  (1st 
Phase).     (See  Co.  D.)     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 

1st  Lt.  Louis  H.  Clement.— Jd.  in  Feb.,  1919,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  B. 

2d  Lt.  William  J.  Egloff.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B.  Commanded 
Co.  B.  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  12.  In  action  with  Co.  B:  Argonne  (1st  and 
2d  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Charles  P.  Coleman.— Jd.  Nov.  17,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B. 


Major  William  Mack. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  B,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  June  20;  then  tr.  to  Co.  G,  commanding.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Sept. 
2.    Rej.  Sept.  15.     (See  2d  Bn.  and  Co.  G.) 

Capt.  Burgo  Purcell. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  B,  from  formation 
of  regiment  to  Sept.  29;  then  evacauted,  wounded.  Rej.  Jan.,  1919,  to 
Regt.  Staff,  unassigned.  Tr.  about  Feb.  1  to  29th  Div.  Commanded 
1st  Bn.  at  crossing  of  Vesle.  In  action  with  Co.  B:  Lorraine,  Vesle, 
Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

Capt.  Robert  A.  Gardiner.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  B,  Jan.,  1918.  Tr.  to  152d 
Depot  Brig.,  Mar.  30,  1918.     Pr.  to  Capt.  Sept.  10,  1918. 

Capt.  F.  J.  Wallenberger.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.  Tr.  April,  1918. 
Aptd.   Capt.   Sept.  10,  1918. 

1st  Lt.  Charles  deRham. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.  11,  1918.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Co.  B.  Tr.  to  Co.  C,  commanding, 
Sept.  1.  Led  first  patrol  to  gain  heights  beyond  Vesle.  Died  of  wounds 
received  in  action  of  Sept.  28.  Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  In  action 
with  Co.  B.:  Lorraine,  Vesle. 

1st  Lt.  Leonard  Cox.— Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B,  from  Dec.  15,  1917,  to  Sept. 
3;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Rej.  Oct.  3.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Co.  B,  Sept.  23. 
Commanded  Oct.  7  to  Oct.  16;  then  detailed  as  instructor  to  1st  Corps 
School.  Rej.  Dec,  1918.  Tr.  to  80th  Div.,  Feb.  7,  1919.  D.  S.  C.  for 
daylight  patrol  across  Vesle.  Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  In  action 
with  Co.  B.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     OFFICERS  319 

1st  Lt.  Darragh  A.  Park. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  about  June  1,  1918;  then  special  duty  at  Hdqs.  153d  Inf. 
Brig.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  in  October,  1918. 

1st  Lt.  Gilbert  J.  C.  McCurdy.— Jd.  Dec.  1917,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  B.  Tr.  to 
Chemical  Warfare  Service  Sept.  10,  1918.  In  action  with  Co.  B:  Lor- 
raine, Vesle  and  Aisne. 

1st  Lt.  Joseph  A  Myers.— Jd.  Nov.  14,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M.  Tr.  to  Co.  B, 
Dec.  8,  1918.     Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Feb.,  1919. 

1st  Lt.  William  S.  Gilliam.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B.  Tr.  to  Co.  D., 
Nov.  8 ;  then  appointed  Bn.  Adj.  and  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  In  action  with  Co.  B. : 
Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  William  E.  Skinner.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918.  Tr.  April  17,  1918.  Aptd. 
1st  Lt.  Sept.  10,  1918. 

1st  Lt.  Howard  S.  Cole. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  Mar.  30,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.  Aptd.  1st  Lt.  Sept.  10, 
1918. 

2d  Lt.  Thomas  L.  Aitken.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B.  Tr.  to  Supply 
Co.,  Jan.,  1919.     In  action  with  Co.  B:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  William  Fitzsimmons.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B.  Appointed 
Bn.  Scout  Officer  and  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  about  Oct.  24.  Evacuated,  sick, 
Nov.  6.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  B :  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Gibson. — Jd.  Sept.  23,  1918.  Evacuated,  sick,  about  Oct.  1.  Did  not 
rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  B:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Benton.— Jd.  May  1,  1918.     Tr.  June  8,  1918. 

2d  Lt.  Otto  LeBlanc— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B,  Feb.,  1919.     Tr.  March,  1919. 


COMPANY  C 

Capt.  Philip  M.  Gray.— Jd.  Dec.  1917,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C.  Appointed  Gas 
Officer  1st  Bn.,  June,  1918.  Appointed  Scout  Officer,  1st  Bn.,  July  29, 
1918.  Appointed  Regt.  Scout  Officer,  Oct.  24.  Tr.  to  Co.  C,  com- 
manding, March,  1919.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Sept.  7.  Pr.  to  Capt.,  Feb.,  1919. 
Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 

1st  Lt.  Arthur  J.  Keating'.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C.  Commanded  Co.  C. 
from  Nov.  1  to  Nov.  4;  then  evacuated,  gassed.  Rej.  Dec.  17,  com- 
manding. Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Dec.  10.  In  action  with  Co.  C.:  Argonne  (1st 
and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Thomas  M.  Power.— Jd.  Oct.  5,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  A.  Tr.  Oct.,  10, 1918,  to 
Co.  C.  Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  30.  Rej.  Dec.  17.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,Nov. 
14.     In  action  with  Co.  C. :  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


Capt.  Thomas  Achelis. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  C,  from  formation 
of  regiment  to  June  15,  1918.    Tr.  to  Div.  Hdqs. 


320  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Capt.  Joseph  M.  O'Shea. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  C,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  June  15,  1918;  then  commanding  Co.     Eavcuated,  sick,  Sept.  2. 

Rej.  Nov.  15.     Pr.  to  Capt.,  Nov.  15  (rank  of  Aug.  23).     Tr.  to  British 

University  March  1,  1919.     In  action  with  Co.  C:  Lorraine,  Vesle. 
Capt.  Gerald  Clokey. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C,  from  formation  of  regiment 

to  Aug.  13,  1918;  then  evacuated,  wounded.     Rej.  Oct.  1,  to  command 

Co.  C.     Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  31.     Did  not  rejoin.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Oct. 

26.    Pr.  to  Capt.,  Nov.,  1918.     In  action  with  Co.  C:  Lorraine,  Vesle, 

Argonne  (1st  Phase).     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 
Capt.  Theodore  C.  Jessup. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.   C,  from  formation    of 

regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Co.  C.     Tr.  to  U.  S.  and 

pr.  to  Capt.,  July  12,  1918.     In  action  with  Co.  C:  Lorraine. 
1st  Lt.  Charles  deRham. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  commanding  Co.  C,  from  Sept.  2, 

1918,  to  Sept.  28;  then  evacuated,  wounded.     Died  of  wounds.     (See  Co, 

B.)     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.     In  action  with  Co.  C:  Vesle,  Aisne 

and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Emil  Hanson.— Jd.  Nov.,  1917,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  C.    Tr.  to  M.  P.  Corps, 

July,  1918.     In  action  with  Co.  C:  Lorraine. 
1st  Lt.  Eugene  C.  Pope.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918.     Tr.  April,  1918,  to  152d  Depot  Brig. 
1st  Lt.  Dieterle.— Jd.  May  1,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.  Co.  C.     Tr.  June  8,  1918,  and 

pr.  to  1st  Lt. 
2d  Lt.  John  C.  Kissack. — Jd.  Oct.  7  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C.     Evacuated,  sick,  Oct. 

24.     Rej.  Nov.  15,  1918.     Detached  at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to 

follow  regiment.     In  action  with  Co.  C:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Oscar  L.  Miles.— Jd.  Sept.  23,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C.     Evacuated, 

wounded,  Nov.  1.     Rej.  Nov.  4.     Commanded  Co.  from  Nov.  4  to  Dec. 

17.    Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Jan.,   1919.     In  action  with  Co.  C: 

Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 
2d  Lt.  Bevans. — ^Jd.  Sept.  23,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C.     Evacuated,  sick,  Oct. 

1918.     In  action  with  Co.  C:   Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Lawrence  M.  Morris.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918.     Tr.  April,  1918,  to  152d  Depot 

Brig. 
2dLt.  Ralph  W.  Lester.— Jd.  Oct.  7.     Evacuated,  wounded,  Oct.  10,  1918. 

In  action  with  Co.  C:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Alfred  Steckler. — Jd.  about  April  1,  1919.    Formerly  member  Hdqs. 

Co.     Detached  at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  to  follow  regiment. 
2d  Lt.  Bell.— Jd.  May  1,  1918.     Tr.  June  8,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  Edward  H.  Troan.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C,  Oct.  6,  1918.    Evacuated, 

wounded,  Oct.  10.     Rej.  Dec.  17  and  tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.     (See  Hdqs.  Co.) 

In  action  with  Co.  C:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  John  J.  Krzyzanowski.— Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C,  from  Nov.  22, 1918,  to 

Jan.  3,  1919;  then  evacuated,  sick.     Did  not  rejoin.     (See  Co.  D.) 
2d  Lt.  Francis  A.  Lederle.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C,  July  13,  1918.    Tr.  to  Supply 

Co.  Sept.  5.     (See  Supply  Co.)     In  action  with  Co.  C:   Lorraine  and 

Vesle. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     OFFICERS  321 

COMPANY  D 

Capt.  Albert  W.  Tweedy. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  July  5,  1918;  then  commanding  Co.  D.  Pr.  to  Capt.  Sept.  5, 
commanding  Co.  D.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Oct.  1.  Rej.  Nov.  22.  In 
action  with  Co.  D:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Warren  S.  Barlow, — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  May  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Sup.  Co.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Sept.  5.  Tr. 
to  Co.  D,  Dec,  1919. 

1st  Lt.  Sheridan  E.  Forsberg.— Jd.  Oct.  7  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D.  Pr.  Nov.  14  to 
1st  Lt.,  Co.  D.     In  action  with  Co.  D:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phase). 


Capt.  Charles  S.  Tator. — ^Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  D  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  July  5,  1918;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Rej.  about  Oct. 
10,  commanding  Co.  D.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Nov.  1.  Rej.  Jan.,  1919. 
Tr.  Feb.  1  to  Army  of  Occupation.  In  action  with  Co.  D:  Lorraine, 
Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  Frank  Nowak.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  Nov.,  1917.  Tr.  to  Co.  L,  Jan., 
1918.     (See  Co.  L.) 

Capt.  Percy  L.  Crosby. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Aug.  16,  1918;  then  evacuated,  wounded.  Rej.  Aug.  25.  Tr. 
to  U.  S.  about  Aug.  25  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  then  Capt.  In  action  with 
Co.  D :   Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

Capt.  Frank  A.  Slocum,  Jr. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Co.  D.  Tr  to  School  Aug.  20. 
Rej.  Sept.  25.  Tr.  to  Co.  B,  Sept.  27.  (See  Co.  B.)  In  action  with  Co. 
D :  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

Capt.  Norman  Johnson. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  April,  1918;  then  tr.  to  15 2d  Depot  Brig. 

Capt.  John  J.  Hiland.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Dec,  1917.  Tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig., 
April,  1918,  and  pr.  to  Capt. 

1st  Lt.  David  Remer. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C,  from  formation  of  regiment  to 
Jan.  1,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Co.  D.  Detailed  to  School  of  the  Line, 
July,  1918.  Rej.  Oct.  1.  Commanded  Co.  D,  from  Oct.  1,  to  Oct.  10. 
Evacuated,  wounded,  Oct.  10,  1918.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action  with 
Co.  D:  Lorraine  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Alonzo  K.  Marsh.— Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  H,  July  20,  1918.  Tr.  to 
Co.  D  Aug.  18.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov.  14.  Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation, 
Nov.  17,  1918.  In  action  with  Co.  D:  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argcnne  (1st 
and  2d  Phases).     (See  Co.  H.) 

1st  Lt.  Danforth  Miller. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  Jan.  27  to  March  1, 
1919;  then  tr.  to  Co.  A.     (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  Cos.  A  and  E.) 

2d  Lt.  John  M.  Wesoloski.— Jd.  Oct.  8.  K.  A.  Oct.  8.  In  action  with  Co.  D : 
Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


322  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

2d  Lt.  John  J,  Krzyzanowski. — Jd.  Oct.  7.     Commanding  Co.  D,  Nov.  1; 

then  tr.  to  Co.  C,  Nov.  22.     Evacuated,  sick,  Jan.  3,  1919.     In  action 

with  Co.  D:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 
2d  Lt.  Elliott  E.  McDowell.— Jd.  Oct.  7.     Tr.  to  Co.  A  about  March  1,  1919. 

(See  Co.  A.)     In  action  with  Co.  D:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 
2d  Lt.  Earle  Williams.— Jd.  Oct.  5.     Evacuated,  sick,  Dec.  20,  1918.     Did 

not  rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  D:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 
2d  Lt.  David  L.  Vail.— Jd.  March,  1919.     Detached  at  Brest,  France,  April 

18,  1919,  to  follow  regiment. 
2d  Lt.  Murray  T.  Quigg. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regiment 

to  March,  1918;  thentr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.  and  later  to  Port  of  Embarkation. 
2d  Lt.  Arthur  M.  Clarke. — On   duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of 

regiment.     Tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.,  April,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  Charles  K.  Niblick.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918.     Tr.   Mar.   30,   1918,   to   152d 

Depot  Brig. 
2d  Lt.  N.  P.  Dodge.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918.     Tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.,  April,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  Goodale.— Jd.  May  1.     Tr.  June  8,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  Christian.— Jd.  May  1.     Tr.  June  8,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  Warner.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  Oct.  7,  1918.      Evacuated,  wounded, 

Oct.  9.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  D:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


SECOND  BATTALION 

BATTALION  COMMANDER 

Major  William  Mack. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  B,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  June  20,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  G,  commanding.  Evacuated,  wounded, 
Sept.  2.  Rej.  Sept.  15.  Pr.  to  Capt.  Sept.  15,  commanding  Co.  G. 
Commanded  2d  Bn.  from  Oct.  3  to  Oct.  7;  from  Nov.  15  to  Dec.  12; 
from  Feb.  8  to  March  12;  and  from  May  7  to  May  9.  Pr.  to  Major, 
Feb.,  1919.  Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  D.  S.  C.  for  daylight  patrol 
on  the  Vesle.     In  action  with  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


Lt.-Col.  Frank  A.  Sloane.— Commanded  2d  Bn.  as  Major  from  Dec.  12,  1918, 
to  Feb.  8,  1919;  then  special  duty  as  Div.  Entraining  Ofhcer.  Tr.  to 
American  Embarkation  Center,  about  April  1,  and  pr.  to  Lt.-Col.  Rej. 
Div.  May  6.     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 

Major  C.  Whitney  Dall.— Duty  as  Commander  of  2d  Bn.  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Sept.  21,  1918;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Rej.  Oct.  12,  com- 
manding 2d  Bn.  Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  28.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action 
with  2d  Bn.  Hdqs. :  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Aisne. 

Major  Bozeman  Bulger.— Jd.  from  306th  Inf.,  March  17,  1919,  commanding 
2d  Bn.  to  May  6;  then  tr.  to  306th  Inf. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     OFFICERS  323 

Capt.  Henry  T.  Eaton. — Commanded  2d  Bn.  from  Sept.  21,  1918,  to  Oct.  3; 

from  Oct.   7  to  Oct.   12,  and  from  Oct.   28  to  Nov.  1;  then  evacuated, 

wounded.     Led  attack  on  Champignuelles.     Cited  for  bravery,   77th 

Div.     (See  Co.  F.)     In  action  with  2d  Bn.  Hdqs. :    Argonne  (1st  and 

2d  Phase). 
Capt.  Frank  B.  Tiebout. — Commanded  2d  Bn.  from  Nov.  1  to  Nov.  15,  1918, 

and  from  March  12  to  March  17,  1919.     Tr.  to  Co.  H,  commanding,  Nov. 

15,  1918.  to  March  12,  1919.     (See  Cos.  G  and  H  and  Regt.  Staff.)     In 

action  with  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

BATTALION  STAFF 

1st  Lt.  Thomas  F.  Kilroe,  Adjutant.— Jd.  May  1,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co. 

Evacuated,  gassed,  Oct.  16.     Rej.  Dec.  13.     Appointed  Bn.  Adj.  Jan. 

7,  1919. 
1st  Lt.  George  H.  Martin,  Scout  Officer.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  H. 

Appointed  Bn.  Scout  Officer,  Oct.  18,  1918.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  Nov.   14. 

Evacuated,  sick,  Dec.  20.     Rej.  Feb.,  1919. 


Capt.  Paul  V.  McKay.— Duty  as  Adj.  2d  Bn.  from  Oct.  19,  1918,  to  Nov.  14. 
•  Pr.  to  Capt.  Nov.  14,  1918,  and  tr.  to  Co.  F,  commanding.  (For  duty 
as  line  officer  see  Co.  H.)  In  action  with  2d  Bn.  Hdqs. :  Argonne  (2d 
Phase). 

Capt.  Edward  E.  Henderson. — Duty  as  Bn.  Scout  Officer  from  May  4  to  Sept. 
1,  1918.  Then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  and  later  to  Capt.  (See 
Co.  H.)     In  action  with  2d  Bn.  Hdqs. :  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

1st  Lt.  Alfred  W.  Gardner. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.  Co.  H,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  and  appointed  Adj.  2d  Bn.  Tr. 
to  Co.  E,  June  25,  1918.  Commanding  Co.  E  from  Sept.  27  to  Oct.  3. 
K.  A.  Oct.  3,  1918.  D.  S.  C.  for  leading  attack  against  German  machine 
gun  nests  in  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne  (Posthumous).  Cited  for  bravery, 
77th  Div. 

1st  Lt.  Danforth  Miller.— Duty  as  Adj.  2d  Bn.  from  June  25,  1918,  to  Oct.  19. 
Tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.,  Oct.  19.  (For  duty  as  line  officer,  see  Co.  A.)  In 
action  with  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st 
Phase) . 

1st  Lt.  Peter  L.  Johnson. — Jd.  Aug.  21,  1918,  as  Catholic  chaplain  of  regiment. 
Duty  with  2d  Bn.  from  Sept.  24  to  April  1,  1919.  Tr.  April,  1919.  In 
action  with  Regt.  Hdqs.:  Vesle  and  Aisne;  with  2d  Bn. :  Argonne  (1st 
and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Jerome  J.  Curtis. — Duty  as  Gas  Officer,  2d  Bn.  (2d  Lt.)  from  June, 
1918,  to  Oct.  24;  then  Regt.  Gas  Officer.  (See  Regt.  Staff,  Co.  G  and 
Hdqs.  Co.)  In  action  with  2d  Bn. :  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne 
1st  Phase). 


324  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

2d  Lt.  Harry  Barr.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  H.  Appointed  Bn.  Gas 
Officer,  Oct.  18.  Duty  as  Acting  Bn.  Adj.,  from  Nov.  14  to  Jan.  7,  1919; 
then  tr.  to  Port  of  Embarkation.  In  action  with  2d  Bn.:  Argonne  (1st 
and  2d  Phases). 

COMPANY  E 

1st  Lt.  Auguste  J,  Cordier,  Commanding. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E  ,from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  1st  Lt.,  Co.  E.  Commanded 
Co.  E  from  July  15  to  Aug.  2,  1918.  Tr.  to  88th  Aero  Squadron,  Sept. 
2.  Rej.  Dec.  25,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  E.  Commanded  Co.  E  since 
Feb.  1,  1919.     In  action  with  Co.  E:    Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

1st  Lt.  Barton  Burchard.  Jd.  Feb.  12,  1919,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  F.  Tr.  to  Co. 
E,  Feb.  20; 

2d  Lt.  Fred  J.  Ashley.  Jd.  Oct.  5,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E.  In  action  with 
Co.  E:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


Major  George  L.  Wrenn. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  E,  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  about  March  15,  1918;  then  Regt.  Adj.  to  Sept.  15, 
1918.     Then  tr.  to  G-1  3d  Army  Corps  and  promoted  to  Major. 

Capt.  Leon  E.  Briggs. — Jd.  May,  1918,  attached  to  Regt.  Hdqs.  Commanded 
Co.  E  from  Aug.  3  to  Sept.  28,  1918.  K.  A.  Sept.  28.  In  action  with 
Co.  E:  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

Capt.  E.  Morgan  Gilbert. — Jd.  about  March  15,  1918,  commanding  Co.  E. 
Tr.  about  June  1,  1918. 

Capt.  Alvin  H.  Clark.— Jd.  Nov.  18,  1918,  commanding  Co.  E.  Tr.  Feb.  1, 
1919. 

Capt.  Robert  L.  Garner. — Duty  with  Co.  E  as  2nd  Lt.  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.  Tr.  to  Regt.  Hdqrs.  upon 
arrival  in  A.  E.  F.  (See  Regt.  Staff). 

Capt.  Anson  F.  Robinson. — Duty  with  Co.  E  as  1st  Lt.  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Aug.,  1918;  then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  Capt.  In  action 
with  Co.  E:  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

Capt.  John  D.  Kenderdine. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Nov.  1,  1917;  then  tr.  to  Co.  A.  (See  1st  Bn.  Hdqs.,  Regt. 
Staff  and  Co.  A.) 

Capt.  James  Simpson. — Jd.  in  Jan.,  1918.  Tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.,  April, 
1918.     Pr.  to  Capt.  Sept.  10,  1918. 

1st.  Lt.  Alfred  W.  Gardner.— Duty  with  Co.  E  from  July  1,  1918,  to  Oct.  3. 
Commanding  Co.  E  from  Sept.  27  to  Oct.  3.  K.  A.  Oct.  3.  D.  S.  C.  for 
attack  against  German  machine  guns  in  Bois  de  la  Naza,  Argonne. 
(Posthumous  award.)  Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  In  action  with  Co. 
E:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Russell  F.  Taylor. — Duty  with  Co.  E,  commanding  from  Oct.  3,  1918, 
to  Nov.  1.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Nov.  1.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action 
with  Co.  E:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases).     (See  Co.  H.) 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     OFFICERS  325 

1st  Lt.  Orlen  N.  Thompson. — Jd.  Jan.,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,   to   Sept.l; 

then  tr.  to  Co.  G.     Rej.  Co.  E,  Sept.  20.     Evacuated,  wounded,  Sept. 

26.     Rej.  Nov.  13,  1918.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt,  Feb.,  1919.     Tr.  April  1,  1919, 

to  American  Embarkation  Center.     In  action  with  Co.  E:    Lorraine, 

Vesle  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Lawrence  S.  Roehm.— Jd.  Nov.  20,  1917,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E.     Tr.  to 

U.  S.  Aug.  19,  1918,  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.     In  action  v/ith  Co.  E:  Lorraine 

and  Vesle. 
1st  Lt.  Danforth  Miller.— Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  E,  from  Nov.  16,  1918,  to 

Jan.  27,  1919;  then  tr.  to  Co.  D.     (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.,  Hdqs.  Co.  and 

Cos.  A  and  D.) 
1st  Lt.  Henry  W.  Bendel— Jd.  April  3,  1919,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  E.     Detached  at 

Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to  follow  regiment. 
1st  Lt.  Earl  Parker.— Jd.  Oct.  3,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov. 

14.     Tr.  to  3d  Div.,  Feb.  7,  1919.     In  action  with  Co.  E:    Argonne  (1st 

and  2d  Phases). 
1st  Lt.  Van  Vechten  Munger. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  from  formation  of 

regiment  to  Mar.  30,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.     Pr.  to   1st 

Lt,  Sept.  10,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  Wilbur  I.  Taylor.— Jd.  Oct.  1,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E.      Tr.  to  Hdqs. 

Co.,  Oct.  24,  1918.      (See  Hdqs.  Co.)      In  action  with  Co.  E:    Argonne 

(1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Cecil  G.  Smith.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  Dec.  22,  1918.     Tr.  to  M.  G. 

Co.,  Feb.  1,  1919.     (See  M.  G.  Co.  and  Hdqs.  Co.) 
2d  Lt.  Heenan.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d.  Lt.,  Co.  E.     Tr.  to  2d  Div.,  Nov.  14, 

1918.     In  action  with  Co.  E:  Argonne   (1st  and  2d   Phases), 
2d  Lt.  James  J.  Sexton.— Jd.  Oct.  1,  1918,  as  2d.  Lt.,  Co.  E.     K.  A.  Oct.  3. 

In  action  with  Co.  E:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Wade  H.  Thompson.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  Oct.  1,  1918.     Evacuated, 

wounded,  Oct.   15.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  E:    Argonne 

(1st  Phase). 

COMPANY  F 

Capt.  George  F.  Unger,  Commanding. — Jd.  fr.  1st  Div.,  Feb.  15,  1919,  com- 
manding Co.  F. 

1st  Lt.  Max  K.  McMillan.— Jd.  Feb.  15,  1919,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  F. 

1st  Lt.  Oscar  E.  Roberts. — Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  F;  commanding 
Co.  F  from  Oct.  28  to  Nov.  14.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov.  17.  In  action  with 
Co.  F:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Daniel  T.  Bogart.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Feb.,  1919.  In 
action  with  Co.  F:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Edward  Iwansky.— Jd.  Nov.  18,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  F. 

Capt.  Henry  T.  Eaton. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  F,  from  formation 
of  regiment  to  Sept.  15,  1918;  then  commanding  2d  Bn.  to  Oct.  3  and 
from  Oct.  7  to  Oct.  12;  then  commanding  Co.  F  to  Oct.  28;  then  com- 


326  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

manding  2d  Bn.  to  Nov.  1.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Nov.  1,  1918.  Did 
not  rejoin.  In  action  with  Co.  F:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st 
Phase).     (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.) 

Capt.  Laurance  N.  Wilson. — Jd.  Dec.  23,  1918,  commanding  Co.  F,  until 
Feb.  1,  1919;  then  appointed  Regt.  Personnel  Adj.     (See  Regt.  Staff). 

Capt.  Paul  V.  McKay. — Commanding  Co.  F  as  Capt.  from  Nov.  14  to  Dec. 
23,  1918;  then  appointed  Regt.  Intelligence  Officer.  (See  Regt.  Staff 
and  Co.  H.) 

1st  Lt.  William  J.  Hever. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  F,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.  Commanded  Co.  F  from  Sept.  15  to 
Sept.  28.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Sept.  28,  1918.  Died  of  wounds.  In 
action  with  Co.  F:    Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Edward  L.  Steckler. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  F,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  July,  1918;  then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  In  action  with 
Co.  F:  Lorraine. 

1st  Lt.  Remsen  Ostrander. — Jd.  Dec,  1917,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  F.  To  1st  Corps 
School,  Aug.  29,  1918.  Rej.  Sept.  28.  Tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt. 
Sept.  18,  1918. 

1st  Lt.  William  H.  Smith.— Jd.  Feb.  15,  1919,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  F.  Tr.  April  1, 
1919,  to  M.  P.  Corps. 

1st  Lt.  Pearl  D.  Hopper. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  F,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Sept.  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  I,  commanding.  Evacuated, 
wounded.  Sept.  27,  1918.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action  with  Co.  F: 
Lorraine  and  Vesle.     (See  Co.  I.) 

1st  Lt.  Joseph  R.  Porter. — Jd.  in  Jan.  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  F.  Commanded 
Co.  from  Oct.  3  to  Oct.  8;  then  tr.  to  Co.  G.  Evacuated,  gassed,  Oct. 
16.  Rej.  Dec.  4.  Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Feb.  1,  1919.  (See  Co. 
G.)  In  action  with  Co.  F:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st 
Phase) . 

1st  Lt.  Geoffrey  O'Flynn.— Jd.  Jan.,  1918.  Tr.  Dec.  12,  1917  to  Camp 
Greene,  S.  C. 

2d  Lt.  A.  W.  Massey.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  Oct.  7,  1918.  Evacuated, 
wounded,  Oct.  15.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action  with  Co.  E:  Argonne 
(1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Leonard  Davidow. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  P',  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Mar.  30,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt., 
Sept.  10.     Tr.  to  Camp  Eustis,  Va.,  Oct.  17. 

2d  Lt.  James  E.  Getman.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  F.  Evacuated, 
wounded,  Oct.  16.  Rej.  Nov.  5,  as  2d  Lt.  Co.  H.  Evacuated,  wounded, 
Nov.  5.     Died  of  wounds.     In  action  with  Co.  F:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Charles  F.  Montgomery.— Duty  as  Pvt.  and  Sgt.,  Co.  F,  from  March 
20,  to  July  10,  1918;  then  pr.  to  2d  Lt.  and  tr.  Rej.  Sept.  24  as  2d  Lt., 
Co.  F.  K.  A.  Oct.  28,  1918.  In  action  with  Co.  F:  Lorraine  and  Ar- 
gonne (1st  Phase). 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     OFFICERS  327 

COMPANY  G 

1st  Lt.  Vincent  B.  Murphy,  Commanding. — Jd.  Dec,  1917,  as  1st  Lt.,  Hdqs. 

Co.     Tr.  April,  1918,  to  Co.  G.     Evacuated,  sick,  Aug.  5.     Rej.  Aug.  15. 

Wounded,  Sept.  10,  but  not  evacuated.     Commanded  Co.  G.  from  Sept. 

2  to  Sept.  15  and  from  Oct.  3  to  Oct.  7;  then  evacuated,  wounded.     Rej. 

Dec.  28.      Commanded  Co.  G  from  Feb.  8,  1919.      (See  Hdqs.  Co.)      In 

action  with  Co.  G:    Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Edward  G.  Young. — Jd.  Dec,  1917,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  G.     Evacuated, 

sick,  Aug.  25,    Rej.  Dec.  12,  1918.     In  action  with  Co.  G:    Lorraine  and 

Vesle. 
1st  Lt.  Walter  B.  Will.— Jd.  Nov.  16,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  G. 


Major  William  Mack. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  G,  commanding  from  June  20' 
1918,  to  Sept.  2;  then  evacuated,  wounded.  Rej.  and  pr.  to  Capt.,  Co. 
G,  Sept.  15,  commanding  until  Oct.  3.  Commanded  2d  Bn.  Oct.  3  to 
Oct.  7;  then  commanded  Co.  G.  to  Oct.  22;  then  evacuated  as  result  of 
wound.  Rej.  Nov.  15,  commanding  2d  Bn.  to  Dec.  12;  then  commanding 
Co.  G  to  Feb.  8.  D.  S.  C.  for  daylight  patrol  on  Vesle.  Cited  for 
bravery,  77th  Div.  (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.)  In  action  with  Co.  G;  Lor- 
raine and  Vesle. 

Major  Joseph  G.  Fogarty. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  G  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  April  15,  1918;  then  accidentally  injured  and  tr.  to 
Div.  Hdqrs. ;  later  pr.  to  Major. 

Capt.  Frank  B.  Tiebout. — Tr.  from  Co.  H  to  Co.  G  as  Capt.,  Oct.  26,  1918. 
Then  commanding  2d  Bn.,  Nov.  2.  (See  Co.  H,  2d  Bn.,  Staff  and  Regt. 
Staff.)     In  action  with  Co.  G:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Roswell  Park. — Jd.  Jan.,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  G;  commanding  from 
April  15  to  June  20,  1918.  Tr.  July,  1918,  to  school.  Did  not  rejoin. 
In  action  with  Co.  G :  Lorraine. 

1st  Lt.  Jerome  J.  Curtis. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  June,  1918;  then  appointed  Gas  Officer  2d  Bn.     (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqrs.) 

1st  Lt.  Thomas  M.  Marshall. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Aug.,  1918;  then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  In  action 
with  Co.  G:  Lorraine. 

1st  Lt.  Taylor  Bowen.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  G,  Jan.,  1918.      Tr.  in  March,  1918. 

1st  Lt.  Orlen  N.  Thompson. ^ — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  from  Sept.  1  to  Sept. 
20,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  E.  (See  Co.  E.)  In  action  with  Co.  G:  Vesle 
and  Aisne. 

1st  Lt.  Joseph  R.  Porter. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  G,  from  Oct.  8  to  Oct.  16, 
1918;  then  evacuated,  gassed.  (See  Co.  F.)  In  action  with  Co.  G: 
Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Otto  B.  Place.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  Oct.  3,  1918.  Commanding  Co. 
G,  Oct.  22  to  Oct.  26.  K.  A.  Nov.  1.  In  action  with  Co.  G:  Argonne 
(1st  and  2d  Phases). 


328  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

2d  Lt.  Harold  M.  Eddy.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  Oct.  1,  1918.     Tr.  to  Co.  H, 

Oct.  26.     Evacuated,  wounded,  Nov.   1,   1918.     Did  not  rejoin.     (See 

Co.  H.)     In  action  vvith  Co.  G:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2dLt.  Harry  J.  Daly.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  Nov.  17,  1918.      Evacuated, 

accidentally  injured,  Feb.,  1919.     Did  not  rejoin. 
2d  Lt.  Armand  Ruby.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  Oct.  7,  1918.      Commanded  Co. 

G  from  Nov.  2  to  Dec.  12,  1918.      Tr.  to  M.  P.  Corps,  April  10,  1919. 

In  action  with  Co  G:    Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 
2d  Lt.  William  Roper.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  in  Aug.,  1918.      Evacuated, 

wounded,  Sept.  28.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  G:    Vesle  and 

Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  P.  Benedict  Burkman. — Duty    as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  from   formation  of 

regiment  to  April  15,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig. 
2d  Lt.  Frederick  Appleton. — Duty   as    2d   Lt.,  Co.  G,  from  formation  of 

regiment  to  Mar.  30,   1918;  then  tr.  to  15 2d  Depot  Brig.     Tr.  to  Ho- 

boken,  April  6,  1918. 
2d  Lt.  George  Cron.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G.     Tr.  to  Co.  H,  Oct. 

19,  commanding  Nov.  1  to  Nov.  15.     Tr.  Feb.  1,  1919.     In  action  with 

Co.  G:  Argonne  (1st  Phase).     (See  Co.  H.) 


COMPANY  H 

Capt.  Paul  V.  McKay.— Jd.  Nov.,  1917,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  I.  Tr.  to  Co.  H, 
March,  1918.  To  1st  Corps  School  Aug.  29.  Rej.  Sept.  25.  Appointed 
Adj.  2d  Bn.,  Oct.  19,  1918.  Pr.  to  Capt.  Nov.  14.  Commanded  Co.  F 
from  Nov.  14  to  Dec.  23;  then  appointed  Regt.  Intelligence  Officer.  Tr. 
to  Co.  H,  commanding  March  17,  1919.  (See  Regt.  Staff  and  2d  Bn. 
Hdqs.)     In  action  with  Co.  H:  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase).' 

1st  Lt.  Charles  D.  Miller. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  H,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  H,  to  March  15,  1918;  then 
on  detached  service  with  advance  party,  77th  Div.,  to  July  6.  Duty 
with  Co.  M  from  July  6  to  Aug.  16;  then  evacuated,  gassed.  Rej.  Dec. 
20,  with  Co.  H.     (See  Co.  M.) 

1st  Lt.  Albert  W.  Dodge.— Jd.  Jan.  30,  1919,  from  307th  Inf.,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co. 
H.     Det.  to  precede  regiment  to  U.  S.,  April  1,  1919.     Rej.  May  1,  1919. 

2d  Lt.  Paul  G.  Grouse.— Jd.  March  11,  1919,  as  2d.  Lt.,  Co.  H. 


Major  W.  Earl  Dodge. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  H,  from  formation 
of  regiment  to  Nov.  1,  1918;  commanded  2d  Bn.  in  attack  on  Cham- 
pignuelles,  Nov.  1-2.  Then  tr.  to  3d  Bn.  and  later  to  Co.  A,  commanding. 
Pr.  to  Major,  commanding  1st  Bn.,  March,  1919.  (See  1st  Bn.  Hdqs. 
and  Co.  A.)  Commanded  Co.  H  in  attack  on  St.  Juvin;  In  action  with 
Co.  H:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS  329 

Capt.  Frank  B.  Tiebout. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  H,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Oct.  26,  1918;  then  pr.  to  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  G.  Com- 
manded 2d  Bn.  from  Nov.  2  to  Nov.  15,  1918;  then  commanded  Co.  H 
to  March  12,  1919;  commanded  2d  Bn.  March  12-17;  then  appointed 
Regt.  Intelligence  Officer  and  Historian.  (See  Regt.  Staff  and  2d  Bn. 
Hdqs.)  In  action  with  Co.  H:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne 
(1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  John  A.  Burchell. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  H,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  May  10,  1918;  then  Bn.  Transport  Officer  to  July  15,  1918;  then  tr.  to 
U.  S.  and  pr.  to  Capt.     In  action:  Lorraine. 

Capt.  Edward  E.  Henderson. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  H,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  May  1,  1918;  then  appointed  Bn.  Scout  Officer.  Tr.  to  U.  S. 
Sept.  1,  1918,  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  and  later  to  Capt.  In  action:  Lorraine 
and  Vesle. 

1st  Lt.  Russell  F.  Taylor.— Jd.  in  Dec,  1917,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  H.  Pr.  to  1st 
Lt.  Sept.  14.  Tr.  to  Co.  E,  commanding,  Oct.  3,  1918.  Evacuated, 
wounded,  Nov.  1,  1918.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action  with  Co.  H:  Lor- 
raine, Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st  Phase).     (See  Co.  E.) 

1st  Lt.  Alonzo  K.  Marsh.— Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  July  20,  1918.     Tr.  to  Co.  D,  Aug. 

18.  In  action  with  Co.  H:  Lorraine  and  Vesle.     (See  Co.  D.) 

1st  Lt.  Paul  E.  Crowther.— Jd.  Nov.  15,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  H.     Detached 

at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to  follow  regiment. 
1st  Lt.  George  H.  Martin.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  H.     Appointed 

Scout  Officer,  2d  Bn.,  Oct.  26.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov.  14,  1918.    Evacuated, 

sick,  Dec.  20,  rej.  Feb.,  1919.     (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqrs.)     In  action  with  Co. 

H:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Howell  H.  Harris.— Jd.  Nov.  15,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M.     Tr.  to  Co. 

H,  Dec.  16.     Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Feb.  1,  1919. 
IstLt.  William  W.  Cox.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.  Co.  H.     Evacuated, 

wounded,  Oct.  16.     Rej.  Dec.  13,  as  Town  Mayor  Valdelancourt.     Tr. 

Feb.  1,  1919.     In  action  with  Co.  H. :  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Earl  E.  Lawton.— Jd.  May  1,  1918.     Tr.  June  8,  1918. 
1st  Lt.  Goodell.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  H.     Tr.  Oct.  17,  1918.     In 

action  with  Co.  H:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Harry  Barr.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  H.     Appointed  Bn.  Gas 

Officer,  Oct.  18.     (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.)     In  action  with  Co.  H:  Argonne 

(1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  George  Cron.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G.     Tr.  to  Co.  H,  Oct. 

19,  commanding  from  Nov.  1  to  Nov.  15.     Tr.  Feb.  1,  1919.     In  action 
with  Co.  H:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Alfred  Seewaldt. — Duty  as  Sgt.  with  Co.  H  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  July  10,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Officers'  Training  School.  Rej.,  2d  Lt., 
Co.  H,  April  1,  1919.  Detached  at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to  follow 
regiment.     In  action  with  Co.  H:  Lorraine. 

2d  Lt.  Gooding.— Jd.  May  1,  1918.     Tr.  June  8,  1918. 


330  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

2d  Lt.  James  E.  Getman.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  F.     Tr.  to  Co.  H, 

Nov.  5.     Evacuated,  wounded,  Nov.  5,  1918.     Died  of  wounds.     (See 

Co.  F.)     In  action  with  Co.  H:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Harold  M.  Eddy.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  Oct.  1,  1918.     Tr.  to  Co.  H, 

Oct.  26.     Evacuated,  wounded,  Nov.  1,  1918.     Did  not  rejoin.     Inaction 

with  Co.  H:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 


THIRD  BATTALION 

BATTALION  COMMANDER 

Major  Duncan  G.  Harris. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  A,  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  Aug.  19,  1918;  then  evacuated,  gassed.  Rej.  Sept- 
18,  commanding  3d  Bn.  Pr.  to  Major,  Oct.  20  (rank  from  Oct.  13).  (See 
Co.  A.)  In  action  with  3d  Bn. :  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases);  D.  S.C 
for  action  in  Argonne.  Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  Croix  de  Guerre 
with  palm. 


Lt.-Col.  Frank  A.  Sloane. — Jd.  July  1,  1918,  as  Major,  commanding  3d  Bn. 
Evacuated,  gassed,  Aug.  24.  Rej.  Oct.  30,  commanding  1st  Bn.  (See 
1st  Bn.  Hdqs.  and  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.)  Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  In 
action  with  3d  Bn. :  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

Major  Harold  C.  Woodward. — Duty  as  Major,  commanding  3d  Bn.  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  June  15,  1918;  then  on  detached  service,  pur- 
chasing horses  for  govt.  Rej.  Aug.  28  Evacuated,  sick.  Sept  5,  1918. 
Did  not  rejoin. 

Capt.  Percy  J.  W.  Husband. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  commanding  3d  Bn.,  from 
Sept.  5  to  Sept.  7;  then  pr.  to  Capt.,  commanding  3d  Bn.,  to  Sept.  18; 
then  evacuated,  sick.  (See  Cos.  I,  K,  L  and  M.)  In  action  with  3d  Bn. 
Hdqs.:  Aisne. 

BATTALION  STAFF 

IstLt.  Leonard  D.  Newborg,  Adjutant. — Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Nov.,  1917. 

Tr.  to  Co.  L,  May,  1918.     Appointed  Adj.  3d  Bn.,  Oct.  4.    Pr.  to  1st 

Lt.,  Nov.  14,  1918.     (See  Cos.  L  and  M.)     In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.: 

Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 
IstLt.  Fred  W.  Rogalsky,  Scout  Officer.— Jd.  Oct.  5,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Scout 

Officer  3d  Bn.     Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov.  14.      In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.: 

Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


1st  Lt.  Gus  E.  GrafmuUer.— Duty  as  Adj.  3d  Bn.,  from  Jan.  1,  1918,  to  Aug. 
16,  1918;  then  evacuated,  gassed.  Rej.  Oct.  15.  (See  Co.  I.)  Inaction 
with  3d  Bn.  Hdqrs. :  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS  331 

1st  Lt.  Benjamin  Schneider. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Adj.  3d  Bn.,  from  Aug.  20  to 

Sept.  7,  1918;    then  as  1st  Lt.     Tr.  to  Co.  M,  Sept.  17.     K.  A.  Nov. 

1,  1918.     (See  Co.  M.)     In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs. :  Vesle  and  Aisne. 
1st  Lt.  Charles  A.  Minton.     Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Adj.  3d  Bn.,  from  Sept.  17  to 

Sept.  28;  then  tr.  to  Co.  I,  commanding.      Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.   15. 

Died  of  sickness.      (See  Cos.  I  and  M.)       In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs. : 

Argon ne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Paul  J.  Kingsley. — Duty  as  Gas  Officer,  3d  Bn.,  from  June   30  to 

Aug.  16,  1918;  then  evacuated,  gassed.     Rej.  Nov.  22  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  L. 

(See  Co.  L.)     In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs. :  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 
1st  Lt.  Otto  H.  Brandt. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Scout  Officer,  3d  Bn.,  from  June  1 

to  Sept.  7,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt.     Missing  in  action,  Sept.  29,  1918. 

Later  reported  killed  in  action.     In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs. :  Lorraine, 

Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  William  Epstein. — Jd.  Sept.  1,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L.     Formerly,  Sgt., 

308th  Inf.     Appointed  Bn.  Gas  Officer,  Sept.  24.     K.  A.  Oct.  3,  1918. 

(See  Co.  L.)     In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Walter  F.  Schauss.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d.  Lt.,  Co.  M.     Appointed 

Bn.  Gas  Officer,  Oct.  31.     Special  duty  with  Supply  Co.  as  transport 

officer  from  Nov.  14  to  Feb.  1,  1919;  then  rej.  Co.  M.'     (See  Co.  M  and 

Supply  Co.)     In  action  with  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 
Chaplain  Edmund  L.  Whitt.— Jd.  Nov.  10,  1918.     Tr.  in  Jan.,  1919. 


COMPANY  I 

Capt.  Percy  J,  W.  Husband,  Commanding. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M,  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  May  20,  1918;  then  1st  Lt.,  commanding  Co. 
L,  to  Sept.  5;  then  commanding  3d  Bn.  as  1st  Lt.  to  Sept.  7;  then  pr. 
to  Capt.,  commanding  3d  Bn.,  to  Sept.  18;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Rej. 
Oct.  25,  commanding  Co.  K,  to  Nov.  14;  then  tr.  to  Co.  I,  commanding. 
(Evacuated,  gassed,  from  Aug.  15  to  Aug.  18).  (See  Cos.  K,  L,  M  and 
3d  Bn.  Hdqs.) 

1st  Lt.  Gus  E.  Grafmuller. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt,,  and  appointed  Adj.  3d  Bn. 
Evacuated,  gassed,  Aug.  16.  Rej.  Oct.  15,  commanding  Co.  I.,  from 
Oct.  18.  Evacuated,  sick,  Nov.  8.  Rej.,  Dec.  23  to  Co.  I.  (See  3d  Bn 
Hdqs.)     In  action  with  Co.  I:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Donald  Young. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I.  from  formation  for  regiment 
to  June  28,  1918;  then  on  detached  service  purchasing  horses  for  the  govt. 
Rej.  Aug.  18,  to  Co.  I,  commanding  for  5  days.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Sept.  5, 
1918.  Evacuated,  sick,  Sept.  19.  Rej.  Oct.  20  to  Co.  I,  commanding 
from  Nov.  8  to  Nov.  14.  In  action  with  Co.  I :  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne 
f2d  Phase). 


332  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

2d  Lt.  Lester  D.  Benston.— Jd.  Oct.  6,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I.  In  action 
with  Co.  I.:   Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Ralph  D.  Woodruff.— Jd.  Oct.  3,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I.  On  Special 
Duty  with  153d  Inf.  Brig.  Hdqrs.,  from  Oct.  28  to  Dec.  15,  1918.  In 
action  with  Co.  I:   Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


Major  Moses  King,  Jr. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  I,  from  formation 
of  regiment  to  Aug.  29,  1918;  then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  Major.  In 
action  with  Co.  I :  Lorraine  and  Vesle 

Capt.  Cadwalader  C.  Corse. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  I,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  July  10,  1918;  then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  Capt.  In  action  with 
Co.  I:   Lorraine. 

Capt.  Wilbur  C.  McProud. — Duty  as  Capt.,  Co.  I,  from  Sept.  3  to  Sept.  5, 
1918;  then  evacuated,  wounded.  Did  not  rejoin.  (See  Co.  L.)  In 
action  with  Co.  I :  Vesle. 

Capt.  Charles  F.  Siebert. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  I,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  July  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding,  and  appointed 
Regt.  Munitions  Officer.  Pr.  to  Capt.,  Oct.  5.  Tr.  to  29th  Div.,  Feb. 
1,  1919.     (See  Hdqs.  Co.)     In  action  with  Co.  I:  Lorraine. 

1st  Lt.  Peter  L.  Wallis. — Jd.  Dec,  1917,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  I,  Missing  in  action 
(later  reported  killed),  Aug.  15,  1918,  while  on  patrol.  In  action  with 
Co.  I:    Lorraine  and  Vesle.     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 

1st  Lt.  Charles  A.  Minton. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  commanding  Co.  I,  from  Sept. 
28  to  Oct.  15,  1918;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Died  of  sickness.  (See  3d 
Bn.  Hdqrs.  and  Co.  M.)     In  action  with  Co.  I:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Pearl  D.  Hopper. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  F,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Sept.  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  I,  commanding.  Evacuated, 
wounded,  Sept.  27.  Did  not  rejoin.  (See  Co.  F.)  In  action  with  Co. 
I.:  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  William  Booth.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I,  Sept.  23,  1918.  Tr.  to  Co.  M, 
Oct.  24.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov.  14,  and  placed  on  special  duty  with  Supply 
Co.  (See  Co.  M  and  Supply  Co.)  In  action  with  Co.  I:  Argonne  (1st 
Phase) . 

1st  Lt.  Edgerly  W.  Austin. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  June  15,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Supply  Co.  (See  Supply  Co.)  Evac- 
uated, sick,  Aug.  25;  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt. 

1st  Lt.  James  E.  Schuyler. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Feb.,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brigade  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS 333 

2d  Lt.  W.  B.  K.  Ulmer.— Jd.  Sept.  23,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I.  Evacuated, 
wounded,  Oct.  4.  Did  not  rejoin.  Croix  de  Guerre  for  action  with 
French.     In  action  with  Co.  I:   Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Edgar  C.  Grossman. — Jd.  Sept.  23,  1918.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Oct. 
4.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  I:   Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


COMPANY  K 

Capt.  Philip  St.  G.  Cocke,  Commanding. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co. 
K,  from  formation  of  regiment  to  July  21,  1918;  then  evacuated,  sick. 
Rej.  Sept.  14,  commanding  Co.  K.  Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  16.  Rej.  Nov. 
17.     In  action  with  Co.  K:   Lorraine  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Edward  B.  Towns. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  K  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  June  28,  1918;  then  on  detached  service  purchasing  horses  for 
the  govt.  Rej.  Aug.  18.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Oct.  2.  Rej.  Dec.  18. 
In  action  with  Co.  K:   Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Andrew  C.  Fox.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,  Oct.  7,  1918.  Evacuated, 
gassed,  Nov.  1.  Rej.  Nov.  4.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Nov.  14.  Cited  for  bravery, 
77th  Div.     In  action  with  Co.  K:   Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  John  W.  Rose,  Jr.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,  Oct.  7,  1918.  Evacuated, 
sick,  Oct.  27,  Rej.  Nov.  5.  Appointed  Regt.  Entertainment  Officer, 
Feb.,  1919.     In  action  with  Co.  K:   Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Alvin  H.  Koser.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,  Oct.  7,  1918.  Evacuated, 
gassed,  Oct.  13.  Rej.  Dec.  18.  In  action  with  Co.  K:  Argonne  (1st 
Phase). 


Capt.  Percy  J.  W.  Husband. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  K,  from  Oct. 
25  to  Nov.  14,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  I,  commanding.  (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs. 
and  Cos.  I,  L  and  M.)     In  action  with  Co.  K:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Charles  J.  Berninger. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  K,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Sept.  20,  1918.  Commanded  Co.  K  from  July  21  to  Sept. 
14,  1918.  Evacuated,  sick,  Sept.  20.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action  with 
Co.  K:  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Aisne. 

1st  Lt.  Fred.  W.  Stafford.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,  in  Jan.,  1918.  Tr.  to  U.  S. 
and  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  Aug.  29,  1918.  In  action  with  Co.  K:  Lorraine  and 
Vesle. 

1st  Lt.  David  S.  Wilson. — Jd.  in  Jan.,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  K.  Evacuated, 
gassed,  Aug.  15.  Rej.  Sept.  27.  Evacuated,  sick,  Sept.  29,  1918.  In 
action  with  Co.  K:  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Clarence  J.  Griffin. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Air  Service,  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt. 

1st  Lt.  Seymour  B.  Field. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Mar.  30,  1918;  then  tr.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  Sept.  10,  1918. 


334  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

2dLt.  Carl  O.  Johnson.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,  July  21,  1918.     Evacuated, 

wounded,  Oct.  7.     Died  of  wounds.     In  action  with  Co.  K:    Lorraine, 

Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
2d  Lt.  Louis  Behrman. — Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  K,   Oct.    7,  1918.     Evacuated, 

wounded,  Nov.  7.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action  with  Co.  K:     Argonne 

(1st  and  2d  Phases). 


COMPANY  L 

Capt.  George  W.  Crane,  Commanding. — Jd.  Dec.  23,  1918,  as  Capt.,  Range 
Officer.  Appointed  Supply  Officer,  Feb.  1,  1919.  Tr.  to  Co.  L,  com- 
manding, March  21,  1919.     (See  Regt.  Staff  and  Supply  Co.) 

1st  Lt.  Paul  J.  Kingsley. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  L,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  June  30,  1918;  then  appointed  Gas  Officer,  3d  Bn.  Evacuated, 
gassed,  Aug.  16.  Rej.  Nov.  22,  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  L.  Commanded  Co.  L 
from  Jan.  20  to  March  21,  1919.     (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.) 

1st  Lt.  Cecil  D.  Stinnett.— Jd.  Nov.  14,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.  Tr.  to 
Co.  L,  Jan.  4,  1919.     (See  M.  G.  Co.) 

2d  Lt.  Ernest  J.  Boysen. — Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  In  action  with 
Co.  L:   Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Austin  P.  Reid.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  Oct.  7,  1918.  In  action  with 
Co.  L:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


Capt.  James  D.  Williams. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  L,  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  May  20,  1918;  then  appointed  Regt.  Personnel 
Adjutant.    Tr..to  U.  S.,  Feb.  1,  1919.     (See  Regt.  Staff.) 

Capt.  Percy  J.  W.  Husband. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  commanding  Co.  L,  from 
May  20  to  Sept.  5,  1918;  then  commanding  3d  Bn.  (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs., 
Cos.  I,  K  and  M.)     In  action  with  Co.  L:  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

Capt.  Frank  L.  Nowak.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  D,  Nov.,  1917.  Tr.  to  Co.  L, 
Jan.  1918.  Detached  service  purchasing  horses  for  govt,  from  June  28 
to  Aug.  18;  then  rej.  Co.  L,  commanding  from  Sept.  5  to  Jan.  20,  1919; 
then  on  detached  service  with  Polish  Mission  of  the  Allied  Govts.  Pr. 
to  Capt.  Nov.  14,  1918.  In  action  with  Co.  L:  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne 
(1st  and  2d  Phases).     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 

Capt.  Wilbur  C.  McProud.— Jd.  as  Capt.,  attached  to  Co.  L,  July  1,  1918. 
Evacuated,  sick,  July  15.  Rej.  Sept.  3,  Co.  I.  (See  Co.  I.)  In  action 
with  Co.  L:  Lorraine. 

Capt.  Shirley  Aldridge.— Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.  Tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.,  April  15,  1918, 
and  pr.  to  Capt. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS  335 

1st  Lt.  Leonard  D.  Newborg. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  from  May  to  June  28, 
1918;  then  on  detached  service  purchasing  horses  for  govt.  Rej.  Aug. 
18,  Co.  L.  Appointed  Adj.,  3d  Bn.,  Oct.  4.  (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.  and 
Co.  M.)     In  action  with  Co.  L:  Vesle,  Aisne  andArgonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  J.  Oliver  Murphy.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  Nov.,  1917.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt., 
Oct.  26,  1918.  K.  A.,  Nov.  1.  In  action  with  Co.  L:  Lorraine,  Vesle, 
Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Ralph  M.  Cooper. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  April  15,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.  Rej.  Nov.  22, 
1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M.     (See  Co.  M.) 

1st  Lt.  Danforth  Miller. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  Jan.  A,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.  Appointed  Adj.  2d  Bn.,  July  1,  1918; 
(See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.  and  Cos.  A,  D  and  E.)     In  action  with  Co.  L :  Lorraine. 

1st  Lt.  Frank  Mauer.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  Dec,  1917.  Tr.  to  152d  Depot 
Brig.,  April  15,  1918.  and  pr.  to  1st  Lt. 

1st  Lt.  Otto  H.  Brandt. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  June  1,  1918;  then  appointed  Scout  Officer,  3d  Bn.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.. 
Sept.  7.  Missing  in  action,  Oct.  4  (later  reported  killed).  (See  3d  Bn, 
Hdqs.) 

2d  Lt.  William  Epstein.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L.,  Sept.  1,  1918.  Appointed 
Gas  Officer,  3d  Bn.,  Sept.  24.  K.  A.,  Oct.  3.  (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.)  In 
action  with  Co.  L :  Vesle  and  Aisne. 

2d  Lt.  Morris.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  L,  Oct.  7,  1918.  Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupa- 
tion, Nov.  14.     In  action  with  Co.  L:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

COMPANY  M 

1st  Lt.  William  M.  Washburn,  Commanding. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M.,  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.  to  July  1,  1918; 
then  on  detached  service  purchasing  horses  for  govt.  Rej.  Aug.  18,  com- 
manding Co.  M.  Evacuated,  wounded,  Oct.  5.  Rej.  Dec.  10.  Com- 
manded Co.  M  from  Jan.  25,  1919.  In  action  with  Co.  M:  Vesle, 
Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  William  Booth.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  I,  Sept.  23,  1918.  Tr.  to  Co.  M, 
Oct.  24.  Commanded  Co.  M  from  Nov.  1  to  Nov.  12.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt., 
Nov.  14  and  placed  on  special  duty  with  Supply  Co.  (See  Co.  I  and 
Supply  Co.)     In  action  with  Co.  M:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Clarence  Nowacki.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Oct.  7,  1918.  Evacuated, 
sick,  Oct.  27.  Rej.  Nov.  12.  In  action  with  Co.  M:  Argonne  (1st 
Phase). 


Capt.  Roger  D.  Lapham. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Co.  M,  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  Aug.  16,  1918;  then  evacuated,  gassed.  Rej.  Nov. 
12,  commanding  Co.  M,  to  Jan.  20,  1919;  then  on  detached  service  with 
U.  S.  Shipping  Board.     In  action  with  Co.  M:  Lorraine  and  Vesle. 


336  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Capt.  Percy  J.  W.  Husband. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  May  20,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  L,  commanding.  (See  3d  Bn. 
Hdqrs.,  Cos.  I,  K  and  L.) 

1st  Lt.  Benjamin  Schneider. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Aug.  20,  1918;  then  appointed  Adj.  3d  Bn.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt., 
Sept.  7.  Rej.  Co.  M,  Sept.  17.  Commanded  Co.  M  from  Oct.  5  to 
Nov.  1.  K.  A.,  Nov.  1,  1918.  (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.)  In  action  with 
Co.  M:  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Charles  A.  Minton. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.,  to  June  28,  1918;  then  on  detached 
service  purchasing  horses  for  govt.  Rej.  Aug.  18.  Appointed  Adj.  3d 
Bn.,  Sept.  17.  Tr.  to  Co.  I,  commanding,  from  Sept.  28  to  Oct.  15;  then 
evacuated  sick.  Died  of  sickness.  (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.  and  Co.  I.)  In 
action  with  Co.  M:.  Vesle  and  Aisne. 

1st  Lt.  Charles  D.  Miller.— Duty  with  Co.  M  as  1st  Lt.  from  July  6  to  Aug. 
16,  1918;  then  evacuated,  gassed.  (See  Co.  H.)  In  action  with  Co.  M: 
Lorraine  and  Vesle. 

1st  Lt.  Leonard  D.  Newborg.— Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  from  Nov.,  1917,  to 
May,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  L.     (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqrs.  and  Co.  L.) 

1st  Lt.  Joseph  A.  Myers.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Nov.  14,  1918.  Tr.  to  Co. 
B,  Dec.  8.     Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Feb.  1,  1919.     (See  Co.  B.) 

1st  Lt.  Howell  H.  Harris.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Nov.  14,  1918.  Tr.  to  Co. 
H,  Dec.  16.     Tr.  Feb.  1,  1919.     (See  Co.  H.) 

1st  Lt.  Ralph  M.  Cooper.— Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M,  from  Nov.  22,  1918,  to 
April  18,  1919;  detached  at  Brest,  France,  to  follow  regiment.     (SeeCo.L.) 

1st  Lt.  Joseph  M.  Perretti.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Oct.  7,  1918.  Evacuated, 
wounded,  Nov.  1.  Rej.  Feb.  1,  1919,  and  tr.  In  action  with  Co.  M: 
Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Walter  Schauss.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M.  Appointed  Bn. 
Gas  Officer,  Oct.  31.  Special  duty  with  Supply  Co.  as  transport  officer 
from  Nov.  14  to  Feb.,  1919;  then  rej.  Co.  M.  Evacuated,  sick,  April  7, 
1919.  Did  not  rejoin.  (See  3d  Bn.  Hdqs.  and  Supply  Co.)  In  action 
with  Co.  M:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Raeburn  Malindy.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Oct.  7,  1918.  K.  A.,  Nov. 
1.  Cited  for  bravery,  26th  Div.  Croix  de  Guerre  for  action  with  the 
French.     In  action  with  Co.  M:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Umden.— Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M.  Tr.  to  Army  of  Occu- 
pation, Nov.  14.     In  action  with  Co.  M:   Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Pemberton  Sturgis. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  April  15,  1918;  then  tr.  to  15 2d  Depot  Brig. 

2d  Lt.  Donald  V.  Newhall.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Nov.,  1917.  Tr.  to  152d 
Depot  Brig.,  Mar.  30,  1918.     Pr.  to  1st.  Lt.,  Sept.  10,  1918. 

2dLt.  Frank  McKeever.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  M,  Nov.,  1917.  Tr.  to  152d 
Depot  Brig.,  April  15,  1918. 


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_ y, 

HEADQUARTERS  COMPANY 

1st  Lt.  Robert  A.  Croasdale,  Commanding. — Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  Dec, 
1917,  commanding  37  mm.  platoon.  Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  6,  1918. 
Rej.  Nov.  12.  Commanded  Hdqs.  Co.  from  Feb.  1  to  20  and  from  March 
5,  1919.  In  action  with  Hdqs.  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne 
(1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Jerome  J.  Curtis. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  G,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  June,  1918;  then  Gas  Officer,  2d  Bn.  to  Oct.  24;  then  Regt.  Gas  Officer 
and  Billeting  Officer  to  Dec.  15;  then  tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.  On  detached 
service  at  Div.  Finance  Office  from  Feb.  1  to  May  1,  1919;  then  rej. 
Hdqs.  Co.     (See  Regt.  Hdqs.,  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.  and  Co.  G.) 

1st  Lt.  Blaine  E.  Bowman. — Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Musketry  Instructor  from  G.  H.  Q., 
attached  to  regiment,  Dec.  15,  1918. 

2d  Lt.  Edward  H.  Troan.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.  Co.  C,  Oct.  6,  1918.  Evacuated, 
wounded,  Oct.  10.  Rej.  Dec.  17  as  2d  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding 
Signal  Platoon. 

2d  Lt.  Cecil  G.  Smith.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  Dec.  22,  1918.  Tr.  to  M.  G. 
Co.,  Feb.    1,   1919.      Tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.,  March   10.      (See  Co.  E  and 

.       M.  G.  Co.) 


Major  Paul  McAllister. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  Hdqs.  Co.,  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig,  and  pr. 
to  Major.    Sept.  10,  1918.     Tr.  to  Camp  Grant,  III,  Sept.  21,  1918. 

Capt.  Francis  A.  McKnight. — Duty  as  Capt.,  Regt.  Adj.  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  March  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding,  to  July 
1 ;  then  tr.  to  Staff  School.     (See  Regt.  Staff.) 

Capt.  Charles  F.  Siebert. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Co.  I,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  July  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding,  and  appointed 
Regt.  Munitions  Officer.  Pr.  to  Capt.,  Oct.  5.  Tr.  to  29th  Div.,  Feb.  1, 
1919.  (See  Co.  I.)  In  action  with  Hdqs.  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne 
and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  John  W.  Hebel— Jd.  as  Capt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  Feb.  20,  1919.  Tr.  to  French 
University,  March  5. 

IstLt.  Herbert  W.  Stickney.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  Dec,  1917,  com- 
manding Stokes  Mortar  Platoon.  Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  6,  1918.  Rej. 
Dec  6.  Tr.  to  U.  S.  for  discharge  in  Jan.,  1919.  In  action  with  Hdqs. 
Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Averill  M.  Broughton. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding  Signal 
Platoon,  from  formation  of  regiment  to  Nov.  1,  1918;  then  evacuated, 
wounded.  Did  not  rejoin.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Oct.  13.  Cited  for  bravery, 
77th  Div.  In  action  with  Hdqs.  Co. :  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne 
(1st  and  2d  Phases). 


338  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

1st  Lt.  Frank  J.  Seib. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding  Pioneer 
Platoon  from  formation  of  regiment  to  Sept.  28,  1918;  then  evacuated, 
sick.  Did  not  rejoin.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Oct.  13,  1918.  In  action  with 
Hdqs.  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Danforth  Miller. — Duty  with  Hdqs.  Co.,  commanding  37  mm.  platoon, 
from  Oct.  19,  to  Nov.  16,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Co.  E.  (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs., 
Cos.  A,  D  and  E.)     In  action  with  Hdqs.  Co.:  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  John  H.  Mallory. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Mar.  30,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig. 

2d  Lt.  Ernest  J.  Nordgaard.— Jd.  in  Dec,  1917,  as  2d  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  Stokes 
Mortar  Platoon.  Evacuated,  burned  with  mustard  gas,  Aug.  10,  1918. 
Rej.  Nov.  21,  commanding  Pioneer  Platoon.  Tr.  March  1,  1919,  to 
British  University.     In  action  with  Hdqs.  Co. :  Lorraine. 

2d  Lt.  George  Golding. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Mar.  30,  1918;  then  tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.  Tr.  to  Camp 
Grant,  III,  Aug.  31,  1918. 

2d  Lt.  Murray  T.  Quigg. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  March,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.  and  later  to  Port  of  Embarkation. 
(See  Co.  D.) 

2d  Lt.  Wilbur  I.  Taylor.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  Oct.  1,  1918.  Tr.  to  Hdqs. 
Co.,  Oct.  19,  commanding  Stokes  Mortar  Platoon.  Wounded,  but  not 
evacuated,  Oct.  31.  Detached  at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to  follow 
regiment.     (See  Co.  E.)     In  action  with  Hdqs.  Co. :  Argonne  (2d  Phase). 

2d  Lt.  Philip  Beckerman.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  April  1,  1919.  Detached 
at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to  follow  regiment. 

2d  Lt.  William  K.  Doggett. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Hdqs.  Co.,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  March  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Air  Service,  Texas. 


SUPPLY  COMPANY 

Capt.  Edward  D.  Bradley,  Commanding. — ^Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Supply  Co.,  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  Aug.  10,  1918;  then  pr.  to  1st  Lt.  Acting  Sup- 
ply Officer  from  Aug.  24  to  Oct.  12.  Tr.  to  Army  of  Occupation,  Jan.  24, 
1919.  Rej.  March  2.  Pr.  to  Capt.  and  Supply  Officer,  March,  1919. 
(See  Regt.  Staff.)  In  action  with  Supply  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne 
and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Daniel  V.  Wadsworth.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Supply  Co.,  Jan.,  1919. 

1st  Lt.  Edwin  E.  Richardson.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.  Supply  Co.,  Jan.  30,  1919. 

2d  Lt.  Francis  A.  Lederle.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  C,  July  13,  1918.  Tr.  to 
Supply  Co.,  Sept.  5.  (See  Co.  C.)  In  action  with  Supply  Co.:  Aisne 
and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Thomas  L.  Aitken.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  B.  Tr.  to  Supply  Co.,  Jan., 
1919.     (See  Co.  B.) 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS 339 

Capt.  Julius  C.  Buttner. — Duty  as  Capt.,  Supply  Officer,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Aug.  24,  1918;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Rej.  Oct.  12.  Tr.  to 
Army  of  Occupation,  Jan.  24,  1919.  (See  Regt.  Staff.)  In  action  with 
Supply  Co.:   Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  George  W.  Crane. — Duty  as  Supply  Officer,  from  Jan.  24,  to  March 
2,  1919;  then  tr.  to  Co.  L,  commanding.     (See  Regt.  Staff  and  Co.  L.) 

1st  Lt.  Warren  S.  Barlow. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  D,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  May  1,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Supply  Co.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.,  Sept.  5.  Tr.  to 
Co.  D,  Dec,  1918.  (See  Co.  D.)  In  action  with  Supply  Co.:  Lorraine, 
Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Frank  E.  James. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Supply  Co.,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  July  20,  1918;  then  tr.  Did  not  rejoin.  In  action  with 
Supply  Co. :   Lorraine. 

2d  Lt.  George  B.  Harris.— Jd.  Oct.,  1917.  Tr.  to  152d  Depot  Brig.  Mar. 
30,  1918.     Tr.  to  Hoboken,  April,  6,  1918. 

2d  Lt.  Harold  Locke.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Supply  Co.,  March  1,  1919.  Detached 
at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to  follow  regiment. 

2d  Lt.  Robert  S.  Raven. — ^Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Supply  Co.,  Jan.  3,  1918.  Evacuated, 
sick,  Feb.  10.     Did  not  rejoin. 

2d  Lt.  Dennis  Maher.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Supply  Co.,  May  1,  1918.     Tr.  June  8. 


MACHINE  GUN  COMPANY 

1st  Lt.  Robert  W.  Morgan,  Commanding. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  Jan.  1,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.  Detailed  to  attend 
machine  gun  schools,  May,  1918.  Rej.  Sept.  4.  Commanded  M.  G.  Co. 
from  April  1,  1919.  In  action  with  M.  G.  Co.:  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st 
and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Edward  T.  Rodgers.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  Dec.  30,  1917.  Pr.  to 
1st  Lt.,  Nov.  17,  1918.  In  action  with  M.  G.  Co.,  as  transport  officer; 
Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

2d  Lt.  Joseph  Hardison.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  Dec.  15,  1918. 

2d  Lt.  Albert  E.  Taylor. — Duty  as  Sgt.  and  1st  Sgt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  from  forma- 
tion of  regiment  to  Oct.  17,  1918;  then  detailed  to  Army  Candidates 
School.  Rej.  Dec,  1918.  Pr.  to  2d  Lt.,  May  3,  1919.  In  action  with 
M.  G.  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 


Capt.  Robert  G.  McKay. — Duty  as  Capt.,  commanding  M.  G.  Co.,  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  Nov.  16,  1918;  then  evacuated,  sick.  Rej. 
Dec  6.  Tr.  for  discharge,  April  1,  1919.  In  action  with  M.  G.  Co.: 
Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


340  A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 

Capt.  Joseph  P.  Stair. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  July  15,  1918;  then  tr.  to  U.  S.  and  pr.  to  Capt.  In  action  with  M. 
G.  Co.:   Lorraine.    . 

1st  Lt.  Thomas  F.  Kilroe.— Jd.  May  1,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.  Evacu- 
ated, gassed,  Oct.  16.  Rej.  Dec.  13.  Appointed  Adj.  2d  Bn.,  Jan.  7, 
1919.  (See  2d  Bn.  Hdqs.)  In  action  with  M.  G.  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle, 
Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Cecil  D.  Stinnett.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  Nov.  14,  1918.  Tr.  to 
Co.  L.,  Jan.  4,  1919.     (See  Co.  L.) 

1st  Lt.  Reimer  Shearman. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  from  formation  of 
regiment  to  Sept.  23,  1918;  then  as  1st  Lt.  K.  A.,  Oct.  3,  1918.  In 
action  with  M.  G.  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Frank  T.  Montgomery.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  Dec.  25,  1918. 
K;  A.,  Oct.  3,  1918.  Pr.  to  1st  Lt.  (posthumously)  Oct.  7,  1918.  In 
action  with  M.  G.  Co.:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Willard  R.  McHargue.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  July  13,  1918.  Tr. 
to  Intelligence  School.  Rej.  Sept.  4  as  Regt.  Scout  Officer.  (See  Regt. 
Staff.)     In  action  with  M.  G.  Co. :  Lorraine. 

1st  Lt.  James  J.  Dockery.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  May  1,  1918.  Tr.  June 
8,  1918. 

2d  Lt.  Cecil  G.  Smith.— Jd.  as  2d  Lt.,  Co.  E,  Dec.  22,  1918.  Tr.  to  M.  G.  Co., 
Feb.  1,  1919.     Tr.  to  Hdqs.  Co.,  March  10.     (See  Co.  E  and  Hdqs.  Co.) 

2d  Lt.  Ernest  Holden.— Jd  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  May  1,  1918.  Tr.  June  8, 
1918. 

2d  Lt.  Paul H.  Downing. — Dutyas2dLt.,M.  G.  Co.,  from  formation  of  regiment 
to  Dec,  1918.     Then  tr. 

2d  Lt.  Frederick  Foster. — Duty  as  2d  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Dec,  1918;  accidentally  killed. 


SANITARY  DETACHMENT 

Major  Horace  Vandevoort. — Jd.  in  Camp  Upton  as  1st  Lt.     Tr.  in  Camp 

Upton  to  304th  M.  G.  Bn.     Rej.  May,  1918,  as  Capt.,  Regt.  Surgeon. 

Evacuated,  accidentally  injured,  Sept.  20.     Rej.  Oct.  20.     Pr.  to  Major, 

March,  1919.     (See  Regt.  Staff.)     In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and 

Argonne  (2d  Phase).     Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div. 
Major  Charles  G.  Wharton.— Jd.  as  Capt.,  Surgeon  of  1st  Bn.,  March  1,  1919. 

Pr.  to  Major,  March,  1919. 
Major  Roscoe  L.  Barber.— Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Dental  Surgeon,  from  formation 

of  regiment  to  March,  1918;  then  as  Capt.     Pr.  to  Major,  March,  1919. 

In  action:   Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     OFFICERS  341 

1st  Lt.  Joseph  A.  Mendelson. — Jd.  July  8,  1918,  as  Surgeon  of  2d  Bn.  Duty 
with  3d  Bn.  from  August  16  to  Sept.  25;  then  with  2d  Bn.  Gassed,  but 
not  evacuated,  Aug.  15.  Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  11.  Rej.  Nov.  8.  Cited 
for  bravery,  77th  Div.  In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle,  Aisne,  Argonne  (1st 
and  2d  Phases) . 

1st  Lt.  Walter  J.  Johnson. — Jd.  April,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon  of  2d 
Bn.  Evacuated,  sick,  Oct.  11.  Rej.  Dec,  1919.  In  action:  Lorraine, 
Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 

1st  Lt.  Ray  A.  Moore. — Jd.  Feb.,  1919,  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon  of  3d  Bn. 

1st  Lt.  William  F.  Porter. — Jd.  Jan.,  1919  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon,  1st  Bn. 
Tr.  Feb.  8,  to  2d  Bn. 

1st  Lt.  Oscar  J.  Street. — Jd.  March,  1919,  as  Junior  Surgeon,  3d  Bn. 


Major  James  J.  O'Connor. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Surgeon,  from  formation  of  regi- 
ment to  Dec.  1,  1917;  then  pr.  to  Capt.  and  Regt.  Surgeon.  Tr.  to  Div. 
Hdqs.  March,  1918,  and  pr.  to  Major. 

Major  Harry  T.  Morton. — Jd.  March,  1918,  as  Capt.,  Regt.  Surgeon.  Tr. 
about  May  15  and  pr.  to  Major. 

Major  Frank  M.  Ramsey. — Jd.  Jan.  2,  1919,  as  Acting  Regt.  Surgeon.  Tr. 
Feb.,  1919. 

Major  Francis  Vreeland. — Jd.  Jan.  3,  1919,  as  Surgeon  of  2d  Bn.  Tr.  Feb., 
1919. 

Capt.  Homer  D.  Ludden. — Jd.  July  8,  1918,  as  1st  Lt.,  Surgeon  of  1st  Bn. 
Pr.  to  Capt.,  Jan.,  1919.  Tr.  in  March,  1919.  In  action:  Lorraine, 
Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  Jesse  L.  Hall. — Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Dec,  1917.  Junior  Surgeon,  1st  Bn. 
from  May  1  to  July  8,  1918;  then  Surgeon  of  3d  Bn.  to  Aug.  15;  then 
evacuated,  gassed.  Rej.,  3d  Bn.,  Aug.  22.  Pr.  to  Capt.,  Feb.,  1919. 
Tr.  to  French  University,  March  10,  1919.  In  action:  Lorraine,  Vesle, 
Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

Capt.  McCormick.— Jd.  about  March  1,  1919.     Tr.  about  April  1,  1919. 

Capt.  Foster  F.  Harrower. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Dental  Surgeon,  from 
formation  of  regiment  to  March,  1918;  then  tr.  to  304th  M.  G.  Bn. 
Rej.  May,  1918.  Tr.  March,  1919,  and  pr.  to  Capt.  In  action:  Lor- 
raine, Vesle,  Aisne  and  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 

1st  Lt.  Luther  J.  Calahan. — ^Jd.  April,  1918,  as  Junior  Surgeon,  3d  Bn.  Tr. 
to  1st  Bn.,  Aug.  10.  Evacuated,  gassed,  Sept.  20.  Did  not  rejoin. 
Cited  for  bravery,  77th  Div.  D.  S.  C.  for  action  at  Ville  Savoye.  In 
action:  Lorraine,  Vesle  and  Aisne. 


342  A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 

1st  Lt.  Wayne  M.  Phipps. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon,  from  formation 

of  regiment  to  July  8,  1918;  then  tr.  to  Div.  Hdqs.     In  action  with  1st 

Bn.:  Lorraine. 
1st  Lt.  Ralph  D.  Buckley. — Jd.  July  8,  1918,  as  Junior  Surgeon  of  1st  Bn., 

1st  Lt.  Acting  Regt.  Surgeon  from  Sept.  20  to  Oct.  24,  1918;  then  tr. 
1st  Lt.  Landrum  J.  Page. — Jd.  Sept.  28,  1918,  as  Junior  Surgeon  of  1st  Bn. 

Tr.  to  2d  Bn.,  Oct.  7.    Tr.  to  307th  Field  Hosp.,  March  1,  1919.     In 

action:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Phases). 
1st  Lt.  David  B.  Freeman. — Jd.  Sept.  24,  1918,  as  Junior  Surgeon,  3d  Bn. 

Tr.  March,  1919.     In  action:  Argonne  (1st  and  2d  Pha'ses). 
1st  Lt.  T.  O.  Mohr. — Jd.  Oct.  7,  1918,  as  Junior  Surgeon,  2d  Bn.     Evacuated, 

sick,  Oct.  15.     Did  not  rejoin.     In  action:  Argonne  (1st  Phase). 
1st  Lt.  Daniel  F.  Patchin. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon,  from  formation 

of  regiment  to  July  8,   1918;  then  tr.     In  action  as  2d  Bn.  Surgeon: 

Lorraine. 
1st  Lt.  Frank  D.  Bauman. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon,  from  formation 

of  regiment  to  July  8,  1918;  then  tr.     In  action  as  Surgeon  of  3d  Bn.: 

Lorraine. 
1st  Lt.  Rufus  E.  Priest. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon,  from  formation  of 

regiment  to  April,  1918;  then  tr.  to  15 2d  Depot  Brig. 
1st  Lt.  Lester  Sparks. — Jd.   as   1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon,  Dec,    1917.    Tr. 

March,  1918. 
IstLt.  Arthur  D.  Waite.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Surgeon,  Dec,  1917.    Tr. 

March,  1918. 
1st  Lt.  Eldorus  H.  Palmer. — Duty  as  1st  Lt.,  Junior  Dental  Surgeon,  from 

formation  of  regiment  to  May,  1918,  then  tr.  to  the  Artillery. 

ATTACHED  OFFICERS  SERVING  WITH  THE  REGIMENT 

Capt.  Frank  A.  Liddell. — Jd.  as  Capt.,  commanding  Casual  Co.,  April  3,  1919. 

Tr.  to  M.  G.  Co.,  April  8.     Detached  at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to 

follow  regiment. 
Capt.  Thomas  H.  Hite.— Jd.  as  Capt.,  Regt.  Staff.,  Feb.  20,  1919.    Tr.  to 

G-1,  77th  Div.,  March  1,  1919. 
1st  Lt.  John  C.  Miller.— Jd.  as  1st  Lt.,  M.  G.  Co.,  Feb.  2,  1919.     Tr.  Feb.  8. 
2d  Lt.  Victor  Bergman. — Duty  as  non-com.  band-leader  from  formation  of 

regiment  to  Jan.  20,  1919;  then  detailed  to  school.     Rej.  April  1,  1919, 

as  2d  Lt.,  band-leader,  and  attached  to  Co.  I.     Detached  at  Brest,  France, 

April  18,  to  follow  regiment. 

WELFARE  WORKERS 

Miss  Mary  L.  Weeks.— Jd.  as  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  Jan.  15,  1919.     Tr.  April  15. 
Miss  Natalie  S.  Turner.— Jd.  as  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  Feb.  12,  1919.    Tr. 
April  15. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     OFFICERS  343 

Miss  Aronson.— Jd.  as  J.  W.  B.  worker,  March  1,  1919.    Tr.  April  15. 

Mr.  Samuel  R.  Leland.— Jd.  as  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  Oct.  18,  1918.    Detached 

at  Brest,  France,  April  18,  1919,  to  follow  regiment. 
Mr.  Frank  Beldon.— Jd.  as  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  Dec.  27,  1918.    Detached  at 

Brest,  France,  April  12,  1919,  to  follow  regiment. 
Mr.  George  Yeomans.— Jd.  as  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  Sept.  25,  1918.    Tr.  Dec.  1. 
Mr.  George  R.  White.— Jd.  as  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  Aug.  1,1918.    Tr.  Oct.  18. 
Mr.  M.  L.  Robinson.— Jd.  as  Y.  M.  C.  A.  worker,  July  15,  1918.    Tr.  Sept.  1. 
Mr.  April.— Jd.  as  J.  W.  B.  worker,  March  1,  1919.     Tr.  April  15. 


T 


ENLISTED  MEN  OF  THE  305th  INFANTRY 

HERE  are  given  the  names  of  all  enlisted  men  who  were  members  of 
the  Regiment  at  the  time  of  departure  for  France  and  of  those  who 
joined  at  any  time  thereafter. 

COMPANY  A 


Abbiente,     Pvt.     Domenico— Jd.     3/18/18,      AS. 

8/27/18. 
Aerni,  Pvt.  Ernest  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/29/18. 
Alexson,    PFC.    Martin    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/10/18. 
AUard,  Pvt.  Olin  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Allen,  Pvt.  Walter  E.— Jd.  3/20/18. 
Amoroso,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  3/4/18,   AS.  8/12/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Anderson,  Pvt.  Carl  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/25/18. 
Anello,  Cpl.  Joseph  P.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Atkins,  Pvt.  Loren  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Axelson,  Pvt.  Olaf— Jd.  2/17/18,   Wd.  9/28/19. 
Ayers,   Pvt.   Beury— Jd.  '9/23/18,   AS.    1/17/19, 

Rjd.  4/1/19. 
Aylward,  Pvt.  Frank  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  12/10- 

18,  Rjd.  4/1/19. 
Bailey,  Pvt.  Paul  B  — Jd.  12/4/17,    Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Baisley,  Pvt.  Russell  G.— Jd.  6/30/18,  Wd.  9/8/18. 
Balon,  PFC.  Walter— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Bane,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Banome,  Mec.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Barber,  PFC.  Byron  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  1/11/19. 
Barker,  Pvt.  Henry  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/19/18. 
Barker,  Sgt.  Jesse— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Barkved,  PFC.  Iver  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  2/6/19. 
Barnett,  Clyde  C— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  2/6/19. 
Barthe,  Pvt.  George  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  7/19/18. 
Bartram,  Mec.  Ira— Jd.  1/29/19,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Bauer,  Pvt.  John  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/28/18. 
Baxter,  Pvt.  Leonard— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Bcnninghoff,  PFC.  Paul— Jd.  9/7/17,  AS.  10/11/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Benson,  PFC.  Carl  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/29/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Berg,  PFC.  Edwin  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Berg,  Pvt.  Olaf  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  9/27/18. 
Bernstein,  Sgt.  Martin— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  9/19/18. 
Berquist,   PFC.    August    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/18/18,  Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Bertsch,  PFC.  Frank  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Berzansky,  PFC.  Pete— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/1/18, 

Rjd. 10/6/18. 


Bessette,     Sgt.    Joseph     C— Jd.     3/23/18,      AS. 

10/31/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Biancofiore,    PFC.    Antonio— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

10/10/18,   Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Bickford,  Pvt.  Henry  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Biggar,  Pvt.  Thomas  M.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Black,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  9/26/18. 
Blakemore,  Pvt.  Ray— Jd.  9/23/18,   KA.  11/1/18. 
Blow,  Pvt.  Frank  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Boerner,  PFC.  Arthur  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Bohne,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Boldt,  Pvt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  9/28/18. 
Bontemps,  Pvt.  Leon— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Borgert,  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/9/18. 
Boundy,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Breen,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Brennan,  Pvt.  Berand— Jd.  10/11/17,  Wd.  8/26/18. 
Brennan,  PFC.  Edward  H.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Briggs,  Pvt.  William  H.— Jd.  12/4/17,  G.  11/1/18. 
Bringhurst,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Britto,  PFC.  Edward  S.— Jd.  3/24/18,  AS.  8/29/18, 

Rjd.  10/9/18. 
Bromley,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  11/8/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Cecil  H.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Vincent— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  2/6/19. 
Bruch,  Pvt.  Carl  M.  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Bruno,  PFC.  Peter— Jd.  9/28/17,    AS.   11/6/18, 

Rjd. 11/12/18. 
Bryan,  Pvt.  Dean— Jd.  9/23/18,   Mg.  9/29/18. 
Buchanan,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Burkhart,  Pvt.  Henry  G.— Jd.  11/20/18. 
Burr,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/27/17,    G.  8/9/18, 

Rjd.  9/9/18. 
Cain,  Pvt.  Lavern  N.— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS.  9/2/18, 

Rjd.  10/16/18. 
Cardwell,    Pvt.    Henry    C— Jd.    9/23/18,     Mg. 

11/1/19. 
Carlson,  PFC.  Carl  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/29/18, 

Rjd. 11/8/18. 
Casaletto,  Pvt.  Michele— Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  9/15/18,  G. 11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Casey,  PFC.  John— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Cassidy,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.    8/20/18,      Wd.    9/6/18,     Rjd.    10/3/18, 

G. 11/1/18,  Rjd. 11/5/18. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,   ENLISTED   MEN 


345 


Centra,  Pvt.  Speridone— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd. 3/19/19. 
Cerrone,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Chapin,  Sgt.  Walter  F.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Charles,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  9/15/18, 

Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Chase,  Sgt.  Newton— Jd.  8/1/18. 
Christman,     Pvt.     Dale     E.— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

10/8/18. 
Chubb,  Sgt.  Jacob  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Ciccolella,     Pvt.     Pasquale— Jd.     2/27/18,      Wd. 

10/11/18. 
Civitella,  PFC.  Ernesto— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/5/18. 
Clausen,  PFC.  Sigurd— Jd.  3/4/18,    AS.  9/19/18, 

Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Clementson,    Pvt.    Harry   B.— Jd.    9/23/18.     AS. 

10/14/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Cohill,  Pvt.  Thomas  W.—Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  6/30/18. 
Colessides,  PFC.  Simon— Jd.  9/10/17. 
ColH,  Cpl.  Louis— Jd.  9/10/17,   KA.  9/26/18. 
Collins,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  2/26/18,  Wd.  9/29/18. 
Combs,  Cpl.  Pitman— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Conway,  PFC.  Edward  V.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Cooch,  l^t  Sgt.  Leon— Jd.  1/22/18. 
Cook,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Couch,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Coulton,    Sgt.   Thomas   E.— Jd.  9/23/17,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Cozine,  Sgt.  Arthur— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  8/23/18. 
Crawley,  Cpl.  Ira— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Crandall,  Pvt.  Robert  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Creason,    PFC.    Henry    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,      AS. 

10/5/18,   Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Criscullo,  Pvt.  Saverio— Jd.  9/10/17,   Tr.  5/23/18. 
Crume,  Bglr.  Garrett  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Cullen,  Pvt.  Jerome  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Cupo,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.  9/6/18. 
Cutt,  Pvt.  Willie  C— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Cuttle,    Pvt.    William    D.— Jd.     10/9/17,     Wd. 

10/12/18. 
Cyrus,  Pvt.  Ira— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/3/18,   Rjd. 

12/23/18. 
Daniels,  PFC.  Hubert— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Darenberg,  Cpl.  George— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Daugherty,  Mec.  John  W.—Jd.  1/29/19. 
Davi,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  9/27/18. 
Davis,  Cpl.  George  M.— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  10/5/18. 
Davis,    Pvt.    Moses— Jd.    4/11/18,     AS.    7/6/18, 

Rjd.  8/20/18. 
De  Barbiery,  Sgt.  Joseph  G.— Jd.  9/9/17,    DW. 

11/20/18. 
DelGaudio,  Pvt.  Pasquale— Jd.  3/4/18,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 


Delleratto,    Pvt.    Alphonso— Jd.    9/21/17,     Wd. 

9/5/18. 
De  Marco,  Pvt.  Raffaele— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Demo,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Dempsey,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  3/4/18,   AS.  7/16/18, 

Rjd.  9/10/18. 
Denton,  Mess  Sgt.  Edward— Jd.  1/16/18. 
Di    Benedetto,    Pvt.    Nick— Jd.     12/5/17,     AS. 

12/29/18. 
Dieshler,  Pvt.  Rudolph— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr.  10/4/18. 
Di  Mezza,  Pvt.  Alfonzo— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Diplarakos,  Cook  Efstratios— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Di  Steffano,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Dowd,  Cpl.  John  F.— Jd.  2/27/18,   KA.  9/6/18. 
Downing,  Sgt.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,    Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Drappi,  Pvt.  G.— Jd.  2/22/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Driscoll,    Pvt.    Joseph    A.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

12/4/18. 
Drucker,   Sgt.   Louis— Jd.   9/28/17,    AS.   7/6/18, 

Rjd.  10/18/18. 
Dunn,   Pvt.   Thomas   Patrick— Jd.   9/28/17,    Tr. 

11/25/18. 
Dwyer,  1st    Sgt.    Claude    H.— Jd.    9/10/17,    Tr. 

10/22/18. 
Dwyer,  Pvt.  William  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  9/6/18. 
Dykeman,  Cpl.  Walter— Jd.  9/9/17,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 11/5/18. 
Dymond,    Pvt.    George    H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Eberhart,  Pvt.  William  G.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Eckert,  Pvt.  Wilham— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Edwards,    Pvt.    Henry    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/11/18.. 
Egan,  Pvt.  John  P.— Jd.  9/28/17,    AS.  8/30/18, 

Rjd.  9/W/18. 
Eisenberg,  PFC.  Herman— Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Elias,  Cpl.  Abraham— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Entenman,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Epstein,  Cpl.  Douglas  T.— Jd.  9/10/18. 
Eppsteiner,    PFC.    Herman— Jd.    9/10/17,     AS. 

6/21/18. 
Ericson,    PFC.    Ernest    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/2/18. 
Esquirol,    Pvt.    John   J.    J.— Jd.    10/11/17,     AS. 

11/1/18. 
Evans,  Pvt.  Alfred  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/28/18. 
Everett,  Pvt.  Joe  R.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Evseroff,  Cpl.  Elias  E.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  12/5/18. 
Falco,  Pvt.  Francesco— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  11/8/18. 
Fallon,  Pvt.  John  T.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Farango,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS.  10/29/18. 


346 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Company  A    (Capt.   Harris) 


Farmlett,  Cpl.  Marcheon— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/28- 

18. 
Farrell,  Pvt.  James  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Fearon,  Pvt.  Hugh  P.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Feathers,  Cook  AUie  A.—  Jd.  12/4/17. 
Fennell,  PFC.  James  E.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Ferguson,  Pvt.  Roy  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/24/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Ferris,  Pvt.  Stephen— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Ficken,  Pvt.  Walter  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Finkelstein,  Pvt.  Meyer— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Flynn,  Pvt.  James  F.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Fortenbacher,    Sgt.    Enno    J.— Jd.    9/10/17,     G. 

8/16/18,  Rjd.  8/19/18. 
Fowdy,    Sgt.    Edward   R.— Jd.    9/10/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Fox,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/9/17,   AS.  12/10/18. 
Galary.  Pvt.  Anthony— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Gallaje,  Pvt.  Dominico— Jd.  10/20/18,  G.  11/1/18 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Gallup,  Cpl.  James  W.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Gattuso,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.   4/11/18,    G.  8/16/18 

Rjd.  10/26/18,  G. 11/1/18,  Rjd. 11/5/18. 
Gearhart,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  12/20/18 

Rjd. 4/1/19. 
Genereux,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  10/21/17,  G.  8/16/18 
Gentry,  Pvt.  Charles  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Gethin,  Pvt.  Stanley  A.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr.  12/10/18 
Giles,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Gohl,  PFC.  William  R.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/5/18 
Golden,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Griffith,  PFC.  Roy  J.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Griffon,    Sgt.    Reggie    James— Jd.    9/28/17,     G 

11/1/18. 
Grimshaw,    Sgt.    Henry    E.— Jd.    9/27/17,     Tr 

7/5/18. 
Griswold,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  9/23/18. 


Gross,  PFC.  Valentine— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  8/16/18. 
Gruentzel,  Pvt.  Ervin  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Guenthner,  Cpl.  Robert  D.— Jd.  3/18/18,    DW. 

11/7/18. 
Guilfoyle,   PFC.   William   F.— Jd.   9/10/17,    AS. 

2/6/19,   Rjd.  2/16/19. 
Haberlin,  Cook  Edward  F.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Haefner,  Pvt.  Fraak  G.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Haggerty,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Haggerty,   Pvt.   Peter  J.   Jr.— Jd.   3/18/18,   AS. 

10/8/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Hallyburton,  Cook  James— Jd.  3/4/18,  AS.  2/1/19, 

Tr.  3/6/19. 
Hanks.  Pvt.  Howard— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Harrey,    Cpl.    William    H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

11/4/18. 
Harris,    Sgt.    Morgan    K.— Jd.    9/9/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Harrod,  PFC.  Campbell  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hartenstien,  Pvt.  Irving— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Haworth,  Pvt.  WilUam  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Heim,   Pvt.  Marcus— Jd.  4/10/18,    Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  10/13/18. 
Heinrichs,    Cpl.    Stanley   E.— Jd.    9/10/17,    Wd. 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  12/5/18. 
Helver,  Pvt.  Albert  O.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/28/18. 
Herdt,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/30/18. 
Hickey,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Hines,  Pvt.  Joseph  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/21/18. 
Hocking,  Pvt.  Percy— Jd.  9/28/17,   AS.  12/30/18. 
Hodara,  Pvt.  Antoni— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Hoge,  Pvt.  Walter  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Holl,  Pvt.  William  M.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/8/18. 
Holman,  Pvt.  Oscar  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/10/18. 
Holody,  Pvt.  Tomasz— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Hopke,    PFC.    Adolph,    Jr.— Jd.    9/10/17,    Wd. 

9/28/1^  Rjd.  12/14/18. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTERS,   ENLISTED   MEN 


347 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


Hopkins,  Sgt.  Howard  D— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Horowitz,  PFC.  Jacob  I.— Jd.  8/9/18,  G.[8/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Hughes,  Pvt.  James  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Hull,  Cpl.  Dennison  B.— Jd.  1/5/18. 
Humphreys,    Cpl.   WiUiam   J.— Jd.   9/28/17,     G. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Incordoni,  Pvt.  Mario  V.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  9/14/18,  AS.  10/28/18,  Rjd.  12/10/18. 
Jeffries,    Pvt.    Frederick    H.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Kane,  PFC.  Mortimer  W.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Kaplan,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  11/15/18. 
Keenan,  Pvt.  Thomas  F.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Kennedy,    Pvt.    Peter    N.— Jd.    3/18/18,     DW. 

9/30/18. 
Kiernan,     Cpl.     Frank    A.— Jd.     12/4/17,     Wd. 

9/3/18,  Rjd.  9/8/18. 
King,  Pvt.  Osrue— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Kirkpatrick,  Pvt.  Samuel  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd. 

11/9/18. 
Kolbuss,    Pvt.    William    B.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Labjinski,  Pvt.  Stanley— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Lange,  Pvt.  Alfred  E.— Jd.  3/4/18,    AS.  8/24/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Langlois,    Pvt.     Henry     R.— Jd.     3/18/18,     G. 

8/16/18,     Rjd.    9/15/18,     AS.  11/10/18. 
Lasater,  Pvt.  Pizzer  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lathrop,  Sgt.  Carlton  D.— Jd.  9/9/17,  Tr.  7/19/18. 
Leary,    PFC.    Timothy    H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

11/4/18. 
Leavy,    Pvt.    Frederick    J.— Jd.    10/22/18,     AS. 

3/9/19. 
Lee,  PFC.  Albert  D.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/10/18. 
Lehrey,  Pvt.  George  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  1/22/19. 


Leider,  Sgt.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/10/17,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18,  AS.  2/4/19. 
Leon,    Pvt.    Bennie— Jd.    2/27/18,    AS.    8/24/18, 

Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Lesser,  Pvt.  Leon  H.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/18/18. 
Leutemann,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  4/10/18,    Wd. 

8/23/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Levens,    Pvt.    Clarence    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Lieb,  PFC.  Max— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  11/4/18. 
Lieberman,  Sgt.  Max— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Liguori,  Pvt.  Amadeo— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/18/18,  AS.  1/6/19. 
Lingle,  Pvt.  Oran  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/29/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Lipke,  PFC.  Fred  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lobianco,  Pvt.  Michel— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Lohrey,  Pvt.  George  J.— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  3/9/19. 
Lundsten,    Pvt.    John    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,      AS. 

10/28/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18,  AS.  1/8/19. 
Lunin,  PFC.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  11/2/18. 
Mackmer,   Pvt.   Herbert  W.— Jd.   2/27/18,   KA. 

9/28/18. 
MagdaUn,  PFC.  Irving— Jd.  9/21/17,   G.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  9/9/18,  Wd.  9/28/18,  Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Manard,  Pvt.  Homer— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Manfreda,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  10/14/18. 
Mannino,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  3/4/18,  AS.  10/24/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Maro,  Pvt.  Leonard— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Marshall,     Pvt.     Alexander— Jd.     12/5/17,      AS. 

3/17/19,  G. 11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Marshall,     Private     Frank— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 
.  9/28/18. 

Martin,  Pvt.  J.  J.,  Jr.— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  9/29/18. 
Martone,  PFC.  Remigio— Jd.  3/18/18. 


348 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Mason,  Pvt.  Clyde  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Matson,  Pvt.  Winifred  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McCrory,  Pvt.  Patrick  L.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
McCurdy,  Sgt.  Albert  E.— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18, 
McFarlin,  Pvt.  Ben  H.  Jr.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McGinnity,  Sgt.  William— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  11/7/18. 
McGinty,    Pvt.    Joseph    M.— Jd.    2/25/18,     Wd. 

9/27/18. 
McGlinchey,    Sgt.   William   Joseph,   Jd.   9/28/17, 

KA.  9/28/18. 
McGowan,  PFC.  Edward  C— Jd.  9/28/17,    AS. 

9/28/18,   Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Mclntyre,     Pvt.     Edward— Jd.     9/23/18,      KA. 

9/26/18. 
McKenzie,  PFC.  John  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McKernan,   Pvt.   Thomas   F.— Jd.   9/21/17,    AS. 

10/18/18. 
McKinney,  Pvt.  Lexter  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McKnight,    Pvt.    William    L.— Jd.    3/18/18,     G. 

8/16/18,    Rjd.   9/16/18,    AS.    10/28/18,    Rjd. 

12/31/18. 
McLellan,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
McMillan,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/20/18. 
McNamara,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/28/17. 
McPartland,    Pvt.    John    F.— Jd.    3/4/18,     AS. 

9/30/18,   Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Melton,  Sgt.  Roy— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Meredith,  Sgt.  Claude— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Merritt,  Pvt.  Grover  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Meyer,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,     AS.   10/18/18, 

Rjd. 11/22/18. 
Meyette,  Pvt.  Cyril  P.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/11/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Michielini,  Mec.  Frank— Jd.  9/10/18,    G.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  9/15/18. 
Miller,  Cpl.  Arthur  N.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Mitchell,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Mizzoni,  Pvt.  Marco— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/8/18. 
Moline,  Pvt.  Lester  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  Harold  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  9/6/18. 
Morrow,  Pvt.  Roland  M.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Morse,   Sgt.    E.    H.— Jd.    1/5/18,     Commissioned 

7/12/18. 
Mott,  Sgt.  Harold  E.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Motter,  Robert  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Mowrie,    Cpl.     George    C— Jd.     12/4/17,     AS. 

10/28/18,   Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Mulholland,    Pvt.     Raymond— Jd.     9/28/17,     G. 

8/16/18,  Rjd.  8/21/18. 


Wd. 


AS. 


Murphy,    Cpl.    Andrew    J.— Jd.    9/28/17,     Tr. 

6/29/18,     Rjd.    10/22/18,   AS.    11/4/18,    Rjd. 

1/12/19. 
Murtha,  Pvt.  Anthony  T.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Naegley,  Pvt.  Max  O.— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  9/7/18. 
Nauretz,  Pvt.  Earl  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  2/6/19. 
Nichols,    Pvt.    Lawrence    E.— Jd.    3/18/18,    Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Nichols,  Cpl.  William  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
O'Keeffe,    Pvt.    Thomas    F.— Jd.    12/5/17, 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
O'Loughlin,    Cpl.    John    J.— Jd.    9/10/17, 

10/14/18. 
Olsen,  Pvt.  William  H.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Onorio,  Pvt.  Creno— Jd.  3/18/18,    KA.  10/10/18. 
Ottestad,  Pvt.  Harold  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Owen,  Pvt.  Thomas  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Pallatina,  Pvt.  Quito— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/8/18. 
Pancera,  Pvt.  Antonio,  Jd.  2/27/18. 
Parks,  1st  Sgt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Paton,    Pvt.    Frederick    H.— Jd.    4/13/18,     AS. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Paxton,  1st  Sgt.  John  M.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Com- 
missioned 7/12/18. 
Philbin,  Cpl.  Michael— Jd.  9/21/17,    G.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  9/9/18. 
Pierce,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  12/5/18. 
Piper,  Bglr.  Glenn  A.— Jd.  2/12/19. 
Pizzimenti,  Pvt.  Bruno— Jd.  2/27/18,  Mg.  9/7/18. 
Plemens,  Mess  Sgt.   Ross  E.— Jd.   11/16/18,  AS. 

11/18/18. 
Price,  Cpl.  Poley  G.— Jd.  1/29/19. 
Pymm,  Pvt.  Mott— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  8/3/18,  Rjd. 

9/10/18. 
Raab,  PFC.  Leon  E.— Jd.  9/28/17,  KA.  9/6/18. 
Rae,   Sgt.  Thomas— Jd.    12/5/17,    Tr.   10/18/18, 

Rjd.  1/24/19. 
Rappa,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/24/18, 

Rjd.  9/21/18. 
Rechichi,  PFC.  Giovanni— Jd..  4/11/18. 
Reda,  Pvt.  Vincenzo— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Reilly,  Joseph  V.— Jd.  9/10/17,   Tr.  6/17/18. 
Ripperger,  Sup.  Sgt.  Joseph — Jd.  9/10/17. 
Risimini,  Pvt.  Frank  S.— Jd.  4/12/18,  AS.  6/22/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18. 
Romano,     PFC.     Michael— Jd.     9/10/17,      Wd. 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Rongey,  Pvt.  Claude— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rothenberg,  Pvt.  Isadore— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Rothwell,  PFC.  Roy— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Ruebin,  Pvt.  Alphonso— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Ryan,  Sgt.  Thomas  F.— Jd.  9/10/17,  KA.  9/7/18. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER   ENLISTED,   MEN 


349 


Ryan,  Cpl.  William  L.— Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Sacchiero,  PFC.  Eugenio— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Sampson,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/12/18. 
Schiano,  Pvt.  Guiseppe — Jd.  3/4/18. 
Schlotterbach,    Sgt.    Charles— Jd.    9/21/17,    Wd. 

9/6/18. 
Schrubbe,  PFC.  Edward  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Schurter,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/9/18. 
Senk,  Cpl.  Harry  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,   AS.  8/19/18. 
Senna,  Cpl.  Ralph  E.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Rjd.  9/5/18. 
Senzino,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,    Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  10/4/18. 
Severino,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  3/4/18,   G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  1/21/19. 
Seymour,     Pvt.     Robert    J.— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

10/7/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Shahwood,  Cpl.  Solomon— Jd.  3/30/18,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Shea,  PFC.  Patrick  J.— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Sheffield,  Pvt.  Bose— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Shelley,  Pvt.  Ward  C— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Shields,    Pvt.    Harley    B.— Jd.     11/16/18,      AS. 

1/1/19,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Siegal,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  2/15/19. 
Signoretti,     Pvt.     Dominick— Jd.     2/27/18,      AS. 

6/21/18. 
Sinclair,    Cpl.    Randolph    L.— Jd.    9/28/17,     AS. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Smith,   Sgt.  Arch— Jd.   11/16/18,    Tr.    12/22/18. 
Smith,  Cpl.  Ben  C— Jd.  11/2/18. 
Smith,  Cpl.  Charles  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,   KA.  9/7/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Donald— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/10/18. 
Smith,  Sgt.  John  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Smith,  1st  Sgt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  7/24/18, 

Rjd.  10/15/18. 
Smith,  Cpl.  Paul  D.— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  10/21/18. 
Sobecki,  Pvt.  Lawrence— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  11/1/18. 
Sottille,  Pvt.  Pietro— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  7/13/18. 
Spinelli,  Pvt.  Gennaro — Jd.  3/4/18. 
Stalhand,  Cpl.  Godfrey— Jd.  4/7/18,  Wd.  9/4/18, 

Rjd.  9/9/18. 
Stadstad,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Standridge,  Pvt.  Lester— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Starace,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Stark,  Sgt.  John  C— Jd.  9/10/17,    AS.  10/31/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Sterace,  Pvt.  Tony. 
Stickle,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  12/14/17. 


Stidham,  Sgt.  James— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Stofka,  PFC.  John  N.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Stram,    Floyd    C— Jd.    4/10/18,     AS.    10/30/18, 

Rjd.  11/12/18 
Strecker,  PFC.  Henry— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Thompson,    Pvt.    George    D.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

11/27/18. 
Thompson,  Pvt.  Luther  M.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Thompson,    Pvt.    Walter    A.— Jd.    10/9/17,     AS. 

3/9/19. 
Throgmorton,  Cpl.  Maurice— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Thurber,     Pvt.     Arthur    R.— Jd.     4/10/18,      AS. 

10/6/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Thurber,     Pvt.     Lynn     A.— Jd.     2/27/18,      DW. 

9/27/18. 
Tietjen,  PFC.  John  F.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Tobin,   Cpl.   John  A.— Jd.    12/5/17,    G.   9/5/18, 

Rjd.  9/12/18. 
Tuffy,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Vath,  Cpl.  Joseph— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr.  8/30/18. 
Via  Cava,  Cpl.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Vreeland,   PFC.   Franklin   H.— Jd.   9/10/17,    AS. 

6/21/18. 
Vroman,  PFC.  Jay  C— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Waldstein,  Cpl.  Samuel— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 11/5/18. 
Weaver,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  3/18/18, 
Weber,    PFC.    Henry    W.— Jd.    9/21/17,      DW. 

9/8/18. 
Webster,  Cpl.  Elvis  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Weckesser,     PFC.     Carl    F.— Jd.     12/5/17,      AS. 

10/2/18,   Rjd.  1/21/19. 
Wentworth,    Pvt.    Carl    P.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/3/18. 
Wiley,   Cpl.   Edward  Joseph— Jd.   9/10/17,    Wd. 

11/8/18. 
Wilkerson,  Sgt.  LeoT.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  3/25/19. 
Williams,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Winter,  Cpl.  Daniel  E.—Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wirehouse,  PFC.  James  K.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Wisockis,  Pvt.  Stasis— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Wood,     PFC.     Stanley     G.— Jd.     9/28/17,      Wd. 

11/2/18. 
Woodin,    PFC.    Douglas    E.—Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

4/6/18. 
Woodworth,    Pvt.    Nelson    H.— Jd.    2/27/18,     G. 

8/16/18. 
Yunck,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Zander,  PFC.  Julius  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Zapf,  Pvt.  Nelson  J.— Jd.  4/10/18. 


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Company  B  (Capt.  Purcell) 


COMPANY  B 


Aberg,  Pvt.  John  A— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18^ 
Adamowiz,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  3/5/18,    G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Alba,  Pvt  Vincenzo— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Alberthal,    PFC.    Alfred    L.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/28/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Albertson,  Pvt.  Augustus— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  7/1/18. 
Aldridge,  Pvt.  Russell  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Alfonso,    Pvt.    Angelantonio— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/5/18. 
Allen,  PFC.  Joseph  S.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Allen,  Pvt.  Robert  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18. 
Altman,  PFC.  Jacob— Jd.  2/25/18,   Wd.  10/4/18. 
Anderson,  Pvt.  Niles  Oscar- Jd.  2/27/18,    DW. 

6/3/18. 
Andrews,  Pvt.  George  R.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Angell,  Pvt.  Henry,  Jr.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/7/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Aquileo,  Pvt.  Domenico— Jd.  2/23/18,  AS.  6/16/18. 
Arnold,  Pvt.  Elwin— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  11/4/18. 
Arrude,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Ashe,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  2/25/18,  DW.  6/5/18. 
Atwood,  1st  Sgt.  William  R.— Jd.  9/23/17,   Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Austin,    PFC.    Charles    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/29/18. 
Babcock,    PFC.    Paul    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/13/18. 
Bacchi,  Pvt.  Mario— Jd.  3/16/18,   Wd.  11/10/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Baer,  Pvt.  Fred  Eugene— Jd.  9/22/17,  G.  8/12/18. 


Bair,  Pvt.  Tom  C— Jd.  9/23/18,   KA.  11/1/18. 
Baker,  PFC.  George— Jd.  2/25/18,   Wd.  9/28/18. 
Ballato,  Pvt.  Tindaro— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd. 1/19/19. 
Bane,  PFC.  Walter  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Bangs,  PFC.  Andrew— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Barrese,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/5/18. 
Barton,  Pvt.  Raymond  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Baseley,  PFC.  William— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  8/16/18. 
Bauly,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  1/1/19. 
Bazinet,   Pvt.   Theodore  L.— Jd.    10/20/18,    AS. 

11/8/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Bell,  Cpl.  Allen  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Bellinger,  Pvt.  Howard— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Bender,  PFC.  Jacob,  Jr.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  10/9/18, 

Rjd. 10/27/18. 
Benedict,    PFC.    Manfred— Jd.    10/10/17,     Wd. 

7/28/18,  Rjd.  8/24/18. 
Beneto,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  10/22/18, 
Berg,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/11/18. 
Berge,  Pvt.  Charles  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Bickerton,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  3/4/18,   AS.  6/5/18. 
Biggins,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  2/26/18,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Birkenstock,     Pvt.     Henry— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

10/6/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Bisignano,  Sgt.  Vincent— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Blankenship,  Pvt.  Carl  K.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Blohm,  Sgt.  John— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  10/18/18. 
Bonagura,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  6/3/18. 
Bonham,    PFC.    William   A.— Jd.    9/23/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/13/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Booker,  Pvt.  William  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 


REGIMEMTAL  ROSTER,   ENLISTED   MEN 


351 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


Bootes,  Pvt.  Fred  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/11/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18,  AS.  1/6/19. 
Borges,  Pvt.  Tobias  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Bossong,  PFC.  John  L.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Brand,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  DW.  10/5/18. 
Brennan,  Cpl.  Patrick  W.—Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Brennan,  Cpl.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Briller,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/28/18. 
Brown,  PFC.  Charles  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Burket,  Pvt.  Walter  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Burman,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Busch,  Pvt.  Edward  M.— Jd.  2/22/18,  AS.  9/23/18. 
Busch,  Pvt.  Howard  M.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  3/7/19. 
Butler,  Sgt.  John  A.— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  8/27/18. 
Byrnes,  Pvt.  Timothy  A.— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  8/12/18. 
Cachaounis,  PFC.  Peter— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  8/26/18, 

Rjd. 2/18/18. 
Canfaratta,     Pvt.     Caspar— Jd.     9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/9/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Caputo,  Pvt.  Dominick— Jd.  9/28/17,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Carlson,  Pvt.  Charles  A.  W.—Jd.  9/23/18,    AS. 

10/15/18. 
Carlson,  Pvt.  Nile— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Carney,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/18/18. 
Carpenter,  Cpl.  Charles  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Carr,  Pvt.  Robert  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  10/6/18, 

Rjd. 11/18/18. 
Carroll,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Carroll,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     DW. 

9/26/18. 
Carsner,  Pvt.  Francis  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  9/30/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Caruso,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Castellana,  Pvt.  Maeitti— Jd.  9/22/17,  G.  10/6/18. 


Cavallino,  Pvt.  Gaspare— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Chandler,    Pvt.    Arthur   E.— Jd.    4/11/18,    Wd. 

8/12/18,  Rjd.  12/31/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Chernis,  PFC.  Anthony— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Chester,  Cpl.  Kenneth— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  7/19/18. 
Chomotinski,  Pvt.  Luis— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Ciccarone,  Pvt.  Vincent— Jd.  3/5/18,  Wd.  9/29/18. 
Cleary,  Pvt.  Wilham— Jd.  2/23/18,  G.  10/6/18. 
Clemente,  Pvt.  Eugene— Jd.  2/22/18,  KA.  8/14/18. 
Cogan,  Pvt.  Hugh  Andrew— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Cole,  Pvt.  Edward  C— Jd.  3/17/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Coll,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/6/18,  Rjd. 

11/25/18. 
Collingsworth,  Cpl.  Garrett— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Collins,  PFC.  Edward— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Columbus,  Cpl.  Fred  J.— Jd.  2/26/18,  AS.  10/19/18. 

Rjd. 10/21/18. 
Colzone,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/10/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Combs,  Sgt.  Navor— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Comeau,  Pvt.  Armond— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Consello,  Pvt.  Alfred— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Cotter,  Pvt.  Olen  J.— Jd.  4/11/18,  G.  8/12/18. 
Coviello,  PFC.  James— Jd.  3/4/18,    G.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Cross,  Pvt.  Sherman  L.—Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd,  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Culligan,  PFC.  William  P.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Cullinan,  Cpl.  Thomas— Jd.  3/4/18,  Wd.  8/14/18, 

Tr.  8/1/19. 
Daly,  Pvt.  Alonzo— Jd.  9/23/18,   G.  10/6/18. 
Damasgaard,  1st  Sgt.  Arthur  C— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr. 

9/12/18. 
Damiano,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  6/3/18. 
Damone,  Pvt.  Ralph— Jd.  2/25/18,  DW.  6/4/18. 


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Daniels,  Pvt.  Oliver  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Dannals,  PFC.  Jim— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/11/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18,  AS.  1/22/19. 
Delius,  PFC.  Robert— Jd.  2/26/18. 
Dellanno,  Pvt.  Giuseppe— Jd.  10/20/18. 
DeLong,     Pvt.     Clarence— Jd.     3/18/18,      DW. 

8/14/18. 
Dennis,    Pvt.    Mareen    John— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

6/5/18. 
De    Scheen,    Sgt.    Leon    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/11/18. 
Desimore,    Pvt.    Generino— Jd.    3/25/18,     DW. 

9/26/18. 
De  Stefano,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/22/18. 
D'Esposito,  Sgt.  Frank— Jd.  9/28/17,  KA.  9/28/18. 
DiDiego,  Pvt.  Louis  G.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Dimitrio,  PFC.  Vito— Jd.  9/22/17,   AS.  6/6/18. 
Dobers,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Doege,  Pvt.  Lee  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,   G.  10/14/18. 
Domingos,    Pvt.    Antonio    R.— Jd.    9/23/18,     G. 

10/5/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Downing,    Pvt.    Joseph    T.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

6/15/18. 
Dunne,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,   DW.  10/1/18. 
Dyer,  Pvt.  Walter  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/19/19, 

Rjd.  4/7/19,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Early,  Sgt.  William  D.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Ebert,  PFC.  Irwin  W.— Jd.  2/25/18,    G.  11/2/18. 
Eckles,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18. 
Ehleiter,  Pvt.  Frederick— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Ellis,  Cpl.  Ralph  L.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Ence,  PFC.  Milo— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Erickson,  Cpl.  Edward  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Estes,  PFC.  Harvey  B.— Jd.  12/23/18. 
Etter,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  2/27/18,   Tr.  9/24/18. 
Facendini,  Pvt.  Cesare— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Falco,  PFC.  Pasquale— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Farum,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Fauer,  PFC.  Edward— Jd.  9/22/17,   Wd.  9/29/18. 
Favazzo,  Sgt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/22/17,  G.  10/5/18. 
Felch,  PFC.  Howard  A.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Ferraro,  Pvt.  Stephen— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/26/18. 
Ferro,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  3/1/18,  Tr.  2/23/19. 
Fiddler,  Pvt.  Ernest  S.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Fields,  Cpl.  Marion  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Finger,  Pvt.  Leo  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/27/18. 
Fink,  Pvt.  Mike— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/11/18. 
Finley,  PFC.  Daniel  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Fitch,  Cpl.  George  A.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Fleming,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/28/18. 


Floyd,  Mec.  McKinley— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Folga,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  8/21/18. 
Ford,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  2/24/18,  Wd.  8/13/18. 
Ford,  Pvt.  Leo— Jd.  12/5/17,   Wd.  10/10/18. 
Foresti,  Pvt.  Dominick— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  1/31/19 
Fors,  Cpl.  George  A.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/19/18. 
Forster,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Fotopoulos,  Pvt.  Leonidas  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS. 

10/14/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Fox,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  11/10/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Fraleigh,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  12/4/17,    G.  8/12/18. 
Francis,  Cpl.  Samuel— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Freitag,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/1/18,   DW.  9/28/18. 
Fresenda,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  3/2/18,  AS.  8/27/18, 

Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Friedman,  Sgt.  Jacob— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/27/18, 

Rjd. 12/23/18. 
Friedman,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Gace,  PFC.  Horace— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Gallagan,  Sgt.  Eugene — Jd.  1/5/18,  commissioned 

7/12/18. 
Gallagher,    PFC.    James    J.— Jd.    2/26/18,     AS. 

9/28/18. 
Card,  Pvt.  Herbert  L.— Jd.  3/18/18, 
Geber,  Pvt.  Irwin  A.— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  9/30/18. 
Gehret,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  12/30/18, 

Rjd.  4/7/19. 
Geidel,    PFC.    Christian    F.— Jd.    9/22/17,     KA. 

9/26/18. 
Gemmer,  Pvt.  Edward  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Gerken,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  2/1/19. 
Giambalvo,    Wgnr.    Anthony— Jd.    9/22/17,     Tr. 

10/26/18. 
Gibson,  Cook  John  S.— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  3/27/19. 
Gilbert,     Pvt.     Kenneth     D.— Jd.     2/22/18,      G. 

8/18/18. 
Gladstone,  Cpl.  Sol.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  2/21/19. 
Glaser,  Pvt.  Harry- Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.    10/10/18. 
Glynn,  PFC.  William— Jd.  12/5/17,  DW.  6/3/18. 
GoUin,  PFC.  William— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Gorman,  Pvt.  Richard  J.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Gorman,  Cpl.  William  M.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Gossehn,  Pvt.  Leo— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  9/26/18. 
Gowan,  Pvt.  Stanley— Jd.  11/23/18. 
Granner,  Pvt.  Julius  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Greenberg,  Pvt.  Harris— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  2/21/19. 
Grimshaw,  Pvt.  Roland  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Grose,  PFC.  James  T.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Grossi,  PFC.  Domenico— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Grother,  Pvt.  Owen  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Grunewald,     Cpl.     Theodore— Jd.     9/22/17,      G. 

8/12/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18,  A.S.  2/13/19. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,   ENLISTED   MEN 


353 


Grupp,  Sgt.  Charles  J— Jd.  12/5/17,   G.  8/12/18, 

Rjd.  10/11/18. 
Guardi  Pvt.  Cologeri,— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  8/23/18. 
Hager,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  7/13/18,  AS.  8/20/18. 
Hall,  Sgt.  Lawrence— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hallquist,  Sgt.  Fred— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  11/10/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Hamilton,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Haneman,    Sgt.    Frank    J.— Jd.    9/22/17,     Wd. 

9/30/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Hansen,  PFC.  Otto— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  11/30/18. 
Hardym,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Harringar,  Pvt.  YateT.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  2/6/19. 
Harms,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  12/5/17,    AS.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Harris,  PFC.  Herbert— Jd.  2/25/18,   G.  8/12/18. 
Hartnett,    Pvt.    Lester    W.— Jd.    9/22/17,     Tr. 

3/21/19. 
Hartshorne,  Cpl.  Willard  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hassett,   PFC.    Michael  A.— Jd.   2/27/18,    Wd. 

10/2/18. 
Hatch,  Pvt.  William  M.— Jd.  4/11/18,  Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  10/13/18. 
Hauser,  Pvt.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Hauser,     Pvt.     Walter     C— Jd.     2/27/18,      KA. 

11/8/18. 
Hauxwell,  PFC.  Fred- Jd.  9/23/18. 
Haysman,    Cpl.    William    C— Jd.    2/27/18,     G. 

8/13/18,  Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Hemmingway,  Pvt.  Jim  C— Jd.  10/20/18,    Wd. 

11/2/18. 
Henry,  PFC.  Walter— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  9/29/18. 
Herold,  Pvt.  John,  Jr.- Jd.  4/13/18,  AS.  8/23/18, 

Rjd. 1/16/19. 
Heroy,  Pvt.  Marshall— Jd.  4/9/18,  AS.   10/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Higgins,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Hillman,     Pvt.     Rueben  —  Jd.     4/10/18,       AS. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  1/19/19. 
Hirschhauser,  PFC.  Herf  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hoelzen,  Sgt.  Waldemar— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hoffman,    Pvt.     Clyde    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

12/19/18,  Rjd.  3/26/19. 
Holder,  Pvt.  Elmer  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Holdsworth,    Pvt,    Arthur— Jd.    2/27/18,     DW. 

9/8/18. 
Holstrom,  Mec.  Harold— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Holtermann,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Hoppe,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Horvath,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Hospoduras,     Pvt.     John— Jd.     12/5/17,      DW. 

6/3/18. 


Howard,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

10/13/18. 
Huckleberry,  Cpl.  Jake— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Humphrey,   Sgt.   Arthur   G.— Jd.   9/24/17,    Wd. 

8/13/18. 
Huyck,  Pvt.  Clarence— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Jacoby,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  10/27/18. 
James,  PFC.  George  T.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Jenkins,    Pvt.    Marvin    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/11/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  9/26/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  12/29/18, 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Peter  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  9/26/18 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Pontus— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Johnson,  1st  Sgt.  Samuel  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Johnston  Pvt.  Elmer  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kahn,  Cook  Harry— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Kapitz,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Kaplan,  PFC.  Barney— Jd.  9/22/17,    G.  6/12/18. 

Rjd.  11/20/18. 
Keating,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Keene,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  4/11/18,  AS.  10/25/18, 

Rjd. 12/6/18. 
Keller,  Mess  Sgt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Kelly,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kennedy,    Pvt.    Edwin    J.— Jd.     9/21/17,      AS. 

9/26/18,  Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Kessler,  PFC.  Stanley— Jd.  4/18/18,    G.  8/12/18, 

Rjd. 11/17/18. 
Kezom,  Pvt.  Roman— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  8/16/18. 
Kiernan,  Cpl.  Peter  J.— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  11/2/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Kimball,  Pvt.  Harry  H.— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  11/10- 

18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Kinsey,  Pvt.  Harry  H.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/4/18, 

Rjd. 1/19/19. 
Knoerle,  Pvt.  Ferdinand— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Koehler,   Cpl.  Louis— Jd.   9/29/17,    G.    10/6/18, 

Rjd.  11/6/18. 
Koserski,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  12/5/17,  KA.  10/8/18. 
Kover,  Pvt.  Joe  T.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Krentz,    Pvt.    Edward    C— Jd.    6/29/18,     Wd. 

8/14/18. 
Krokoski,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Kurfirst,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  11/22/18. 
La  Blue,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.    11/1/18. 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Lafredo,     Pvt.     Guiseppe— Jd.     2/27/18,       Wd. 

9/29/18. 
Lake,  Pvt.  Earl— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/6/19. 
Lambert,  Pvt.  Benjamin  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Lambo,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  9/7/18. 
Lane,  Pvt.  Leslie  V  — Td.  4/11  /18. 


354 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Langhammer,  PFC.  Joseph  H.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Lapierre,  Pvt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/12/18. 
Lebel,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Leitch,  Pvt.  Ellsworth— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/16/18. 
Lenchinsky,  Mec.  Paul— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  7/23/18. 
Lenobel,  Pvt.  Randolph— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  6/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Lerch,  Pvt.  Fred  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/10/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Levene,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.   9/22/17,    Wd.  8/13/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Lever,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  8/21/18,  Rjd. 

9/16/18. 
Levinson,  Cpl.  Sol.— Jd.  9/22/17,  KA.  10/8/18. 
Lisiecki,  Pvt.  Frank  F.—Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  6/16/18. 
Lockhart,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Loring,    PFC.    David    A.— Jd.    2/27/18,     DW. 

9/29/18. 
Lotz,  Sgt.   George— Jd.  9/22/17,    AS.    11/10/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Loveland,  Joseph— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Lubetz,  Pvt.  Nathan— Jd.  2/27/18,    G.  8/12/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Lucht,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  9/28/18. 
Lunday,    Pvt.    George    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/11/18,  Rjd.  1/10/19. 
Luzadder,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Lyon,  Mec.  William  C— Jd.  1/29/19. 
Macauley,  Cpl.  Clifford— Jd.  9/22/17,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Machinski,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Madsen,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Majeski,  Pvt.  Fred  H.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Mallett,    Pvt.    Joseph    E.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/11/18. 
Malone,  Cpl.  John  F.—Jd.  2/27/18,    G.  8/13/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Manos,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/26/18. 
Marrone,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Marshall,  Cpl.  Ely  G.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Martin,  Cook  Joseph  C— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Matthews,  Cpl.  Jasper  N.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Mattingly,  Sgt.  Wm.  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McConnell,  Sgt.  James  H.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
McCrimlisk,  PFC.  Stephen  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,   Wd. 

10/13/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
McGillis,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  9/23/18,   DW.  8/14/18. 
McGovern,  Sgt.  Thomas  A.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
McKay,    PFC.    Joseph    A.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

9/19/18,  Rjd.  10/8/18. 
McLoughlin,    Pvt.    John    P.— Jd.    2/25/18,     AS. 

6/25/18. 
McSherry,   Pvt.  Lawrence  J.— Jd.  9/22/17,    Tr. 

7/20/18. 


Mello,  Pvt.  Manuel  F.—Jd.  10/22/18,  AS.  12/26- 

18. 
Meyer,  Pvt.  Edmund  E.—Jd.  11/22/18. 
Michaels,     PFC.     Herman— Jd.     9/22/18,      AS. 

10/5/^8,  Rjd.  10/23/18. 
Minick,  Pvt.  Ray  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Minschull,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  8/8/18. 
Mitchell,  Pvt.  Henry  G.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Monahan,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  2/25/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Montano,  Pvt.  Alfredo— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Moran,  Sgt.  John  K.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  7/5/18. 
Morford,  Pvt.  Benjamin  F.—Jd.  11/22/18. 
Morhart,  Cpl.  William— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Moser,  Pvt.  James  F.—Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Mulcare,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/29/17,   AS.  2/6/19. 
Munson,     Pvt.     Elmer    W.— Jd.     3/18/18,      Tr. 

5/23/18. 
Murphy,    Pvt.    Thomas    A.— Jd.    7/3/18,      Wd. 

10/13/18. 
Muscietro,    Pvt.    Giovanni— Jd.    2/23/18,     DW. 

6/3/18. 
Nelson,    PFC.    William    H.— Jd.    9/22/17,     KA. 

9/29/18. 
Newzell,  PFC.  Alfred— Jd.  11/22/18. 
O'Brien,  Pvt.  Frank  D.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  3/26/19. 
O'Brien,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  11/24/18. 
O'Brien,    Pvt.    Timothy    V.— Jd.    2/22/17,     Wd. 

10/2/18. 
O'Connell,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
O'Connor,    PFC.    Jeremiah— Jd.    9/28/17,     AS. 

6/5/18. 
O'Dea,  Sgt.  John  F.—Jd.  9/22/17,  KA.  9/29/18. 
O'Keefe,  PFC.  Michael  W.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Orce,  PFC.  William  E.—Jd.  12/5/17. 
Orsborn,  Pvt.  John  B.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
O'Shaughnessy,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.   12/5/17,    Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Ozino,  Cook  Antonio  M.— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Palazzo,  Pvt.  Cosimo— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  8/13/18. 
Papa,  PFC.  Pasquale— Jd.  9/28/17,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Pendleton,    Sgt.    Frank    A.— Jd.    9/22/17,     Wd. 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  1/4/19,  AS.  1/21/19,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Peterson,  Cpl.  Jonas  P.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Peterson,  Sgt.  W.  S.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Phillips,  Pvt.  Henry  S.— Jd.  4/6/18. 

Piacentino,  Pvt.  Francesco — Jd.  9/30/17. 
Poe,  Pvt.  Virgil— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Polidora,  Pvt.  Quidinc^Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  8/14/18. 
Potter,  Sgt.  Henry  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Potter,  Pvt.  Taylor— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Poules,  Bglr.  Alexandre— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  8/13/18, 
Punchkoski,     Pvt.     Ignatz— Jd.     2/27/18,       AS. 

6/16/18. 
Purificato,  Pvt.  Ben— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  6/3/18. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,   ENLISTED   MEN 


355 


Quinn,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/8/18. 
Rarey,  PFC.  Glenn  W.—Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Rachmilevitz,  Mec.  Isaac— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Rauff,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Reardon,  Pvt.  James  P.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  2/6/19. 
Reed,  Pvt.  Burl— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/2/18. 
Reeves,  Cpl.  Omer  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Rickert,  Cpl.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Rider,  Cpl.  Furman  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Riley,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  6/16/18. 
Ritter,  Pvt.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Roat,  Sgt.  Robert  R.— Comd.  7/12/18. 
Roberson,    Pvt.    Archie    D.— Jd.    11/22/18,     AS. 

3/10/19. 
Robison,    Pvt.    Archie    D.— Jd.    11/24/18,     AS. 

1/24/19. 
Romano,  Pvt.  Matthew— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  12/11/18. 
Rosenfeld,  PFC.  Abe— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/29/18, 

Rjd.  3/19/19 
Rowan,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  2/23/18,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Roy,  Pvt.  Henry  F.— Jd.  11/22/18, 
Ruoff,  Pvt.  Edwin  V.— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Ryan,  Cpl.  Alexander  E.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Ryan,  Pvt.  William  M.— Jd.  10/4/18,  KA.  9/28/18 
Saladino,   Cpl.  WiUiam  L.— Jd.  9/22/17,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Sanchez,  PFC.  Salustiano  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd. 

9/28/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Savino,  Cpl.  Rocco— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Scargall,  PFC.  Carl  T.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18,  Tr.  4/6/19. 
Schanker,  PFC.  Meyer— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Scheffer,  Pvt.  Percy  L.— Jd.  2/22/18,  AS.  6/3/18. 
Scherbluk,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Schiano,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  8/12/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Schlauch,  Pvt.  Frederick— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Schlossmann,    Pvt.     Harry— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

10/8/18,  Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Schockly,  Pvt.  Thomas  B.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Schratweiser,    Sgt.    A.    J.— Jd.    9/28/17,     Comd, 

7/12/18. 
Schwab,  Pvt.  Frederick— Jd.  12/9/17,  DW.  6/4/18. 
Schwarz,  Pvt.  John  E.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Shannon,  Cpl.  George— Jd.  4/10/18,    G.  8/12/18, 

Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Shaughnessy,  Sgt.  Charles  S. — Jd.  1/5/18,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Shaw,  Cpl.  Henry  J.— Jd.  3/20/18. 
Sheehy,  Sgt.  George  E.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Shirley,  Pvt.  Robert  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/14/18. 
Siegrist,     Sgt.    William— Jd.    9/22/18,     Tr.    7/- 

24/18,  Comd.  9/26/18. 


Silverman,  Pvt.  Israel— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  9/26/18! 
Sinderhauf,  Sup.  Sgt.  William  F.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS. 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  9/9/18. 
Sliter,  Pvt.  Albert  D.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Slohodof,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  8/17/18. 
Snyder,  Pvt.  Floyd— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  9/24/18, 

Rjd.  10/16/18. 
Sohmer,  Cpl.  Isidore— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Sokolosky,    Pvt.    Joseph    S.— Jd.    12/5/17,     Wd. 

9/6/18,   Rjd.  10/7/18. 
Sommella,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/3/18. 
Sorano,  PFC.  Nick— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Sorenson,  Pvt.  Louis  A.— Jd.  9/25/18,  AS.  10/8/18. 

Rjd.  11/25/18,  Tr.  3/7/19. 
Sorensen,  Pvt.  Sophus— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Speidel,  Sgt.  Ambrose— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Spitz,  Pvt.  Christian— Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Splaneman,    Pvr.    Paul    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/4/18. 
Stiehle,  PFC.  Henry— Jd.  9/18/18. 
Strand,  Pvt.  Carl  W.—Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  10/7/18, 

Rjd.  1/23/18,  AS.  1/9/19. 
Strazza,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  6/3/18. 
Stubenvoll,  Pvt.  Harry- Jd.  6/30/18,  AS.  9/28/18. 
SulHvan,  Pvt.  Leo  F.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
SuUivan,   Sup.   Sgt.  Thomas  Alex— Jd.   9/22/17, 

Tr.  7/24/18. 
Sultos,  PFC.  Andrew  S.—Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/17- 

18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Swain,  Sgt.  William  M.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Swinton,  PFC.  George.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Taber,  Pvt.  Verrill— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Tanzi,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  11/17/18,  G.  8/12/18. 
Tarkagakes,  Pvt.  Nicholas  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,    DW. 

6/3/18. 
Thoering,   Mess   Sgt.    Charles   W.—Jd.    9/22/17, 

AS.  8/6/18. 
Thonet,  PFC.  MonroeE.—Jd.  2/29/18,  AS.  9/6/18. 
Tilley,  PFC.  Willard— Jd.  12/5/17,   Tr.  12/20/18. 
Tohill,    Pvt.    Noah— Jd.   9/23/18,    AS.   9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18,  Tr.  3/7/19. 
Tormey,  Pvt.  Frank  P.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Torsiello,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  10/10/18. 
Tracy,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  6/3/18. 
Truschke,  Pvt.  Frank  P.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Tucker,   PFC.   Epurgian   K.— Jd.    11/16/18,    Tr. 

12/20/18. 
Tuckerman,  Pvt.  Emil— Jd.  2/25/18,  DW.  6/4/18. 
Uhlig,  Pvt.  Leo  M.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Umina,  Pvt.  Daetano— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  10/8/18. 
Van  Voorst,  PFC.  Alvin  S.—Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd. 
9/28/18,  Rjd.  11/16/18. 


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Varani,  Pvt.  Joseph  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/3/18. 
Verrigni,     PFC.     Giuseppe— Jd.     3/18/18,      AS. 

10/23/18. 
Voelk,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,   G.  10/6/18,  Rjd. 

12/16/18. 
Wagner,     Sgt.     Ferdinand— Jd.     9/28/17,      Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Walker,  Cpl.  James  V.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Wall,  Cpl.  John  O.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Walsh,  Cook  George  M.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Walsh,  PFC.  James  J.— Jd.  12/6/17,  Wd.  9/29/18. 
Waseca,  Pvt.  August  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/9/18, 

Rjd. 12/6/18. 
Wasserman,     Pvt.    Nathan— Jd.     9/23/17,      AS. 

6/3/18. 
Waters,  Cpl.  Philip  J.— Jd.  9/22/17,  DW.  6/3/18. 
Wawrzynski,  Bglr.  John  J.— Jd.  9/22/17. 


-Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
-Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  9/28/18, 


Webb,  Pvt.  Cecil  R.- 
Weber,  Pvt.   Louis- 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
White,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  9/30/18,  Wd.  10/2/18. 
White,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Wilson,  Pvt.  Byron— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wilson,  Pvt.  Byron  F.— Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  2/15/19. 
Wincukiewicz,    Pvt.    John— Jd.     12/4/17,     Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Wolford,    Pvt.    Wilford    C— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

12/26/18. 
Wolgin,  PFC.  Herbert— Jd.  9/22/17,  G.  8/12/18. 
Woodrow,  Sgt.  Lynn— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wooley,  Pvt.  Virgil— Jd.  10/20/18,   Wd.  11/2/18. 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Zambrzycki,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/11/18. 
ZoUer,    PFC.    Theodore    A.— Jd.    9/22/17,     Tr. 

10/22/18. 


COMPANY  C 


Alexander,    Sgt.    Joseph    E.— Jd.    9/28/17,     Tr. 

9/2/18,  Comd.  10/16/18. 
Alexander,  PFC.  Solomon— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Allen,  PFC.  Herbert  R.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  8/8/18. 
Alper,  Pvt.  Aaron- Jd.  9/22/17. 
Amodio,  PFC.  Pietro— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  10/12/18. 
Anderson,  Pvt.  John  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  11/4/18. 
Angier,  PFC.  Reuben  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Arnold,  Sgt.  R.  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Arnold,    PFC.    William    B.— Jd.    9/22/18,     AS. 

3/10/19. 
Athy,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/5/18. 
Bahem,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18.  Wd.  10/6/18,  Rjd 

1/2/19. 
Ballweg,  Pvt.  Constantine— Jd.  11/3/18. 
Balog,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Barnicle,  Pvt.  Fred  H.— Jd.  10/20/18,  G.11/4/18. 


Barrett,    Sgt.    Thomas    F.— Jd.    9/28/17,     Wd. 

10/10/18. 
Barth,  Sgt.  Frederick— Jd.  9/22/17, 
Bates,  Pvt.  Freeman  A.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Bays,  Pvt.  Jesse  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,   KA.  11/9/18. 
Beaudry,  PFC.  William  E.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Belaief,    PFC.    Micheal    G.— Jd.    9/28/17,     Wd. 

9/6/18. 
Berard,  Pvt.  Hector  A.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Bergstein,  Pvt.  Bennie— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/3/18. 
Berner,  Sgt.  Max  M.— Jd.  9/22/17.  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Bernstein,     Cpl.     Herman— Jd.     9/22/17,      Wd. 

8/16/18. 
Binder,  PFC.  Alexander— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Blackman,  Pvt.  Robert  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Blanchette,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  9/20/18,  AS.  11/25- 

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Company  C  (Capt.  Achelis) 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,  ENLISTED   MEN 


357 


Booth,  PFC.  Robert  H.— Jd.  9/22/17. 

Boulte,  Sgt.  Harry  W.— Jd.  9/22/17. 

Bova,     Cpl.    Anthony    E.— Jd.     9/28/17,      Wd. 

11/19/18. 
Brandon,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Braverman,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Brennan,  Cpl.  Patrick— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Breuer,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Bridgemann,  Sgt.  Joseph — Jd.  4/6/18. 
Brincil,  Cpl.  Anton— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Brock,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  10/10/17,  Wd.  11/4/18. 
Brodsky,  Pvt.  Harry  M.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Allen  V.— Jd.  7/20/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Jess  E.— Jd.  10/20/18,  G.  11/4/18. 
Bruner,  Bglr.  Rufus— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Bryant,  PFC.  Harold  M.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Caddy,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Campbell,  Pvt.  Burt  P.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  8/16/18. 
Campbell,  Cpl.  Patrick  A.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Caputo,  PFC.  Anthony— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Carpo,  Pvt.  Pasquale— Jd.  3/1/18,  Wd.  10/12/18, 

Rjd. 12/14/18. 
Cartazzo,  Pvt.  Emilio—Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  10/10/18. 
Catalano,     Cpl.     Solomon— Jd.     9/22/17,      Wd. 

9/4/18. 
Chainyk,  PFC.  Andro— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/12/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Chassard,  Cook  Albert— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Chott,  Pvt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  10/10/18. 
Ciannono,     Pvt.     Giuseppe — Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

1/1/19,  Rjd.  2/15/19. 
Cohen,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  1/6/19. 
Cohen,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  10/22/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Cohen,  Pvt.  Raphael— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  9/2/18. 
Coit,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/8/18. 
Coleman,  Cook  Joseph— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Cornett,  Sgt.   Melvin— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  3/16/19. 


Corsi,  Pvt.  Harry  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Cosgrove,  PFC.  Daniel— Jd.  10/22/18. 

Craig,  Pvt.  William  P.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/19/19. 

Craig,    PFC.    William    P.— Jd.    10/22/18,     AS. 

3/10/19. 
Crannoy,  Pvt.  Wilfred  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/8/19 
Croce,  Cpl.  Louis  J.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Crofts,  Pvt.  Myrle  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
CuUiton,  PFC.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Daniels,    Pvt.    William    C— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

11/16/18. 
Dashevsky,  PFC.  Samuel— Jd.  3/1/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/26/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Albert  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/11/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/25/18. 
De  Badts,  Pvt.  Orie— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  9/26/18. 
Demers,    Pvt.    Joseph    F.— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

11/25/18. 
De  Neef,  PFC.  Abraham  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS. 

8/28/18. 
De    Nering,    Pvt.    John    D.— Jd.    3/18/18,     KA. 

9/26/18. 
Desgres,  Pvt.  Ulderic— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Deso,  PFC.  Clarence  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Dew,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Diamond,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Di   Angelis,    PFC.    Anthony— Jd.    9/22/17,     AS. 

9/2/18. 
Dickhaus,    Cpl.    Ernest    O.— Jd.    9/22/17,     Wd. 

8/13/18. 
Di    Lorenzo,    Pvt.    Antonio— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

10/12/18. 
Dixon,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Donnelly,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Doran,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/1/18. 


at    Camp    Upton,   N.    Y. 


358 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Doran,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  9/22/18,   Wd.  10/10/18, 
Dorocki,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/1/18. 
Dowd,  Mess  Sgt.  Jeremiah,- Jd.  9/28/17. 
Dredger,  Pvt.  Henry  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Driscoll,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Drohan,  PFC.  John  P.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Duncan,  Pvt.  Neil  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/5/18. 
Dunn,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  10/22/18. 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Dunn,  Cpl.  John  L.— Jd.  9/22/17,    Tr.  9/15/18, 

Rjd.  9/30/18. 
Dunne,  Pvt.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Dyke,  Cpl.  Edwin  C— Jd.  9/28/17,   Wd.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Earley,  PFC.  James  J.— Jd.  10/20/18,  G.  11/5/18, 

Rjd. 11/17/18. 
Ecay,    1st   Sgt.   Elmer   S.— Jd.   9/28/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18,    KA.  9/26/18,  28th  Division. 
Eichelmann,  Cpl.  Henry  C— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Elliott,  PFC.  P.  B.— Jd.  1/5/18,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Eula,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/5/17,   G.  8/16/18,   Rjd. 

11/14/18. 
Eustace,  Cpl.  Richard— Jd.  9/22/18,    G.  11/5/18, 

Rjd. 11/17/18. 
Evans,  Sgt.  Albert  E.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  11/4/18. 
Evans,  Pvt.  James  G.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Evans,  Pvt.  Omer— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/19/18. 
Farber,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  11/15/18. 
Farrell,  PFC.  James  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Finnerty,  PFC.  Edward  T.— Jd.  9/28/17,    DW. 

10/5/18. 
Fischer,  PFC.  William  J.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Flahive,    PFC.    Patrick    D.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

8/31/18. 
Fleming,  PFC.  George  A.— Jd.  4/20/18. 
Folmsbee,  Pvt.  Erastus— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/4/18. 
Forrester,    Pvt.    Harry    B.— Jd.     12/5/17,     AS. 

10/2/18. 
Frankle,  PFC.  Herman— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Franklin,  PFC.  Thomas  H.  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,   Wd. 

11/2/18. 
Freeman,  Sgt.  Harold  S.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Friedman,  Cpl.  Ira  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Fulling,    Cook    Bertram    E.— Jd.    9/28/17,     G. 

8/16/18,  Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Galmin,  PFC.  Stanley— Jd.  3/23/18. 
Garbrick,  PFC.  John  G.— Jd.  3/6/18. 
Garrity,  Pvt.  James  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Gelke,  Cpl.  Rudolph— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Genen,   Cpl.   William   M.— Jd.   9/22/17,     Comd. 

,7/12/18. 
Gerard,  Pvt.  Harry  C— Jd.  3/6/18. 
Giannone,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Gibson,  Pvt.  Everett  L.— Jd.  11/24/18. 


Gillings,  Cpl.  Albert  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 

Gillispie,  Mch.  Harvey— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Giuggio,  Pvt.  Pietro— Jd.  2/16/18,  AS.  8/30/18. 

Glackemeyer,  Pvt.  Ferdinand— Jd.  2/27/18,    Tr. 

12/1/18. 
Godbey,  Pvt.  Noah— Jd.  12/6/18. 
Gold,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  3/5/18. 
Goldklang,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  8/25/18. 
Goldman,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  3/1/18,  Wd.  11/1/18^ 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Golembe,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  11/29/18. 
Goren,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Grace,  PFC.  John  F.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Grandinetti,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  9/22/18,   G.  11/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Gray,  Pvt.  Charles  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Grazias,  Cpl.  Anthony — Jd.  9/22/17, 
Gregory,  Sgt.  Cyrus— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Gregory,  Sgt.  James  D.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Griffen,  Cpl.  John  M.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Griffith,  Cpl.  Leslie— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Groesbeck,    Pvt.    Burt    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/10/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Gross,  Pvt.  Philip  M.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Guillotte,  PFC.  Philamon— Jd.  3/23/18. 
Gunger,   Cpl.   Lawrence   M.— Jd.   3/18/18,    KA. 

9/26/18. 
Gunther,  Sup.  Sgt.  Frederick  S.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr. 

7/24/18. 
Gustin,   Pvt.    Joseph— Jd.    3/6/18,     G.    10/5/18, 

Rjd. 11/18/18. 
Hagarty,    Pvt.    Michael   J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     DW. 

10/16/18. 
Hague,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  3/23/18,  Tr.  3/10/19. 
Hamby,  Pvt.  Hoyt— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hannah,  Pvt.  Charley  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Haran,  PFC.  Anthony— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Harding,  Pvt.  Archie  t.— Jd.  2/26/18,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Hayden,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/5/18 
Heflin,  Pvt.  Roscoe  F.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Henderson,  Pvt.  Lee  E.— Jd.  3/18/18.     • 
Heos,  PFC.  Pete  A.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Hignight,  Pvt.  Marion  M.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hilker,  Pvt.  Carl  H.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Hill,  Cpl.  George— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  8/17/18,  Rjd. 

12/16/18. 
Hilton,  Sgt.  Charles  L.— Jd.  9/28/17,  KA.  10/10/18 
Hindlea,  PFC.  Charles— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Hinthorn,  Pvt.  Roy  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/2/19. 
Hinthorn,    PFC.    Wilmer   E.— Jd.    9/23/18,    AS. 

1/3/19. 
Hofmeister,  Cpl.  Frank— Jd.  12/6/17. 
Holzman,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  12/6/18, 

Rjd. 12/14/18. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,   ENLISTED   MEN 


359 


Hudgens,  Pvt.  Jesse  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 

Hueben,  PFC.  Samuel  J.— Jd.  10/12/17. 

Hughes,  Sgt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  8/24/18. 

Hupfer,  Pvt.  WilHam  N.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/4/18. 

Hutton,  Cpl.  John  R.— Jd.  4/11/18. 

Hutzelman,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/24/18. 

Imperial,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  4/9/18. 

Itskowitz,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  3/4/18,  Tr.  6/5/18. 

Jacobson,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  3/4/18,   Wd.  10/11/18, 

Rjd. 10/12/18. 
Jenness,    Pvt.    Forrest    L.— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

11/15/18. 
Jensen,  Pvt.  Morris  S.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/12/18. 
Jenson,  Sgt.  Richard— Jd.  9/22/17,   Tr.  7/5/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  August— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/11/18, 

Rjd. 12/31/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Carl  E.— Jd.  4/10/18,  Wd.  10/12/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Carl  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  11/9/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Nick— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  William  C— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  William  G.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Johnston,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  10/5/18. 
Johnston,  Pvt.  Obie— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Jones,  Mess  Sgt.  Alva  A  — Jd.  11/22/18. 
Jones,  Cook  Marion— Jd  11/22/18. 
Jones,  Sgt.  Webster,  Jr.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/10/- 

18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Jones,  PFC.  William  C— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/25/19 
Jones,  Cpl.  William  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Kacharski,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  1/1/19. 
Kantrud,    Pvt.    Gustav    M.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

2/7/19. 
Kaufman,  PFC.  Henry  J.— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Kavanagh,  Sgt.  Fenton  J.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Keenan,  Cpl.  William  M.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Keller,  PFC.  Harry  F.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Kenzie,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  9/22/17,    Tr.  6/30/18. 
Kerrigan,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  6/5/18. 
Kiernan,   Bglr.   John  Joseph— Jd.   9/22/17,    Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Kiersted,  Pvt.  Thomas  F.— Jd.  7/20/18. 
Kieskowski,     Pvt.     Valdy— Jd.     2/25/18,      Wd. 

10/12/18. 
Kilmartin,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kincaid,    Pvt.    George    W.— Jd.    11/24/18,     AS. 

2/13/19,  Rjd.  3/20/19. 
King,  Cpl.  Marvin  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Klapperich,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/14/18. 
Kneckt,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Knowland,  PFC.  Alfred— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Knude,  Pvt.  Frederick— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Koci,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18. 


Koehler,   PFC.    Clarence  H.— Jd.   2/27/18,    KA. 

9/2/18. 
Kohler,  PFC.  Paul  J.— Jd.  2/26/18,  Wd.  8/13/18. 
Kolb,  PFC.  Harry  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  1/9/19. 
Kolter,  PFC.  Charles  M.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Kriete,  Sgt.  Arthur  S.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Kudasiewicz,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  4/8/18. 
Kveseth,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/9/18. 
La    Croix,    Pvt.     Charles— Jd.     10/20/18,     Wd. 

11/10/18. 
Lafrazia,  Pvt.  Pasquale— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Lally,  Pvt.  Anthony  T.— Jd.  3/18/18 ,  Wd.  10/6/18. 
Lampros,  PFC.  Gus— Jd.  12/4/17,  Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  3/25/19. 
Lampula,  Pvt.  Otto  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lander,  PFC.  Walter  M.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Lane,  Pvt.  Roger— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lange,    Pvt.    Theodore    F.— Jd.    9/28/17,     AS. 

7/22/18. 
Lanyon,  PFC.  Cecil  E.— Jd.  12/9/17,  AS.  8/30/18. 
La  Rocca,  PFC.  Guiseppe— Jd.  3/19/18. 
Larsen,  Pvt.  Edwin— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/11/18. 
Lashua,  PFC.  Edward  A.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lawson,  Pvt.  Onnie  R.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Le  Clerc,  Pvt.  George  R.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lefurgy,  Sgt.  Warren  D.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Lehnfeld,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.  9/28/18. 
Leonard,  Sgt,  Conroy— Jd.  9/27/17,   AS.  2/12/19, 

Rjd. 3/25/19. 
Leonard,    Pvt.     Elmer    O.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Lerario,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/22/17,   KA.  10/10/18. 
Lestum,  Pvt.  Ole— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/11/18. 
Levinson,  Cpl.  Max— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Levinson,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  9/23/17,    Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 10/31/18. 
Lichtenstein,  PFC.  Hyman  G.— Jd.  9/22/17,   Wd. 

8/13/18. 
Lindahl,  Mch.  Emil  C— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  9/8/18, 

Rjd.  10/7/18. 
Liptak,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  12/4/17,    Tr.  9/15/18. 
Livingston,  Cpl.  Paul— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lo     Cascio,     Pvt.     Gaspari— Jd.     9/22/17,      Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Lokken,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Lout,  Pvt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  10/7/18. 
Luellen,  Pvt.  Clyde  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Lyons,  Cpl.  Edmund  E.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
McCabe,  Pvt.  Peter  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  11/3/18. 
McCarthy,  PFC.  George  V.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
McCauley,     Pvt.     Charles— Jd.     9/23/18,      KA. 

10/28/18. 
McCaulley,    Pvt.    James    F.— Jd.    9/28/17,      AS. 

2/1/19,  Rjd.  2/25/19. 


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McDonald,  Cook  Charles  W— Jd.  9/28/17,    Tr. 

8/21/18. 
McFarland,  Pvt.   Clarence  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,    G. 

10/5/18. 
McGarry,  Cpl.  James  F.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
McGaughey,  Pvt.  Eddie  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McGowan,    Pvt.    James    J.— Jd.    9/29/17,     Wd. 

9/6/18. 
McGuinness,    1st  Sgt.    George    A.— Jd.    9/22/17, 

G.  11/1/18,  Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Mcintosh,  Sgt.  Cleve— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McKevett,   Sgt.    Charles   F.— Jd.   2/25/18,    Wd. 

11/10/18. 
McMaster,  Pvt.  William  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,    DW. 

10/28/18. 
McQuade,  PFC.  William  F.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
McRae,  Pvt.  George  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Mairowitz,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  8/13/18. 
Mann,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/12/18. 
Manning,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Markovich,  Pvt.  Milovan— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Martelli,  PFC.  Antonio— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Martin,  Pvt.  Benjamin— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/4/18. 
Martin,  Pvt.  James  F.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  8/15/18. 
Martinez,  Pvt.  Enacio— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Mason,  PFC.  Henry— Jd.  3/18/18,   KA.  8/12/18. 
Mathis,  Pvt.  Rudolph— Jd.  12/8/17,  KA.  11/8/18. 
Meacham,  Pvt.  Paul— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Meehan,  Cpl.  John  W.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/11/18. 
Messenger,  PFC.  Leonard  C— Jd.  3/13/18. 
Meury,  Pvt.  Fred  M.— Jd.  2/27/18,  DD.  9/29/18. 
Miele,  Pvt.  Pellegrino— Jd.  12/9/17,  Wd.  9/4/18. 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Millard,  Pvt.  Fred  S.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Miller,  Pvt.  Charles  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Monahan,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Monahan,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Monroe,  Pvt.  James  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Montalto,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  lQ/11/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19.. 
Montano,    Pvt.    John    M.— Jd.    9/23/18,     DW. 

10/18/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  Clare— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Moore,  Sgt.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  3/10/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  LesHe  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Moster,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  4/10/18,  Wd.  9/6/18,  Rjd. 

10/13/18. 
Murray,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Murray,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/27/17,  Wd.  10/13/18. 
Muzzy,    Pvt.    Charles    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,      KA. 

9/26/18. 
Mykland,  Pvt.  Albert- Jd.  9/23/18. 
Nedved,  Pvt.  Jeny  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/11/18. 


Nellson,  Pvt.  Ashby— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Nelson,   Pvt.   Lester— Jd.   9/23/18,    G.   10/6/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  Ora  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Notch,  Cook  Joseph— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Nutchick,     Pvt.    Anthony— Jd.    9/28/17.     Wd. 

10/11/18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
O'Brien,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  10/11/17,   KA.  10/15- 

18. 
O'Donohue,  Sgt.  James— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Oakley,  Cpl.  Charles  S.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Old,  Pvt.  Efton  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/10/18. 
Olson,  Mec.  John  W.— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  8/17/18. 
Omer,  Cpl.  Evans— Jd.  11/22/18,   AS.  3/10/19. 
Optofsky,  Pvt.  Moses— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  10/10/18. 
Osen,  Pvt.  John  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/12/18. 
Parkhurst,    Pvt.    Dan    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,      Wd. 

11/9/18. 
Parn,  Pvt.  Frank  J  — Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Pasternack,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Patterson,    Pvt.    James    B.— Jd.    9/21/17,     KA. 

9/7/18. 
Pehl,  Pvt.  Gustav— Jd.  9/23/18,   DW.  10/4/18. 
Pell,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/18,    KA.  10/4/18 
Penoli,  Pvt.  Necomede— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/15/18. 
Person,  Pvt.  Lloyd  B.— Jd.  12/8/17,  DW.  6/11/18. 
Pfost,  Sgt.  Alfred  E.— Jd.  9/22/17,    Comd.  (not 

known),  Tr.  9/13/18. 
Phegley,  Pvt.  Percy— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  2/1/19, 

Rjd.  3/15/19. 
Phelan,  PFC.  Walter  F.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Phillips,  Pvt.  Daniel— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Phillips,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.   9/23/18,   Tr.   3/10/19. 
Pickett,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/18,   KA.  9/26/18. 
Pierro,  Pvt.  Andre— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Potter,  Pvt.  Stanley— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/12/18 
Powers,  Cpl.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Prentice,  Cpl.  Russell— Jd.  9/22/17,  KA.  9/27/18. 
Province,   Pvt.   Chancuy  E.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
PuUiam,  Pvt.  Lawrence  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Racjkowski,    PFC.    Antonio— Jd.    9/28/17,     Wd. 

9/6/18.  ■ 
Rais,  PFC.  WillUam— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/17/18. 
Ratcliff,  PFC.  Frank  B.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/4/18. 
Regan,  Pvt.  Michael  J.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Reilly,  Cpl.  Thomas  D.  Jr.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Revman,  Sgt.  Jacob— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Richards,    Cpl.    Orlando    H.— Jd.    9/22/17,     AS. 

9/23/18. 
Riordan,Pvt.JohnF.—Jd.  10/1 1/17,  Wd.  10/10/18. 
Robinson,  Pvt.  Jeff  D.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Rosmarin,  1st  Sgt.  Louis— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Ruppert,  PFC.  George— Jd.  9/22/17. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,  ENLISTED  MEN 


361 


Rustad,    Pvt.    Edward    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/10/18,  Rjd.  1/2/19. 
Sandifer,  Bglr.  Randall— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Sandus,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  6/4/18. 
Sangston,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/7/18. 
Savage,  Pvt.  George  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Scharf,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Schatz,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  9/23/17,   AS.  10/6/18. 
Schielein,  Pvt.  William  H.— Jd  11/22/18. 
Schley,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Schmidt,  Pvt.  Leo— Jd.  2/25/18,   Wd.  8/16/18. 
Schmitz,  Pvt.  Lawrence  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Schneider,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  9/24/18. 
Schoonover,    Cpl.     Charles— Jd.     9/30/17,     KA. 

10/10/18. 
Schwartz,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/2/18. 
Scudder,  Pvt.  James  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Seal,  Pvt.  Robert  T.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Seblasky,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Seifried,  Mch.  Albert— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Senior,  PFC.  Joseph  J.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Shaflfer,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Shearon,  Pvt.  Alva  C. -Jd.  11/22/18. 
Shepherd,  Pvt.  Boyd  G.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Sheridan,  Cpl.  Thos.  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/9/18. 
Sherry,  Pvt.  Sivert— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Shinn,  Pvt.  Jesse  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/6/18. 
Sitheris,    Pvt.    Constantine— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/10/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Smirileos,  Sgt.  Hercules— Jd.  9/12/17,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/2/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  John  E.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  11/20/18. 
Sostak,  Pvt.  Steve— Jd.  9/23/17,   Wd.  9/28/18. 
Speight,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  12/4/17,  Tr.  10/30/18. 
Sperling,  Pvt.  Nathan— Jd.  10/30/18. 
Sperruzza,  Pvt.  Pietro— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Spink,  Cpl.  Frederick— Jd.  12/5/17,   AS.  1/15/19. 
Spodacci,  Pvt.  Sandy— Jd.  12/5/17,   Wd.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Stacy,  Pvt.  Oliver— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Stein,  Pvt.  Richard— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Stenger,  Pvt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Stern,    Sgt.    Benjamin    H.— Jd.    9/22/17,     Wd. 

11/2/18. 
Stern,  Bglr.  Daniel— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  9/3/18. 
Stockwell,   Pvt.    Herbert   W.— Jd.    2/22/18,    Tr. 

5/23/18. 
Stone,  Sgt.  Henry— Jd.  9/22/17,    Comd.  7/12/18. 
StordaUn,  Pvt.  Oliver  E.— Jd.  12/6/18. 
Strachan,  Sup.  Sgt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Strand,  Pvt.  Otto— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/12/18 
Stromberg,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Stutzer,  Pvt.  Samuel  B.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Sullivan,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/22/18. 


Synan,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  3/18/18,    Tr.  5/10/18. 
Szreder,     PFC.     Zygmont— Jd.     12/5/17,      DW. 

10/4/18. 
Tanenbaum,  PFC.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Tannenbaum,     Pvt.     Max— Jd.     3/18/18,      AS. 

10/12/18. 
Tavares,    Pvt.    Manuel   M.— Jd.    11/16/18,     AS. 

12/26/18. 
Tempel,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Tierney,  Sgt.  Edward  J.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Tigue,  Sup.  Sgt.  Joe  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Tissot,  Sgt.  Claude  E.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/6/18. 
Tollefsen,  Pvt.  Earl  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Tompkins,    Cpl.    Ralph    S.— Jd.    9/28/17,     AS. 

6/21/18. 
Troeber,  Pvt.  Rudolph  R.  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS. 

1/28/19. 
Tweedly,  Sgt.  John— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Utterback,  Sgt.  John  H.— Jd.  2/1/18. 
Vicari,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.   11/22/18,    AS.  2/4/19, 

Rjd.  2/22/19. 
Wachter,  Cpl.  Jacob— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  8/25/18. 
Wagner,  Cpl.  Charles  W.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Wagner,  Pvt.  Saul— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS.  8/20/18. 
Webster    Pvt.    William    H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

3/10/19. 
Wecker,  PFC.  Albert  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Welsh,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  12/7/17,  AS.  9/5/18. 
Welsh,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Wesness,  Sgt.  Reider— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/10/18. 
Westerdahl,  Pvt.  Carl- Jd.  1/22/19. 
Whatley,  Pvt.  Claude  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 
White,  Pvt.  George  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 
White,  Sgt.  Lester  S.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  7/19/18. 
White,  Pvt.  Mark— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Whyte,     Cpl.     Christopher— Jd.     9/22/17,     Wd. 

8/12/18,  Rjd.  9/15/18. 
Wilkie,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  10/20/18,   AS.  11/1/18. 
WiUiams,  Pvt.  Walter  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Wilson,  Pvt.  Thomas  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Wister,  PFC.  John  A.— Jd.  3/1/18,   AS.  3/10/19. 
Wohlrab,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Wolfe,  Sgt.  George  M.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Wolfert,    Pvt.    Charles    B.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

12/1/18. 
Wolfif,  Pvt.  Alarick— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Worthington,    Cpl.    Thomas— Jd.    12/5/17,     Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Wright,  Mess  Sgt.  William  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wyczlinski,   Pvt.   Joseph   C— Jd.   2/27/18,    KA. 

9/27/18. 
Yadon,  Cpl.  David— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Young,  Pvt.  Zans— Jd.  10/20/18. 


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Company  D    (Capt.  Tator) 


COMPANY  D 


Abbate,  Pvt.  Pasquale— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  10/2/18. 
Airheart,    PFC.    Graham  C— Jd.  11/24/18,     Tr. 

12/20/18. 
Alcorn,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Amorosino,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  7/22/18. 
Anderson,  Pvt.  Roger  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Andriano,  Pvt.  Nicola— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  8/21/18. 
Appleman,  PFC.  Jake— Jd.  10/8/17,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd. 11/3/18. 
Armour,     Pvt.     Daniel     J.— Jd.     3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/13/18,    Rjd.    11/3/18,     AS.    11/5/18,    Rjd. 

12/20/18. 
Austin,    Sgt.    Francis    R.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Bailey,  Pvt.  William  H  — Jd.  12/7/17,  AS.  12/2/18. 
Ball,  Cpl.  Charles,  Jr.- Jd.  9/30/17. 
Barber,  Pvt.  Homer— Jd.  3/18/18,    KA.  9/26/18. 
Barber,  Pvt.  Rosa— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/8/18. 
Barnes,  Pvt.  Nathan  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Baroch,  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,   G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Baron,  PFC.  William— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Barry,  Pvt.  John  J.,  Jr.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Blatz,  PFC.  Charles  M.— Jd.  10/7/17. 
Beardon,  PFC.  James  W.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Beardslee,    Sgt.    Fred    H.— Jd.    9/28/17,       Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Beckman,    Sgt.    William   F.— Jd.    9/30/17,     KA. 

11/2/18. 
Beeman,  Pvt.  Irving  O.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Bellinger,  Pvt.  Howard— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Benner,  Pvt.  Robert  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/5/18. 
Bengert,    Sgt.    Charles   J.— Jd.    9/28/17,     Comd. 

2d.  Lieut.  7/12/18. 


Bergman,  Cpl.  Anton  F.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  9/6/18. 

Bernard,  Sgt.  David  M.— Jd.  6/30/18. 

Berrian,    Pvt.    Alvert    E.,    Jr.— Jd.    10/8/17,   Tr. 

12/1/18. 
Beyer,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  10/18/18. 
Bimblich,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/30/17,  Tr.  4/10/19. 
Birsh,    Sgt.    Abram     S.— Jd.     9/23/17,      Comd. 
.    7/12/18. 
Black,  PFC.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Blair,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  11/5/18. 
Bledsoe,  Pvt.  Ervin  C— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Bleecker,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Blocker,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Boatman,  Pvt.  Clyde  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/5/18. 
Boley,  Pvt.  Ralph  D.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Bonoquisto,  Pvt.  Mariano — Jd.  3/18/18. 
Borner,  PFC.  Ferdinand  J.— Jd.  3/29/18. 
Bostrom,  Pvt.  Carl  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Bourque,  Pvt.  Henry  J.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Brayson,  Pvt.  James  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  1/6/19. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Lee— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Brundige,  Cpl.  Arthur— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  11/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Bryant,  Pvt.  Lloyd  G.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Bunce,  Pvt.  Harry  M.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Burklund,     Cpl.    Jonathan— Jd.    9/23/18,      Wd. 

11/9/18,  Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Burns,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  10/6/18. 
Burns,  PFC.  Walter  M.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Callan,  Pvt.  Walter  D.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Campbell,   Pvt.    Christopher— Jd.   9/23/17,    Wd. 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Campbell,    Pvt.    Donald    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd 

10/7/18. 


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363 


JM4\i  k  I 


■'"\/ 


at  Camp   Upton,  N.  Y. 


Carra,  Pvt.  Anthony— Jd.  10/22/18. 

Carson,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,   KA.  10/22/18. 

Cassill,  Pvt.  Guy— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Castle,  Pvt.  Charles  E.— Jd.  3/18/18. 

Ceccarelli,    PFC.    Hannibal— Jd.    2/27/18,     KA. 

9/6/18. 
Chakofsky,  Pvt.  Paul— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Champoux,     PFC.     Henry- Jd.      10/20/18,      G. 

11/5/18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Chart,.Pvt.  Frank  D.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Choquette,   Pvt.   Mederic  H.— Jd.   3/18/18,    Tr. 

1/6/19. 
Christiensen,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Christainsen,     Sgt.     Harold— Jd.     2/27/18,      AS. 

8/16/18. 
Ciano,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Cinque,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  4/11/18,   Wd.  10/12/18, 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Cisch,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  6/30/18,  AS.  8/16/18. 
Colella,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Colodny,   Pvt.   Abraham   C— Jd.   3/18/18,    Wd. 

9/6/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Conley,  Sgt.  John  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  8/13/18. 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Connors,  Pvt.  Francis  P.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Conway,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  4/11/18,   Wd.  9/8/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Conrad,  Pvt.  Clair  H.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Corcoran,    Pvt.    Patrick    J.— Jd.    10/8/17,     Wd. 

9/8/18. 
Cortellini,  Pvt.  Giovanni— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Coscia,  Pvt.  Marinello— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Coulter,   Sgt.   Charles    J.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Cousert,  Cpl.  Jess  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 


Cox,  Pvt.  Clair  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Cristiano,  Cook  Frank— Jd.  9/28/17. 

Curso,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18. 

Cummings,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  9/8/17. 

Daniels,  Pvt.  Hugh  D.— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Darmstadt,   Pvt.   Walter   M.— Jd.    12/5/17,    AS. 

10/7/18. 
Darrow,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  10/8/17,   AS.  10/15/18. 
Dasaro,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/28/17.   Wd.    10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Albert  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Decker,  Cpl.  Richard  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Demee,  Cpl.  Dominick— Jd.  10/8/17,  AS.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Demucci,  Pvt.  Vittorino— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Derderian,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Desrosiers,  Pvt.  Edgar  J.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Dietrig,  Pvt.  Richard  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Di     Grigario,     Cpl.     Joseph— Jd.     10/8/17,      AS. 

11/9/18. 
Di  Leo,  PFC.  Antonio— Jd.  10/8/17,  KA.  9/6/18. 
Diperi,  Pvt.  Vincenzo— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Ditzenberger,  Cpl.  Adolph  P.— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS. 

10/18/18. 
Dodge,  Pvt.  Alfred— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  10/10/18, 

Rjd.  12/17/18. 
Dodson,  Pvt.  HolHs  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Domenico,  Mec.  Nicola — Jd.  10/8/17. 
Dominianni,  Pvt.  Bruno— Jd.  10/20/18. 
D'Ortona,  PFC.  Nickola— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Dougherty,  Pvt.  Cornelius  A.— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS. 

10/4/18. 
Downing,  Cpl.  Floyd  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 


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Dyche,  Bglr.  Everett  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Dyer,  PFC.  Alexander— Jd.  11/17/17,  KA.  9/28/18 

Eastman,  Pvt.  Glenn  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Eckhardt,     PFC.     Henry— Jd.     9/30/17,      Wd. 

11/10/18,  Rjd.  1/21/19. 
Edwards,  Pvt.  Leonard— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Emmerich,  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Engle,  Sgt.  Hubert— Jd.  10/8/17,    KA.  9/5/18. 
Evans,    PFC.    William    H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     KA. 

8/31/18. 
Farber,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Farrington,  Pvt.  Milton  H.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Fields,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Finegan,  Pvt.  Harry  J.— Jd.  11/3/18. 
Fisk,  PFC.  Grant  P.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Fitzgibbons,  Pvt.  Joseph  N.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Fletcher,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Frazier,  Pvt.  Lee  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Frieberg,  Sgt.  William— Jd.  9/30/17,   AS.  2/6/19, 

Rjd.  4/12/19. 
Fritzie,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  10/8/17,    Wd.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  9/8/18. 
Gabrielli,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/30/17,    G.  10/5/18. 
Galgano,  PFC.  Angelo— Jd.  10/8/17,  AS.  3/25/18, 

Wd.  11/5/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Gallaway,     Pvt.     Howard— Jd.     9/23/18,      KA. 

10/13/18. 
Garrett,  Pvt.  Leonard— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Garton,  Mch.  Luke— Jd.  9/30/17,  KA.  9/6/18. 
Garza,  Pvt.  Jesus  Maria— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Gerrity,  Pvt.  Edward  F.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Gianotas,  Pvt.  Gost— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Gillespie,  Sgt.  Edward  A.— Jd.  2/5/19. 
Giordano,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Glanternik,  Cpl.  Harry— Jd.  9/30/18,  AS.  8/19/18, 

Rjd.  9/25/18,  Wd.  10/11/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18. 
GoU,  Sgt.  Elmer  E.,  Jr.— Jd.  10/8/17,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd. 11/3/18. 
Gosselin,    Pvt.    Wilfred    J.— Jd.    10/22/18,     KA. 

11/10/18. 
Gravel,  Pvt.  Albert  J.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Greco,  Pvt.  Elio— Jd.  10/22/18,    AS.  3/25/18. 
Greenbaum,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  3/23/18. 
Greenberg,  Pvt.  Monte— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Griffen,  Pvt.  Joe  D.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Grosswirth,  Cpl.  Edward  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Gutbrodt,  Pvt.  Adrian  P.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  11/3/18, 

Rjd.  1/18/19. 
Hager,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  12/9/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Hahne,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Hanna,  Pvt.  Johnston— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd. 11/17/18. 
Hansen,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  1/23/19. 


Harmond,  Pvt.  William  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Harrison,  PFC.  Herbert  G.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Hart,  PFC.  Franklin  A.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  8/24/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Haskins,    PFC.    George   M.— Jd.    10/8/17,     KA. 

9/30/18. 
Haugh,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  4/18/18,   Wd.  10/7/18, 

Rjd. 1/16/19. 
Hawkins,  Pvt.  Charles  R.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hawkins,  Pvt.  Oscar  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hayden,  PFC.  James  Michael— Jd.  3/18/18,   KA. 

9/30/18. 
Hayes,  Pvt.  William  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Haywood,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  8/14/18. 
Healey,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  9/30/17,    G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Heid,  Cpl.  Arthur  H.— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Hennings,  Pvt.  Ernest  R.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Henry,  Cpl.  Fisher  B.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hesson,  Pvt.  Herman  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hettenhausen,  Pvt.  Adolph  A.— Jd.  12/4/17,  Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Hill,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Hinckley,  Pvt.  Henry  C— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Hislop,  Bglr.  Richard— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Hitts,  Pvt.  Charles  T.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/11/18, 

Rjd. 11/16/18. 
Hodges,  Pvt.  Eddie— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Hoelseth,    Sup.    Sgt.    Arthur— Jd.    2/27/18,    Wd. 

8/14/18. 
Holt,  Pvt.  Willard  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Howe,    Pvt.    Rudolph    W.— Jd.    10/22/18,     Tr 

2/21/19. 
Huber,  1st  Sgt.  Arthur  F.— Jd.  9/30/17, 
Humphrey,  Pvt.  Philip  S.— Jd.  11/3/18. 
Hunt,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  9/6/18. 
Hussey,    Pvt.    Thomas    P.— Jd.    12/8/17,     KA. 

9/24/18. 
Hyland,    Cpl.    Thomas    F.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

10/10/18. 
Iwan,  Cpl.  Henry  T.  A.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Jacin,  Pvt.  Harvey  J.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Jacobs,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  4/9/18,  AS.  4/12/19. 
Jackson,  Mec.  Carl— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Jackson,  Mec.  Merton — Jd.  12/4/17. 
Jarvis,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/3/18. 
Kalafatis,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  10/6/17,  Wd.  10/11/18. 
Kearney,    Pvt.    William    D.— Jd.    10/8/17,     G. 

10/9/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Kelley,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kennedy,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  3/18/18. 
King,  Pvt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
King,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  10/30/17. 
Kleinhardt,  Sgt.  Charles— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  4/10/19. 


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365 


Kopp,  Pvt.  James  W.— Jd.  3/18/18. 

Kortebein,  PFC.  Matthew— Jd.  4/10/18. 

Kuhn,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Kussman,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Kyne,  PFC.  Patrick  M.— Jd.  10/8/17,  DW.  9/7/18. 

La  Cava,  Cpl.  Onofrio— Jd.  10/8/17. 

La  Due,  Pvt.  Ernest  Joseph— Jd.   3/1/18,    Wd. 

9/5/18. 
La    Forge,    Pvt.    Clarence    O.— Jd.    9/23/18,     G. 

11/3/18. 
Lake,  PFC.  George  C— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Lalomia,  PFC.  Angelo— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lambert,  Sgt.  Oscar— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lambertson,  Cpl.  Harold— Jd.  10/8/17,  AS.  8/21- 

18  Rjd. 11/18/18. 
Lantz,  Pvt.  William  D.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Lawrence,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Lefkowitz,  Pvt.  Bennie— Jd.  10/8/17,  KA.  10/2/18. 
Lemaire,  Pvt.  Frank  B.— Jd.  9/30/17,  Tr.  11/18/18. 
Levine,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  10/22/18,  DW.  11/26/18. 
Levy,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  12/4/17,   AS.  2/6/19. 
Lister,  Pvt.  Wilmot  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  1/6/19. 
Listhardt,    Sgt.    George    D.— Jd.    9/30/17,     Tr. 

7/22/18.     (Returned  to  U.  S.) 
Littwitz,  Cook  Ernest  E.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Losee,  Pvt.  Ralph— Jd.  9/30/17,    Wd.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Loughborough,    Pvt.    Carl— Jd.    11/24/18,     AS. 

2/2/19,  Rjd.  2/26/19. 
Lucking,  Pvt.  Frederick— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Lundberg,  Pvt.   Gunnar,  A.— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Lynch,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  10/8/17,  AS.  8/16/18. 
Maher,  Pvt.  WiUiam  F.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  1/30/19. 
Mahon,  PFC.  James  J.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Mainville,  PFC.  Alfred— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/28/18. 
Manocchi,     Pvt.     Demenico— Jd.     3/18/18,      G. 

10/5/18. 
Margasuta,     Pvt.     Andrew— Jd.     9/30/17.      KA. 

9/24/18. 
Mariam,  Pvt.  Dominick— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Markowitz,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Marks,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  12/8/17,  Tr.  9/15/18. 
Marquardt,  Mess  Sgt.   Otto— Jd.    9/30/17,    Tr. 

7/24/18,  Comd.  9/22/18. 
Martens,  1st  Sgt.  William  F.— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS. 

9/23/18,  Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Martin,  PFC.  Charles— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  7/22/18. 
Martin,  Pvt.  Hugh  R.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Mass,  Cpl.  Abraham— Jd.  9/30/17,   KA.  11/2/18. 
Matthews,  Cpl.  Wm.  A.— Jd.  10/8/17,  G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
May,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McDonald,  Pvt.  Wm.  J.— Jd.  11/24/18. 


McLaughlin,  Pvt.  John  F.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
McRee,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  2/17/19. 
Mealey,  Pvt.  Wm.  S.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Meincke,  Pvt.  Arthur  G.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Mencher,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  12/8/17,  Tr.  5/26/18. 
Mendiola,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Merkelmas,     Pvt.     Charles— Jd.     3/18/18,      Wd. 

10/7/18,  Rjd.    1/6/19. 
Michelotti,  Pvt.Natale— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  11/10/18. 
Milk,  Pvt.  Alexander— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  10/28/18. 
Miller,  Pvt.  Frank  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,   KA.  10/2/18. 
Milone,  Pvt.  Alphonso    P.— Jd.    3/18/18,     DW. 

10/2/18. 
Minor,  Pvt.  Albert  F.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Miraglia,  Pvt.  Paul— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Mitchell,  Sgt.  Thomas— Jd.  10/8/17,  G.  10/10/18. 
Monaghan,  PFC.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  9/30/17,    Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Monoghan,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Morra,  Pvt.  Adolph— Jd.  9/30/17,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Morrison,  Pvt.  Lester  J.— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Moshinsky,  PFC.  Hyman— Jd.  10/8/17. 
MuUins,  Sgt.  Joseph— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Murphy,    Sgt.    John    F.— Jd.    9/30/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Murty,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Nelsen,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Ness,  PFC.  Herbert  O.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/7/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Newman,  Sup.  Sgt.  Abraham— Jd.  9/30/17,    Tr. 

7/24/18. 
Nolen,  Sgt.  Dock— Jd.  11/22/18. 
O'Brien,    PFC.    Terence   A.— Jd.    10/8/17,     Wd. 

10/7/18. 
O'Keefe,  Cpl.  Dennis— Jd.  10/8/17,   AS.  8/24/18, 

Rjd.  9/21/18,  G.  10/6/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Orlando,  PFC.  James— Jd.  10/8/17,  G.  10/5/18. 
Ott,    Sgt.    Andrew— Jd.    12/4/17,     Tr.    7/5/18. 

(Returned  to  U.  S.) 
Pace,  Sgt.  Donato— Jd.  9/28/17,    KA.  9/24/18. 
Paddock,   PFC.   Vincent   E.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/6/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Palmer,   Cpl.  Henry— Jd.   9/30/17,    AS.  8/4/18, 

Rjd.  9/10/18. 
Parker,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Partlow,  Cpl.  Charles  E.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Peck,  Pvt.  Sherman  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Peroni,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/28/18,  DD.  5/24/18. 
Perry,  PFC.  Ashley  O.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Xr.  12/20/18. 
Petznick,  PFC.  Walter— Jd.  (no  date)  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Peyser,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  2/27/18,    G.  9/9/18. 
Pidgeon,    Pvt.    Worthington— Jd.    4/11/18,      G. 

10/10/18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Piegel,  Pvt.  Paul  J.— Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  10/7/18. 


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Poretti,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  12/4/17,    AS.  8/22/18, 

Rjd. 12/28/18. 
Post,  Pvt.  Ernest— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Premazzi,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Presti,  PFC.  Liberio— Jd.  10/7/17. 
Prestigiacomo,    Pvt.     Paul— Jd.     10/8/17,     Wd. 

9/6/18. 
Probert,  Pvt.  Alfred  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  5/11/18. 
Purchia,  Cpl.  Jacob— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Quickstad,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  4/12/19. 
Rabitte,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.   6/21/18. 
Racanelli,  Cpl.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Racek,  Pvt.  Edward  L.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Ralchle,  Pvt.  Lewis  G.— Jd.  12/4/17,  Tr.  3/10/19. 
Ralston,  Pvt.  Walter  G.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Ramey,  PFC.  Tilly  B.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Reese,  Cpl.  William— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Reiwald,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/30/17,  Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  10/13/18. 
Rembert,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Renda,  Pvt.  Giuseppe— Jd.  2/27/18,   Wd.  9/6/18. 
Repulski,  Pvt.  Charles  E.—Jd.  11/22/18. 
Richardelli,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Richardson,    Pvt.    John    R.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

10/2/18. 
Rider,  PFC.  George— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/1/18. 
Ries,  PFC.  Bonno— Jd.   12/4/17,    Wd.   10/3/18, 

Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Rimkus,  Charles— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Ring,  PFC.  Charles  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/6/18. 
Ritchey,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/7/18, 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Roach,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 

Rjd. 1/23/19. 
Roberts,    Cpl.    Arthur    C— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

10/1/18. 
Robertson,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  10/10/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Robinson,    Cpl.    Austin    T.— Jd.    10/8/17.     KA. 

9/1/18. 
Roe,  PFC.  Kyle  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  9/28/18. 

Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Rogers,    Pvt.    William    T.— Jd.    10/21/17,     AS. 

8/31/18. 
Rooney,  Pvt.  Patrick— Jd.  4/11/18,    G.  10/8/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Rubenstein,  Pvt.  Solomon— Jd.  4/9/18. 
Rudden,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Ryan,  PFC.  John  L.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Salamone,    PFC.    Domenico— Jd.    10/8/17,     AS. 

8/29/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Salituri,  Sgt.  Francesco— Jd.  4/10/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 


Mg. 


Wd. 


Wd. 


Sandoz,  PFC.  Harry— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Sankus,  Pvt.  Wm.  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Satz,  Sgt.  Frank— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  10/6/18,  Rjd. 

11/3/18. 
Scalzo,  PFC.  Dominick— Jd.  10/8/17,  AS.  8/25/18, 

Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Schindil,  Pvt.  Irwin— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Schlesser,  Pvt.  Anthony  J.— Jd.  9/23/18, 

11/1/18. 
Schluterman,  Pvt.  Theodore— Jd.  12/20/18. 
Schmidt,  Cook  Max— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Schmitt,  Mess  Sgt.  William— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Schneider,  Pvt.  Nicholas  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Schoffen,    PFC.    Henry    A.— Jd.    9/23/18, 

10/7/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Schoonmaker,   PFC.    Eltinge— Jd.    10/7/17, 

10/7/18. 
Schultz,  Pvt.  Anton  S.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Scott,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Severin,  PFC.  John— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Shaevitz,  Pvt.  Abe— Jd.  10/8/17,  KA.  9/7/18. 
Shagom,  Sgt.  Louis— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Shannon,    Pvt.    Francis    L.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  11/8/18. 
Sharp,  Pvt.  Robert  R.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Shatz,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Shaughnessy,  PFC.  Leo  B.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sherry,    Pvt.    Michael    t.— Jd.     10/10/17,     AS. 

11/3/18. 
Shields,  Pvt.  Charles  R.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Simon,  Pvt.  Roman— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Singer,  Cpl.  Max— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Singer,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  12/8/18. 
Sisley,  PFC.  Roy  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/7/18. 
Skidmore,  Sgt.  Cecil— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Slomkowsky,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  10/8/17,  Wd.  10/2/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Irvy— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  12/7/18. 
Smith,  Cpl.  Wayland  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Smithwick,  Cpl.  Vincent  A.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Soldatos,     Cpl.     Gerosimos— Jd.     10/8/17,      Wd. 

11/9/18. 
Solomon,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  9/30/17,  G.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Sorrentino,  Pvt.  Patsey— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Sosebee,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Spitzfaden,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  11/22/18. 
SpringHng,  Pvt.  Rudolph— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Staley,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Stanco,  Pvt.  Rocco— Jd.  10/8/17,   Wd.  9/6/18. 
Stearns,    Pvt.    Edward    H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/13/18. 
Stenger,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  7/1/18. 
Stiff,  Pvt.  Frank  M.— Jd.  11/22/18. 


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Stiller,  PFC.  Elias— Jd.  9/30/17. 

Strain,   PFC.    James— Jd.    2/27/18,   Wd.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Strelser,  Pvt.  Israel— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Stretton,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  9/30/17,  Tr.  11/15/18. 
Strickland,  Pvt.  Kerney— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Sullivan,  Pvt.  Dan— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sullivan,  PFC.  Eugene  J.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Sullivan,    Pvt.     George    A.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

11/10/18. 
Sutterman,  Pvt.  Emil— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Swankey,  PFC.  Walter— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/7/18. 
Swanson,  Pvt.  Carl  O.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18,  AS.  1/19/19. 
Tenney,  PFC.  Walter  W.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/2/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Thelander,  Cpl.  Ramon  C— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Thomas,  Pvt.  Percy  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Thompson,     PFC.     Walter— Jd.     12/5/17,      Wd. 

9/22/18. 
Tiemann,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 1/9/19. 
Toliver,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/22/18,    AS.  1/1/19. 
Topp,  Pvt.  Ralph— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Touzzo,  PFC.   Dominick  M.— Jd.   2/27/18,    AS. 

6/2/18. 
Trim,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  1/6/19. 
Tudisco,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  9/24/18. 
Tutino,  Cpl.  Ernest— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Uebelacker,  Cook  Daniel— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Underwood,  Pvt.  Paul  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 


Unfricht,  Pvt.  Frederick  P.— Jd.  11/15/18. 

Van,  Pvt.  Landengham— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  2/2/19, 

Rjd.  2/20/19. 
Van  Wagner,  PFC.  George  E.— Jd.  10/8/17,    AS. 

8/14/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Violetti,  Mec.  Amato— Jd.  9/30/17,  Wd.  10/9/18, 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Vogle,  Sgt.  George— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Walsh,  Cpl.  Francis  J.— Jd.  4/10/18,   G.  10/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/24/18,  AS.  3/30/19. 
Warren,  PFC.  Ernest  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  11/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Watkins,    Cpl.    Thomas    H.— Jd.    10/8/17,     Wd. 

10/9/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Weatherbee,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/28/18. 
Weksler,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  9/24/18, 

Rjd. 1/9/19. 
Werner,  Cpl.  Morris— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Whalen,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.     10/8/17,     Wd. 

11/3/18. 
White,  Pvt.  Charles  W.—Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  8/12/18. 
Wilenski,  Pvt.  Waclaw— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Williams,  Pvt.  Abe  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/11/18. 
Williams,  Pvt.  Charley  B.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Wolfe,  Sgt.  Allan  L.— Jd.  6/4/18,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Wolff,  Cpl.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.  10/30/18. 
Wolff,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Yenelow,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  10/7/17. 
Ziegler,  Cpl.  Philip— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Zipersky,  Pvt.  Hyman— Jd.  9/20/17,   AS.  9/2/18. 


COMPANY  E 


Abbadessa,    PFC.    Salvatore— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Aheam,  Cook  Cornelius — Jd.  10/9/17. 
Albert,  Cpl.  Harry— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Alesi,  PFC.  Rocco— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Alpert,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  4/10/18,  Wd.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Amundrud,  PFC.  Fredtjov— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.  Archibald— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Archfield,  PFC.  Thomas— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Arundel,  PFC.  John  W.—Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  11/6/18. 
Ash,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  12/8/17.    Mg.  10/4/18. 
Asleson,  PFC.  Martin  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Aspinwal,    Sgt.    Augustus — Jd.   9/23/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18,  KA.  with  28th  Div. 
Athanasakas,  Pvt.  E.— Jd.  10/9/17,  KA.  9/29/18. 
Auman,  Sgt.  Geo.  C— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  8/13/18. 
Avallone,  PFC.  Dominick— Jd.  4/9/18. 
Bahr,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,  KA.  9/26/18. 
Bair,  Pvt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  9/29/18. 


Baker,  Cpl.  Clyde  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Baker,  Cpl.  Louis— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  11/1/18. 

Ballowe,  PFC.  Thos.  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Baltuska,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  3/18/18. 

Belling,  PFC.  Frank,  Jr.— Jd.  10/21/18. 

Bennet,  Pvt.  Orlando— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 

Benton,  Sgt.  Robert  J.— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  10/29/18. 

Berg,  PFC.  Edward  C— Jd.  10/21/18. 

Best,  PFC.  Edward  G.— Jd.  9/28/17. 

Bistrong,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  12/8/17,  Tr.  10/28. 

Blass,  Sgt.  Walter— Jd.  3/1/18,  Wd.  10/4/18,  Rjd. 

12/23/18. 
Blood,    PFC.    Frederick    E.— Jd.    10/9/17,     Tr. 

4/5/19. 
Bloom,  PFC.  Charles  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Bohn,  PFC.  George  W.—Jd.  11/24/18. 
Bowles,  PFC.  Henry  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Boyle,  PFC.  George  W.—Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/6/18. 
Brandon,  PFC.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Briggs,  Pvt.  Ervin— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 


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Brindle,  Pvt.  Raymond  Joseph— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS. 

5/30/18. 
Brodie,  PFC.  Sam— Jd.  10/21/18. 
Brookover,  PFC.  Ira  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Brooks,  Sgt.  William  G.— Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Browne,  Pvt.  Albert  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/19/18. 
Brueck,  PFC.  Irving— Jd.  4/10/18.  G.  8/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Burch,  PFC.  Don— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Burke,  Cpl.  Edmond— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  11/2/18. 
Burns,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Burst,  Pvt.  Matthew— Jd.  2/25/18,   Tr.  5/23/18. 
Butler,    Pvt.    Edward    W.— Jd.     12/5/17,     AS. 

10/18/18,  Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Campbell,  Bnd.  Sgt.  Maj.  Alfred— Jd.  2/25/18,  Tr. 

10/22/18. 
Cardwell,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/9/18. 
Carey,  Pvt.  Edgar— Jd.  2/27/18,   KA.  9/29/18. 
Carl,  Pvt.  Orren  Thomas— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  10/16- 

18. 
Carlson,    Pvt.    Gustav    R.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Carrell,  Pvt.  Isaac  O.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  3/28/19, 

Rjd.  4/1/19. 
Carrico,  Pvt.  Wayne— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  9/30/18. 
Carrothers,  Pvt.  Jesse  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Cavioxis,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  11/7/18. 
Cazier,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/10/18. 
Chandler,   Pvt.   Grover   C— Jd.   9/23/18,    DW. 

10/3/18. 
Chandler,    Pvt.    James    M.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/16/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Chapline,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/20/18. 
Cherry,  PFC.  Earl  T.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Chiodo,  Pvt.  Vincent— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Chocas,  Pvt.  Nicholas— Jd.  10/22/18. 


Company  E    (Capt.   Wrenn) 

Clark,  Sgt.  Edward  W.— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  4/18/19. 
Clark,  Cpl.  Robert  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  4/18/19. 
Clause,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  9/14/18, 

Rjd.  10/4/18. 
Clifford,  Cpl.  Eugene  Arnold— Jd.  3/19/18,    Wd. 

11/2/18. 
Clune,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  DW.  11/20/18. 
Colangelo,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Coleman,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Conese,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Connolly,   Cpl.   Benjamin  F.— Jd.   10/9/17,    AS. 

7/25/18,  Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Cook,  Sgt.  Herndon  C— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/16/19. 
Cooney,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Cornell,  Bgk.  Wilbur  A.— Jd.  1/22/19. 
Cottle,  PFC.  Isrel  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cottrell,  Cpl.  Milo  M.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Creedon,  Pvt.  Jerry  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Culp,  Pvt.  Edgar— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cupp,  Pvt.  Claud  M.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Curd,  Cpl.  Oscar  F.  Jr.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Daddona,  Pvt.  Felice— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  9/29/18. 
Dahl,  Sgt.  Charles— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Dalley,  Pvt.  Robert  S.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Daltow,  Pvt.  Sylvester— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Daly,  Sgt.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Daniels,  Mec.  Fred  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Daniels,  PFC.  WilUam,  Jr.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Danielson,  Pvt.  George  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Davidson,  Pvt.  Augustus  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Davidson,  Cpl.  Clarence  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Dedonato,    Pvt.    Andrew— Jd.     10/20/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
De  Luca,  PFC.  Umberto— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Dent,  Pvt.  Charlie  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,  ENLISTED  MEN 


369 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


Denzau,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  11/6/18. 
De  Rover,  Pvt.  Frederick  A— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd. 

10/3/18. 
De  Ruvo,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  12/1/18. 
Di  Carlo,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  10/4/18. 
Dierking,  Sgt.  Herman— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/16/19. 
Diseker,  Pvt.  Allen— Jd.  11/11/16,   AS.  12/27/18. 
Diskin,  Pvt.  Thomas  F.— Jd.  4/8/18. 
Distasio,  PFC.  Nick— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Dolan,  Pvt.  Aslak— Jd.  11/16/18. 
DoUarhide,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  9/29/18. 
Dombrowski,  Pvt.  Frank   J.— Jd.    10/9/17,    Mg. 

10/4/18. 
Donohue,  Pvt.  Joseph  X.— Jd.  4/14/18,  G.  11/2/18, 

Rjd. 12/14/18. 
Donovan,    Pvt.    WiUiam  J.— Jd.   10/9/17,    KA. 

10/5/18. 
Drolio,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  3/18/18. 
DuBois,  Pvt.  Charles  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Dugas,  Pvt.  Ervin— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Dunn,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Eagen,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  10/21/18. 
Eidberger,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Eisenbarth,   Pvt.   Frank  M.— Jd.   2/25/18,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Elkin,  Pvt.  Paul  S.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
EUing,  PFC.  John  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  12/5/18. 
Elstein,  Pvt.  Aaron- Jd.  9/23/17. 
Elvik,  PFC.  Magnus— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  3/10/19. 
Emser,  Pvt.  Andrew  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Engle,  Pvt.  Harry  R.— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  11/7/18. 
Epstein,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Erickson,  Pvt.  Ernest  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Essel,  Cpl.  Adolph  L.— Jd.  3/29/18. 
Esselborn,    PFC.    Otto    C— Jd.    9/28/17,     Wd. 

9/27/18. 


Evans,  Pvt.  Evan  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/1/18, 

Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Fabrizio,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  2/27/18,   Wd.  10/3/18. 
Faris,  Mec.  John  A.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  12/26/18. 
Farnsworth,  Pvt.  Clarence  John— Jd.  2/26/18,  Tr. 

5/23/18. 
Farrell,  Sup.  Sgt.  Lawrence — Jd.  10/9/17. 
.Faulkner,  Pvt.  Ned  S.— Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  1/3/19. 
Faulstich,  Pvt.  August,  Jr.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Feeley,  Pvt.  James  M.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Feigenbaum,  PFC.  Abraham— Jd.   10/9/17,    AS. 

3/10/18. 
Feld,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Feldman,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  3/26/19. 
Fenaroli,  Cook  Eugenio— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Fendal,  Pvt.  Ludvig  P.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Ferrara,  Pvt.  Thomas  F.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Ferry,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  1/2/19. 
Field,  Pvt.  Harry  C— Jd.  11/16/18.    • 
Fiori,  Pvt.  Lawrence— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  4/5/19. 
Fitzgerald,    PFC.    John    R.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

9/29/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Fleer,  Pvt.  John  H.  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Fleming,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Foley,  Pvt.  Edward  B.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Foltz,  Pvt.  Ira— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/11/18,  Rjd. 

3/19/19. 
Fondrie,  Pvt.  Gus— Jd.  11/16/18. 
France,  Pvt.  Everett— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Frankel,  Pvt.  Myer— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Franzblau,  PFC.  Nathan— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  11/1/18. 

Rjd.  11/5/18,  AS.  3/30/19. 
Friel,  PFC.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/22/18,  Rjd. 

3/19/19. 
Fuller,  PFC.  Charles  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 


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Fusco,  Cpl.  James  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 

Gallagher,  Cpl.  Felix— Jd.  10/9/17,   Wd.  9/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Gallagher,   PFC.    Victor   E.— Jd.    11/16/18,     Tr. 

12/20/18. 
Gardella,  PFC.  John— Jd.  10/8/17,   Wd.  10/3/18. 
Gardner,  Pvt.  Daniel  O.— Jd.  9/20/18. 
Gates,  Pvt.  Harold— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd. 12/14/18. 
Gauzza,  PFC.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  10/8/17,  G.  11/1/18. 
Gavalir,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  9/23/18,    DW.  10/3/18. 
Gayhart,  Pvt.  Venters— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gebault,  Pvt.  Wallace— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Gerold,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/21/18. 
Gewant,  PFC.  Philip— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Gilbert,  Mec.  Emil  I.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gill,  Pvt.  Horace  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Girouard,  Pvt.  George  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Glauber,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  11/5/18. 
Colder,  PFC.  Roy— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Goldfisher,  Cpl.  William— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Goldschmidt,  PFC.  Solomon— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Goodman,  Sgt.  David— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Goodrich,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Grant,    Sup.    Sgt.    Edmond— Jd.    10/9/17,     Tr. 

8/16/18. 
Greenspan,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  10/9/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Gregory,  1st  Sgt.  Benjamin  F.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS. 

3/10/18. 
Griebe,  Sgt.  Robert— Jd.  10/9/17,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Griffin,  Pvt.  Patrick— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Grometsteiner,  Sgt.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/29/17,  Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Growney,  Pvt.  Philip  J.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  2/7/19, 

Rjd.  2/24/19. 
Guazza,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Gump,  Pvt.  Charles  J.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Hackett,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/8/18. 
Hackney,  Sgt.  John  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hairston,  Pvt.  Festus— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Haleen,  Cpl.  Allen  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hampson,  Sgt.  Alfred  A.— Jd.  10/9/17,  G.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  4/18/19. 
Harp,  Pvt.  Hancie  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Harrison,    Pvt.    Thomas    A.— Jd.  9/20/18,    Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18,  AS.  4/4/19. 
Haseman,   Pvt.   William   C— Jd.    11/16/18,    AS. 

1/1/19. 
Hauck,  Pvt.  Walter  S.— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  5/23/18, 

Rjd. 4/18/19. 
Haug,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hawthorne,  Pvt.  Homer  B.— Jd.  9/23/18, 
Hayes,  Pvt.  William  B.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Heffron,  Cpl.  Ralph— Jd.  10/10/17,   AS.  1/18/19. 


Heyburn,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/27/17,   G.  8/30/18. 

Hiltz,  Cpl.  Arthur  P.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Hink,  Pvt.  Jesse  T.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Hirschberger,  PFC.  Lewis— Jd.  10/9/17. 

Hobbs,  Pvt.  J.  D.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Hogan,  Pvt.  Joseph  N.— Jd.  3/18/18. 

Hopper,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  11/18/18. 

Howard,  Cpl.  McNew— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Howell,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Hoyt,  PFC.  Gladson— Jd.  11/24/18. 

Huston,   Pvt.   Robert   Peter— Jd.   2/27/18,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Intellisona,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,  KA.  9/29/18. 
Irvin,  Pvt.  John  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Jackson,  Pvt.  Frank  G.— Jd.  3/18/18,    Tr.  4/5/19. 
Janasik,  Pvt.  Kazimer— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Jasacky,  Cook  Wlaaley— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Jensen,  Pvt.  Otto— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  11/1/18. 
Johannis,    PFC.    Peter    G.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Johnson,  Sgt.  Arthur  V.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Gilbert— Jd.  9/12/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Jones,  PFC.  William  C— Jd.  11/25/18. 
Joseph,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Joyce,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.   11/24/18,    AS.   1/1/19. 
Kalberger,    Pvt.    Fred    W.— Jd.    11/16/18. 
Kantrowitz,    Pvt.    Hyman— Jd.    10/22/18,     AS. 

4/11/19, 
Kapitaniuk,  PFC.  Jack— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kaplan,  PFC.  Morris  A.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Kaupt,  PFC.  Harvey  T.—Jd.  11/24/18. 
Kennedy,    PFC.    James    S.— Jd.   11/16/18,     Tr. 

3/10/19. 
Kerr,   PFC.   Robert  Wigham— Jd.   3/18/18,    Tr. 

12/20/18. 
King,  PFC.  WiUiam— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Klecak,  Cpl.  Henry  A.— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  9/27/18, 

Rjd.  10/17/18. 
Kline,    Sgt.    Clarence    W.— Jd.     11/16/18,     Tr. 

3/16/19. 
Knutson,    PFC.    Harry    G.— Jd.    11/16/18,    Tr. 

3/10/19. 
Kott,  PFC.  Samuel  A.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Kozeniewski,  PFC.  Wlachaw— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Kozlowski,  PFC.  Waldyslaw— Jd.  3/27/18. 
Krakower,  Cpl.  Abraham— Jd.  10/9/17, 
Kuperman,    Pvt.     Benjamin — J.     12/4/17,      Wd. 

9/6/18. 
Langevin,     Pvt.     Edmond— Jd.     3/18/18,      Wd. 

11/6/18. 
Lanigan,  Pvt.  David  C— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Lapinsky,  PFC.  John— Jd.  3/5/18,    G.  10/7/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Laufer,  PFC.  Eddie— Jd.  11/16/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


371 


Lauterwasser,  Sgt.  Emil  H. — Jd/17,    Comd..  12/5 

7/12/18. 
Lavelle,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  5/20/18. 
Lawrence,  Mec.  Omar— Jd.  12/5/17,  KA.  9/12/18. 
Lee,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,    KA.  9/28/18. 
Lefler,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  10/9/19,  Tr.  (no  date). 
Leinberger,    PFC.    William— Jd.    11/16/18,     Tr. 

4/10/19. 
Levine,  PFC.  Israel— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Levine,   Pvt.  Jacob    No.    1— Jd.    9/28/17,     KA. 

11/1/18. 
Levine,  Pvt.  Meyer— Jd.  10/11/17,    AS.  11/7/18. 
Levy,  PFC.  Charles  M.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Lewis,  Pvt.  Alma— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  11/2/18. 
Lieberman,    Cpl.   Herman   I. — Jd.    12/5/17,     Tr. 

3/10/19. 
Lieberman,  Pvt.  Nathan— Jd.  3/4/18,  KA.  9/6/18. 
Litt,  Cpl.  Wm.,  Jr.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/7/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Loiselle,  PFC.  Aldel— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Lolos,  PFC.  Charles— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 12/14/18. 
Lombardo,    Pvt.     Anthony— Jd.    4/11/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  11/2/18. 
Lower,  PFC.  George— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lutz,  Cpl.  Henry  A.— Jd.  10/9/17,   Wd.  9/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Lynch,    1st   Sgt.    Daniel   X.— Jd.    10/9/18,     AS. 

9/14/18. 
Lyons,  Pvt.  Richard  T.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
McCafferty,   Pvt.   James   E.— Jd.   11/16/18,    AS. 

4/1/19. 
McCann,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
McCann,  Cpl.  Peter  J.— Jd.  3/5/18. 
McCarthy,    Cpl.   Francis  B.— Jd.    10/9/17,    Wd. 

11/5/18. 
McDonagh,   Cpl.   Patrick  J.— Jd.  9/25/17,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
MacDonald,  PFC.  John— Jd.  3/5/18. 
McDonald,  Cpl.  Samuel  B.— Jd.  12/31/18. 
McDorman,    Pvt.    Oran    D.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

3/10/19. 
McElroy,  PFC.  John  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
McGowan,  PFC.  Bernard  D.— Jd.  10/9/17,    KA. 

9/6/18. 
McGuire,  Pvt.  Orville— Jd.  11/16/18. 
McGuire,      Pvt.      Patrick— Jd.      3/18/18,       DW. 

10/15/18. 
Mcjames,    Pvt.    Arthur    J.— Jd.    2/26/18,     AS. 

1/20/19,  Rjd.  3/24/19. 
Mcjames,  Pvt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  3/4/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
McKeernan,     Pvt.     Arthur— Jd.     9/23/18,      KA. 

10/4/18. 
MacLean,  Pvt.  Frederick  D.— Jd.  3/5/18. 


Maggio,  PFC.  Domenick— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Maisel,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  10/9/17,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Maker,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  10/3/18. 
Mandle,  Sgt.  Maurice— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Mann,     Cpl.     Charles    R.— Jd.     11/16/18,      AS. 

12/31/18. 
Marcantonio,  PFC.   Edward,— Jd.   10/9/18,    Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Marion,  Pvt.  Edmond— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/15/18. 
Martini,  PFC.  Vincent— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Mastckeis,  Mec.  Stanley— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Masterangelo,  Pvt.  Joseph  M.— Jd.  3/25/18,  AS. 

5/28/18. 
Matz,  Pvt.  August— Jd.  4/15/18. 
Miceli,  Pvt.  Giuseppe— Jd.  4/16/18. 
Michel,  PFC.  Andrew  P.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Miller,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.  — Jd.  11/16/18. 
Minarchi,    Pvt.    Guglielmo— Jd.    2/25/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Mitchell,    PFC.    Herbert   F.— Jd.    10/9/17,     Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  1/14/19. 
Mitchell,  Cpl.  Patrick— Jd.  10/9/17,   KA.  9/6/18. 
Mole,  Pvt.  Edwin,  Jr.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Momat,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  Roy— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Moran,    1st    Sgt.    Martin    J.— Jd.    9/29/17,     Tr. 

7/28/18,  Rjd.  10/12/18. 
Morissmo,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Morofsky,  Cook  Archie— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Moskovitz,     Cpl.     Herman— Jd.     10/8/17,      AS. 

9/20/18. 
Mottram,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS.  8/9/18. 
Munro,  Sgt.  Allan  T.— Jd.  9/29/17,  Tr.  4/30/18. 
Munson,  PFC.  William— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  5/7/18. 
Myers,  Cpl.  Adam— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.   3/10/19. 
Nail,  Pvt.  Otis  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Neff,  Cook  George  R.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Ogden,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Olmstead,  Pvt.  Olin— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Olsen,  Pvt.  Andrus— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Olsen,  Sgt.  Edward— Jd.  10/9/17,    AS.  8/8/18. 
Orsburn,  Pvt.  Ewing  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Otto,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  2/26/18,    KA.  9/29/18. 
Otten,  Cpl.  Charles  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Owen,  Pvt.  Warren  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/2/18. 
Parillo,  Pvt.  Dominico— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Parker,  PFC.  Charles  Vaughn— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Parks,  Pvt.  Homer— Jd.  11/16/18,   AS.  12/15/18. 
Parrello,  Pvt.  Vincent— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS.  1/1/19, 
Rjd.  3/31/19 


372 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Peam,  PFC.  Joseph  C— Jd.  3/4/18,   G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Peattie,    Sgt.    Edmond    M— Jd.    10/9/17,     Tr. 

10/18/18. 
Pepitone,  Pvt.  Giacomo— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Perrone,  Pvt.  Nicola— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/6/18. 
Peters,  Pvt.  Howard  M.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Petzold,  Cpl.  Herman— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Pfeiffer,  Pvt.  Harry  H.,  Jr.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Phipps,  Charley  E.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Pickard,  Sgt.  Charles  L.— Jd.  9/29/17,  G.  11/1/18. 
Pierce,  Pvt.  John  D.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Pinkus,  Pvt.  Alexander— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Pirnoli,  PFC.  Mike— Jd.  9/20/18. 
Pinsky,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.    9/28/17,   Tr.    10/5/18, 

Rjd.  3/20/19. 
Poison,  Pvt.  Harry  H.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Pordy,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  11/1/18,,  Rjd. 

12/23/18. 
Porter,  PFC.  Robert— Jd.  10/9/17,   KA.  10/4/18. 
Pratt,  Cpl.  Elliott  P.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Prince,  PFC.  Harry  B.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Quasha,  Pvt.  Abe— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  6/21/18. 
Quinlan,  Cpl.  John  T.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Quintana,  Pvt.  Fidel— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Radaelli,  PFC.  Guido— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Ratti,  PFC.  Jim— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Riccio,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  4/5/19. 
Richardson,     Sgt.     Wilfred— Jd.     2/27/18,      Tr. 

1/21/19. 
Rickert,  Pvt.  Thomas  A.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Riddle,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Rider,  Pvt.  Marion— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Riley,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Rivkin,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  8/26/18. 
Rooney,  Pvt.  Elmer  D.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Roschnetti,    PFC.    Frank— Jd.    10/12/18,     Wd. 

9/6/18. 
Rosen,   Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  4/13/18,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 11/5/18,  AS.  3/28/19. 
Rosenthal,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  7/26/18. 
Rudd,  Pvt.  Colburn— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  3/24/19. 
Ryan,  PFC.  William— Jd.  3/4/18,    Tr.  3/10/19. 
Ryberg,  Pvt.  Carl  E.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
St.  Peter,  Pvt.  Neddie— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  12/22/18. 
St.  Pierre,  Pvt.  Eugene— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Sarracco,  Pvt.  Michele— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Schadey,    Pvt.    Albert    J.— Jd.    10/12/17,     Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Schefer,  Pvt.  Fred  C— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Scheffler,  Pvt.  Chas.— Jd.  9/26/17,   Tr.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 2/22/19. 


Schenck,  Sgt.  Theodore— Jd.  9/28/17. 

Schiller,  Pvt.  George  J.— Jd.  12/7/17,  Wd.  10/9/18. 

Rjd. 3/19/19. 
Schlessinger,    Pvt.    Herbert— Jd.    2/25/18,     Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Schott,  Cpl.  Jacob— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Schue,  PFC.  Lynn  H.—Jd.  4/12/18,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd. 11/17/18. 
Schuessler,    Sgt.    August   J.— Jd.    9/28/17,     KA. 

9/27/18. 
Schumer,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  6/15/18. 
Schwenk,  Pvt.  WiUiam— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/1/18. 
Scott,  Pvt.  S.  S.— Jd.  3/1/18,  AS.  12/23/18,  Rjd. 

3/19/19. 
Sears,  Sgt.  William  R.— Jd.  1/5/18,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Seegel,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  10/9/17,    AS.    11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Shapiro,  Sgt.  Samuel— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Sheehan,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  4/3/18,    AS.    9/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Sheinberg,     Pvt.     Abraham— Jd.     4/14/18,      G. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Simes,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  4/5/19. 
Smith,  Sgt.  Arch— Jd.  12/22/18,  Tr.  3/16/19. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Edward  H.—Jd.  12/14/18. 
Smith,  Cook  Howard  L.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Smith,  PFC.  Hugh— Jd.  9/23/18,    Tr.  4/11/19. 
Snyder,  PFC.  George  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Snyder,  PFC.  Herman  W.— Jd.  3/29/18. 
Soldani,  Pvt.  Adolfo— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Southerland,  Sgt.  James— Jd.  10/9/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Steets,  Mec,  Louis  H.—Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  9/27/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Stephens,  PFC.  Arch- Jd.  11/16/18. 
Stewart,  Cpl.  Preston— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Stoker,  PFC.  Herman— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Stutzke,  Mec.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,    Wd.  9/29/18. 
Sussieck,  PFC.  George  N.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Tarling,  PFC.  William  H.—Jd.  11/16/18. 
Tarzian,  Sgt.  Martin  A.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  9/26/18, 
Terry,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  11/16/18,    AS.  1/1/19. 
Texdal,  Pvt.  Ludvig  P.— Jd.  9/20/18. 
Tobias,  Pvt.  Bennett— Jd.  9/29/17,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Trawrig,  Pvt.  Hyman— Jd.  10/9/17,  KA.  9/27/18. 
TurnbuU,  Mess  Sgt.  Wm.  J.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Twarog,  Pvt.  Stanley  M.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Unruh,  PFC.  Eddie  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Utter,  Bglr.  Leslie  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Van  Slyke,  Pvt.   Herman  B.— Jd.  4/18/18,    G. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Walcez,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Wallace,  Sgt.  Thomas— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  7/20/18. 
Ward,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  6/4/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED   MEN 


373 


Warner,    PFC.    Stanley    A— Jd.    4/12/18,     AS. 

9/27/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Weidig,  Pvt.  Gustav  C— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Weiss,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  5/28/18. 
White,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  10/12/17,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
White,    PFC.    Edward     A.— Jd.    2/26/18,     AS. 

8/25/18. 
Whitney   1st  Sgt.   Holyoke— Jd.   1/5/18,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Whorton,  Mec.  Joe  K.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Wiedemann,  Pvt.  William  L.— Jd.    4/12/18,    AS. 

3/10/18. 
Wilcox,  Sgt.  Allen— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Wilkins,  Pvt.  Fred  E.— Jd.  10/8/17,  Tr.  12/15/18. 
Williams,  Pvt.  David  W.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Winchell,  PFC.  Harry— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Winehart,    Pvt.    Earl    T.— Jd.    9/23/18,     DW. 

10/7/18. 
Winters,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/4/17. 


Wise,  Pvt.  Marshall  T.— Jd.  9/20/18. 

Withrow,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Wondes,  PFC.  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/22/18. 

Wood,  PFC.  Frank  E.— Jd.  2/3/19. 

Wood,  Pvt.  Henry  W.— Jd.  3/1/18,  Tr.  4/5/19.     ' 

Worlund,  Pvt.  Arthur  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Wright,  Sgt.  Earl  B.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/16/19. 

Young,  Sgt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  3/4/18. 

Young,  Pvt.  Theodore— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  10/19/18. 

York,  Sgt.  Owen— Jd.  1/29/19. 

Yunggebauer,     PFC.     Fred— Jd.     3/18/18,      AS 

10/1/18. 
Zeglaitie,  Pvt.  Zedaras— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Zielian,  PFC.  Harold— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Zillo,  PFC.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/28/17,  KA.  10/4/18. 
Zimbrick,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Zweigel,  Pvt.  Aaron— Jd.  10/9/17,   DW.  10/6/18. 


COMPANY  F 


Ackley,  Pvt.  Frank  N.— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Aghina,  Pvt.  Silvio— Jd.  12/4/17,   KA.  10/3/18. 

Alexander,  Mec.  Russell  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 

AU,  Pvt.  Rocco— Jd.  2/27/18,    KA.  10/3/18. 

Anderson,  Cpl.  John  A.— Jd.  1/29/19. 

Andrew,  Pvt.  Moe— Jd.  12/8/17,  DW.  9/26/18. 

Anziano,      Pvt.      Aflredo— Jd.      2/27/18,       KA. 

10/3/18. 
Arnold,  Sgt.  Herbert    E.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Auricchio,  PFC.  Gabriele— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  7/4/18, 

Rjd.  9/14/18,  Wd.  10/4/18,  Rjd.  10/18/18. 
Baccine,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  12/4/17,  Tr.  8/16/18. 
Bailey,  Pvt.  Prince— Jd.  11/16/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Barsez,  Pvt.  Charles  T.—Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Baur,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  2/26/17,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Beatty,    Pvt.    Howard    M.— Jd.    11/24/18,     AS. 

2/6/19,  Rjd.  2/7/19. 
Bedard,  Pvt.  Henry  L.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Balbarsus,  Pvt.  Walter  H.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Belanger,  vt.  Tancrede  F.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Berger,  Pvt.  Paul  V.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Bergeor,    Pvt.    Wladyslaw— Jd.    3/18/18,     DW. 

10/8/18. 
Bevington,  Pvt.  John  St.  G.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Bichl,  Pvt.  Arthur  F.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Bobier,  Cpl.  Cecil  R.— Jd.  1/29/19. 
Bomstein,  Pvt.  Lewis  L.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Botich,  Pvt.  Marko— Jd.  4/15/18,    Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/12/18. 
Brancaccio,    Cpl.    Gennaro— Jd,    2/26/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18. 


Briggs,  Pvt.  Morris  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/20/18. 
Brittner,  Pvt.  Jesse— Jd.  10/12/17,  Tr.  2/21/19. 
Brown,  Mec.  Earl  A.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Moses,  Jr.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Brown,  Sup.  Sgt.  Clifton— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Brucker,  Pvt.  Irving— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Busick,    Pvt.    Edward    Scott— Jd.    2/5/19,     Tr. 

4/18/19. 
Butler,  Pvt.  Ehner— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Byrne,  Sgt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Canfield,  Cpl.  Francis— Jd.  3/17/18,  AS.  11/4/18, 

Rjd.  11/12/18. 
Canova,  Cook  John— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Carpenter,   Pvt.    George   M.— Jd.    3/17/18,     AS. 

8/25/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Christman,  Cpl.  WiUiam  J.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Christos,  Pvt.  Peter- Jd.  4/15/18,    AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Cippriano,    Pvt.    Giovanni— Jd.    4/10/18,     Wd. 

9/23/18,  Rjd.  11/30/18. 
Clark,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  12/8/17,    KA.  11/1/18. 
Clark,  Cpl.  Ira  A.— Jd.  1/29/19,   Tr.  3/6/19. 
Clayton,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Coane,  PFC.  James  A.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Cohen,  Pvt.  Nathan— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  4/29/18. 
Cohen,  Pvt.  Sidney— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Coleman,  Cpl.  Michael— Jd.  3/17/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 1/19/19. 
Colson,    PFC.    Herbert    J.— Jd.    11/16/18,     AS. 

9/25/18. 
Coonradt,  PFC.  Clarence  B.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Cooper,  PFC.  Fred  T.—Jd.  9/27/17. 


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Company    !•'    (, Caj)!.    l-'aton) 


Cooper,  Pvt.  Leon  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Corcoran,   PFC.   Michael   J— Jd.    9/10/17,     AS. 

9/24/18. 
Cortright,    Pvt.    Harry    C— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

12/11/18,  Tr.  3/20/19. 
Cottle,  PFC.  Fred  C— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  6/10/18. 
Counter,  Pvt.  Milton  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Courneotes,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  3/17/18,  AS.  10/6/18, 

Rjd. 12/28/18. 
Crawford,  PFC.  John  Henry— Jd.  9/28/18,    AS. 

10/6/18. 
Crim,  Pvt.  Sterling,  Manly— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Crowley,  Cpl.  Dennis  J.— Jd.  4/10/18,  Wd.10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Cucolo,  Pvt.  Lorenzo— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  6/5/18. 
Cunningham,  Cpl.  Alex— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  9/1/18. 
Cushman,  Cpl.  George  A.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Cwiklo,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  11/16/18,   Tr.  3/6/19. 
Dalliegro,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Davis,     Pvt.    Charles     J.— Jd.     3/18/18,     DW. 

11/17/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  George  H.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  William  S.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
De  Angelo,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  2/1/18. 
De  Fabritees,  Pvt.  Domenico— Jd.  4/16/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18,     Rjd.    12/20/18,     AS.    4/17/19,     Tr. 

4/18/19. 
Del  Duca,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Dellova,  Pvt.  Armando— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
DeMay,  PFC.  Raymond  O.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Derose,  Sgt.  Joseph  R.— Jd.  11/16/17. 
De  Salvatore,  Pvt.  Dionisio— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Desmaris,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Dettloff,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Diele,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  9/29/17,   KA.  10/5/18. 
Dillender,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Disseck,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  12/5/17,    KA.  10/5/18. 


Distasi,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Dolbear,  Cpl.  Kyle— Jd.  3/17/18,      AS.     8/21/18, 

Rjd.  9/2/18. 
Dolegewicz,    Pvt.    Muczlaw— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Dougherty,  Cook  Roscoe— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Drivas,     Cpl.     Demetrios— Jd.     11/17/17,      AS. 

9/9/18. 
DuBois,  Cpl.  Ernest  C— Jd.  3/17/18. 
DufTey,   Pvt.   Will— Jd.    11/16/18,    AS.   4/17/19. 
Dufft,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/19/17,    AS.  6/14/18. 
Dunn,  Pvt.  James  R.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Dunn,  Pvt.  Mack— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Durham,    Pvt.    Jesse    M.— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

10/26/18. 
Duval,  Pvt.  Alfred— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Dwyer,    Pvt.     Patrick    G.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Egan,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,   KA.  9/27/18. 
Edwards,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Eno,  Pvt.  Clark  H.— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19,  AS.  2/16/19,  Tr.  4/18/19. 
Epstein,  Sup.  Sgt.  Samuel  L. — Jd.  12/5/17. 
Eiseman,  PFC.  George— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Evans,  Pvt.  Arch— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Farmer,  Sgt.  Robert  W.— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  7/28/18, 

Rjd.  8/16/18,  Wd.  9/27/18,  Rjd.  10/23/18. 
Farrell,  Cpl.  Joseph  H.— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Fallstrom,    Pvt.    Ernest    G.— Jd.    3/17/18,     AS. 

10/2/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Farnum,  Pvt.  Robert  G.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Farr,  Pvt.  Ralph  C— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Feeney,  Pvt.  Jeremiah— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/8/18. 

Rjd.  3/17/19. 
Fehr,  Pvt.  Carl  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Feiss,  Pvt.  Fred  E.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  12/7/18. 
Fiano,  Pvt.  Luciano— Jd.  10/22/18. 


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I   :;:i;ii     I'plon,    X.     V. 


Finch,  Pvt.  James  C— Jd.  10/22/18. 

Fine,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  12/5/17,  DW.  9/27/18. 

Fisher,  Cpl.  Pearce  S.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Fiorillo,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Flynn,  PFC.  John  Jos.— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  11/7/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Freeman,  Pvt.  Everett  G.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Friedman,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  3/1/18,   Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Fries,  Pvt.  Arthur  R.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/27/18. 
Fugallo,  Pvt.  Giuseppe— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Gabel,  Pvt.  Giles  C— Jd.  2/24/18,  AS.  7/23/18. 
Gabriel,    Pvt.     Gabriel    S.— Jd.     2/25/18,     Wd. 

11/4/18. 
Gabrielle,   Pvt.  Demetrio   R.— Jd.    12/4/17,     AS. 

10/4/18. 
Gabrielson,  Pvt.  Gehrhard  C.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Gallagher,  Sgt.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  10/10/17,    Comd. 

7/15/18. 
Ganes,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  10/10/17,   Wd.  10/3/18. 
Gantmacher,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Gaynor,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  10/3/18. 
Gash,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  8/1/18. 
Gilbert,  Pvt.  Horace  L.— Jd.  10/20/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Gilmartin,    Pvt.     John     F.— Jd.    4/15/18,     Wd. 

10/5/18,  Rjd.  1/30/19. 
Goad,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Goetzman,    Pvt.    Arthur    G.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

10/10/18. 
Golden,  Pvt.  William- Jd.  12/5/17,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Goldstein,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  4/15/18. 
GoUhardt,     Pvt.     Henry— Jd.     10/21/18,      Wd. 

11/8/18. 
Golob,  Pvt.  Nat.— Jd.  12/5/17,    DW.  10/3/18. 
Goodrich,  Cpl.  Frank  I.— Jd.  4/15/18. 


Gores,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/30/18, 

Rjd. 12/23/18. 
Gott,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  11/24/18,   AS.  12/27/19, 

Tr.  3/20/19. 
Grace,  Pvt.  Anthony  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Grant,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Green,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/17/18,  Wd.  9/27/18,  Rjd. 

12/20/18. 
Green,  Pvt.  Philip  B.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Greenberg,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  12/5/17, 
Grico,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Griffin,  PFC.  William— Jd.  11/17/17. 
Gross,  Cpl.  Arthur— Jd.  9/28/17,  Tr.  6/3/18. 
Grothan,    Pvt.    William   J.— Jd.    10/20/18,     Wd. 

11/15/18. 
Guttenberg,  Pvt.  Harry- Jd.  4/10/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Haddix,  Cpl.  Everett  E.-  Jd.  1/29/19. 
Hadland,  Pvt.  Ole  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  3/11/19, 

Tr.  3/20/19. 
Hamilton,  PFC.  Gordon— Jd.  10/7/17. 
Hammann,  Pvt.  Edward  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Harper,  PFC.  Selah  F.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Harris,  Pvt.  Henry  H.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Harris,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Harrison,  PFC.  Abselon  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hasprey,  PFC.  Ernest  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hastings,  Cpl.  James  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  10/3/18. 
Hausman,  Pvt.  Isaac— Jd.  2/26/18,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Helland,    Pvt.    Magnor   J.— Jd.    12/28/17,     Wd. 

9/23/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Hennings,  Mess  Sgt.  Frank  W.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Hensley,  Cpl.  WiUiam— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Hensley,  Sgt.  Floyd— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Henson,  Pvt.  Estelle  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Hestir,  Pvt.  Arthur  C— Jd.  10/22/18. 


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Hettman,  PFC.  Gustav—Jd.  4/15/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 

Rjd.  11/17/18,  AS.  4/17/19. 
Hewett,    Cpl.    William    W.— Jd.    10/10/17,     G. 

8/30/18. 
Hoffman,  Sgt.  Edwin— Jd.  10/10/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Hogg,  Pvt.  Blackburn— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Holland,  Sgt.  Mason— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Howland,  Pvt.  Thorn— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Hughes,  Pvt.  John  T.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hukle,  Sgt.  Eugene  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Humes,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  4/17/19. 
Hussey,  Cpl.  John  M.— Jd.  3/17/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Hutton,  Mec.  George  T.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hykin,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  12/5/17,    Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Ide,  Pvt.  Roy  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  9/26/18. 
lervasi,  Pvt.  Rocco— Jd.  3/4/18. 
lulo,  PFC.  George  J.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Irby,  Pvt.  Van— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Irven,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Israel,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.   12/5/17,    Wd.    10/5/18, 

DW.  10/20/18. 
Ivy,  Pvt.  Willie  G.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Jackson,  Pvt.  Francis  James — Jd.  3/18/18,    AS. 

6/25/18. 
Jackson,  Pvt.  Ulam  J.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Jaffe,  Cook  Max— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Jaffe,  PFC.  Bernard— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Jaskulski,  Pvt.  Philip  P.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Jennings,  Pvt.  Bert  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Jenny,  Pvt.  Victor— Jd.  2/26/18,  Tr.  10/15/18. 
Jensen,    Pvt.    Nehrend    F.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/18/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Clifford— Jd.  4/15/18,  AS.  10/22/18, 

Rjd. 12/30/18. 
Joel,    Pvt.    Bernard    Wolf— Jd.    2/27/18, 

5/7/18. 
Jones,  Pvt.  Alonzo  T.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Johansen,    Pvt.    Johannes— Jd.     12/5/17, 

10/3/18. 
Juergensen,  Cpl;  Edward  W.— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Kaiser,  PFC.  Abraham— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Karr,  Pvt.  Harvey  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Katz,  Pvt.  Raymond  R.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Keith,  Cpl.  Taylor— Jd.  11/16/18,    AS.  4/17/19. 
Kellaher,  Pvt.  Paul— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/8/18. 
Kellerman,  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  4/15/18. 
Kelly,  Sgt.  Raymond— Jd.  9/27/17,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Keminowitz,  Cpl.  Louis— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Ketner,  Pvt.  Joseph  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kimple,  PFC.  Dallas  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
King,  Sgt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 


AS. 


DW. 


Kinney,  Pvt.  John  F.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  3/11/19. 

Kirby,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Kirchner,   Pvt.   Leonard   G.— Jd.    2/27/18,    Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Kirchoff,  Sgt.  Walter— Jd.  12/4/17,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Klebba,  PFC.  Leo— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kluetsch,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Koesztler,  Cpl.  Leo  J.— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  8/18/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Kolaczewski,  Pvt.  Ignatz— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Krause,  Cpl.  Eugene  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 10/26/18. 
Krichevscky,    Cpl.    Joseph— Jd.    11/16/17,     KA. 

10/3/18. 
Kruger,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Kuszerzyk,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 
LaUi,  Cpl.  Guiseppe— Jd.  12/5/17,   Wd.  10/4/18. 
Lantry,  Pvt.  Patrick— Jd.  11/16/17,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Lapp,  PFC.  Byron— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Larson,  PFC.  Berger— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/26/18. 
Larson,  Pvt.  Christian,— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Larson,  Pvt.  Reuben— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/16/18. 

Rjd.  12/14/18,  AS.  3/26/19. 
Leary,  Pvt.  James  T.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
LeClair,  Pvt.  Walter  F.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Lee,  Pvt.  Henry  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Lee,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Lewis,  PFC.  Edwin  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Light,  Pvt.  Frank  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Lloyd,  Pvt.  Mack— Jd.  10/20/18,   AS.  11/2/18. 
Lockhart,  Mec.  Walter— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Loungo,  Pvt.  Vincenzo— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Loves,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Lowe,  Pvt.  Silas  V.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Mackey,  Pvt.  George  S.— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  1/18/19. 
Maher,    PFC.    John,    Jr.— Jd.    11/16/17,    DW. 

10/3/18. 
Manahan,  Cpl.  Edward  M.— Jd.   11/16/17,    AS. 

11/15/18. 
Mandel,  Cpl.  Ben.— Jd.  11/16/17,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Mannerino,    Pvt.    Gregory— Jd.    10/10/17,     KA. 

10/3/18. 
Marshall,  Pvt.  Harry  E.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  2/6/19, 

Rjd.  2/7/19. 
Martin,  Pvt.  Athol  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Mauch,  Pvt.  Clyde  B.—Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/29/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Mavrelis,  Pvt.   Constantine— Jd.   10/20/18,    AS. 

11/27/18. 
Mayer,  PFC.  Leonard  M.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Maynard,  PFC.  Robert  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
McAleer,  PFC.  Frank  L.— Jd.  4/10/18. 


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377 


McBride,  Pvt.  Early  J— Jd.  10/20/18. 
McCarter,  Pvt.  James  H.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
McCarty,   Cook   Charles  F.— Jd.    11/16/18,    AS. 

11/19/18. 
McConnell,    Pvt.    David    S.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/5/18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
McElreath,  Pvt.  James  T.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
McGee,  Pvt.  John  R.— Jd.  4/15/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rid.  12/20/18. 
McGovern,   Mec.   Thomas— Jd.    10/10/17,      KA. 

10/5/18. 
McGregor,  Sgt.  William— Jd.  10/10/17. 
McKay,  Mec.  Michael— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  8/27/18. 
McKibben,  Pvt.  William  W.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
McLean,  Cpl.  David— Jd.  10/10/17,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
McMillan,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Melchert,  Pvt.  Leo  B.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Mercuri,  PFC.  Jerome  E.— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Merson,    Pvt.    Archibald    L.— Jd.    12/4/18,     AS. 

10/20/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Meyers,  PFC.  John  A.— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  10/21/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Micucci,  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  5/8/18. 
Miklinski,  Cpl.  Leo— Jd.  4/15/18,    Wd.  10/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Millicker,    Pvt.    Daniel    J.— Jd.     6/30/18,     AS. 

10/28/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Miller,  Pvt.  Bert  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,   DW.  10/2/18. 
Milne,  Pvt.  Vivian— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Monguso,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  9/29/17,  DW.  10/4/18. 
Montgomery,  Sgt.  Charles  S.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Comd. 

7/15/18,  DW.  10/4/18. 
Monti,  Pvt.  Pietro— Jd.  11/26/17,    G.  11/7/18. 
Morris,  Pvt.  MofiFette— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Morton,  Pvt.  Nealy  H.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Moser,  Pvt.  Edward  E.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Mounce,  Bglr.  James  M.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Mullins,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Murphy,  Sgt.  Daniel  J.— Jd.  10/10/17,  Tr.  7/28/18. 
Murray,    Pvt.    William    F.— Jd.    10/10/17,     Wd. 

10/5/18,  DW.  5/9/19. 
Neff,  Pvt.  George  R.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Nehrbas,  Sgt.  Robert  V.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  Frank  F.— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  William  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/1/18. 
Nesci,  Pvt.  Pierro— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.   10/3/18, 

Rjd.  3/16/19. 
Noel,  Pvt.  Alfred  C— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/27/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Nolan,  Sgt.  James— Jd.  9/28/17,   Tr.  6/3/18. 
Nolan,  PFC.  Sylvester— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/24/18. 
Noltensmeier,  Pvt.  August  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Tr. 

3/6/19. 


Noyes,  Pvt.  Clarence  A.— Jd.  10/22/18. 

O'Brien,    PFC.    William    J.— Jd.    3/17/18,     AS. 

11/8/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Oelschlager,    Sgt.    Fred   W.— Jd.    10/10/17,     AS. 

9/4/18,     Rjd.    9/15/18,     AS.    10/22/18,     Rjd. 

11/7/18. 
O'Hara,  Pvt.  Francis  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/2/18. 
Olson,  Sgt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  9/29/17,  Comd.  7/15/18. 
Olson,  Cpl.  Henry— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Olson,  Pvt.  Lars  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Oliver,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 12/11/18. 
Oppel,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.  10/5/18, 

DW.  10/15/18. 
Ostfeld,  1st  Sgt.  Philip— Jd.  11/9/17,  Wd.  10/3/8. 
Pastore,  Pvt.  Carlo— Jd.   12/5/17,    AS.   11/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Pearson,  Pvt.  Otto— Jd.  11/16/18,   AS.  11/21/18. 
Peluse,  Cpl.  Charles  U.— Jd.  9/27/17. 
Pena,  PFC.  Reuben— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Person,  Pvt.  Otto— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Petty,    Pvt.    Stanley    Merle— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

10/6/18,  Rjd.  2/16/19. 
Phelps,  Pvt.  Charles  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Philip,  Cpl.  Joseph— Jd.  10/1/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Pickens,    Pvt.    Charles    E.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

10/27/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Pillion,  Cpl.  Lester  H.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  9/12/18. 
Pinckney,  Cpl.  Judson  B.— Jd.  3/4/18,  Tr.  2/25/19. 
Preiser,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Preston,  Pvt.  James  A.— Jd.  3/12/18,  AS.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Proulx,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  3/17/18,   AS.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 10/26/18. 
Radloflf,  Pvt.  N.  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Rafoth,  Pvt.  Henry  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Rantsch,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Reed,  Pvt.  William  T.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Resch,  Pvt.  George  V.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Richert,  Cpl.  Wenzel— Jd.  3/17/15,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Ricupa,  Pvt.  Gaspare— Jd.  10/11/17,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Rieckhoff,    Cpl.    John    F.— Jd.    10/10/17,     Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  12/11/18. 
Riggio,  Pvt.  Gaetano— Jd.  10/10/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Ritschard,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rivlin,  PFC.  Isaac— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Robertson,    Pvt.    Aldine    I.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

10/28/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Robertson,  Pvt.  Charles  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Robinson,    Pvt.    Tom    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     DW. 

11/12/18. 
Rockefeller.  Pvt.  Orrin— Jd.  12/6/17,  Tr.  6/17/18. 


378 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Rockwell,    PFC.    Fred    M.— Jd.    3/17/18,     AS. 

10/9/18,  Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Roemmele,  1st  Sgt.  Frank  W.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Rohr,  Sgt.  Alfred  M.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Comd.  7/15/18. 
Roth,  Pvt.  James  F.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Rull,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Runner,  Cpl.  Hugh  S.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Ryan,  PFC.  James  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/19/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Ryan,  Cpl.  Lewis— Jd.  10/10/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Sabatino,  Sgt.  Joseph  E.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Sabie,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Salitino,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  3/4/18,  Tr.  4/15/19. 
Sangster,  PFC.  George  M.  Jr.- Jd.  3/1/18. 
Schaaff,  Cook  Peter  P.— Jd.  11/16/17,  AS.  10/25- 

18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 

Scheckter,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  9/28/17. 

Schindler,  Sgt.  Adolph  O.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/28/17,  DW. 

10/28/18. 
Schlafer,  Pvt.  Edwin— Jd.  12/7/17,   AS.  9/27/18. 
Schloen,  Cpl.  George— Jd.  10/10/17,   KA.  9/1/18. 
Schneider,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Schriever,  Pvt.  Lewis— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  1/14/19. 
Schultz,    Sgt.    Carl   H.,    3rd— Jd.    12/4/17,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Schwartz,     Cpl.     Bernard— Jd.     2/26/18,      Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Schwartz,     Pvt.     Emanuel— Jd.     9/28/17,      AS. 

8/14/18. 
Scoble,  Cpl.  Harry  M.— Jd.  12/4/17,  Tr.  7/20/18. 
Scutari,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  2/26/18,  DW.  10/3/18. 
Seagraves,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Seely,     PFC.     Chester    J.— Jd.    9/24/18,      DW 

11/20/18. 
Seifts,  PFC.  Oscar— Jd.  9/28/17,   KA.  10/3/18. 
Semro,  Pvt.  Arthur  W.—Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/2/18. 
Shade,  1st  Sgt.  Charles— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Short,    Pvt.    Eugene    M.— Jd.      10/20/17,      AS. 

10/25/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Simmons,  Pvt.  Lester  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Silver,  Bglr.  Paul— Jd.  10/10/17,    Wd.  9/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18., 
Soufflas,   PFC.    Christos   G.— Jd.   9/29/17,     Wd. 

9/14/18,  Rjd.  11/20/18. 
Spacjer,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  10/10/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Spaitch,    PFC.    Joseph    M.— Jd.    3/18/18,     KA. 

11/1/18. 
Spalding,  Sgt.  Arthur  D.— Jd.  3/23/18. 
Spencer,  Pvt.  Homer  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sprague,  Pvt.  Frank  N.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  1/12/- 

19,  Rjd.  4/7/19. 

Stcmber,    PFC.    Charles    S.— Jd.    12/5/17,     Tr. 

9/7/18. 
Stember,  Pvt.  David  G.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  5/11/18. 


Stevens,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,   KA.  11/1/18. 
Stone,  Mec.  Folsom  R.— Jd.  12/5/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
SuUivan,  Cpl.  James  J.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Swain,  Pvt.  F.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/29/18. 
Swiklo,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Tamburrelli,  Cpl.  Marius— Jd.  1/29/19. 
Thurber,    Sgt.    William    C— Jd.    1/5/18,     Comd. 

7/15/18. 
Tibbetts,  Pvt.  Earl— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Todd,  Pvt.  Henry  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/7/18, 

Rjd.  11/12/18. 
Tompkins,  Cpl.  Edward  L.— Jd.  10/10/17,    Wd. 

10/5/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Tornese,  Pvt.  Santo— Jd.  2/26/18,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Tritt,  Pvt.  Cecil  W.—Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Troczuk,  Pvt.  Gregory— Jd.  3/17/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Turner,  Cpl.  Benjamin  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
UbaMo,  Pvt.  Lucco— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Valzo,  Pvt.  Pasquale— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  3/16/19. 
Vanatta,  Cpl.  Wayne  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Visconti,  Pvt.  Salvatore— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Walker,  PFC.  Lee  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  11/1/18. 
Wallace,  Pvt.  Earl  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Walsh,  Sgt.  Edward  A.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Ward,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/8/18. 
Ware,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/8/18. 
Wasser,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  7/31/18. 
Watson,  PFC.  John  D.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Watson,     Sgt.    Waller    D.— Jd.     11/16/18,     AS. 

12/29/18. 
Webster,  Pvt.  Clyde  W.—Jd.  9/23/18. 
Wegner,  Pvt.  Otto  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Weigell,  Pvt.   Charles  T.  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Weingardner,  PFC.  Albert  F.— Jd.  3/17/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18.  Rjd.  1/11/19. 
Wellankamp,  Cpl.  Edward  C.  A.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Wells,  PFC.  Irving  S.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
Wetzel,  Pvt.  Albert  E.—Jd.  9/23/18. 
Wheatcraft,     Pvt.  '  Varley— Jd.     9/21/17,      AS. 

6/20/18. 
Whelton.  Sgt.  F.  R.— Jd.  1/5/18,   Comd.  7/15/18. 
White,  Pvt.  L.  S.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/1/18. 
White,  PFC.  Lloyd  M.— Jd.  3/17/18. 
White,  Pvt.  Lucius  O.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Whitney,  Cpl.  Daniel  D.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Whittey,    Pvt.    William    R.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

10/8/18. 
Williams,  Sgt.  Sydney  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Wilson,  Sgt.  Bruce— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Withers,  Cpl.  Orville  G.— Jd.  11/16/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


379 


Wolf,  Pvt.  Berry— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18.  Woodke,    Pvt.    Richard    M.— Jd.    9/23/18,    AS. 

Wold,  Pvt.  Alexander— Jd.  9/23/18,   Tr.  12/1/18.  4/17/19. 

Wood,  Pvt.  Henry    William— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS.  Woods,  PFC.  Nathaniel  H.—Jd.  11/16/18. 

10/26/18.  Zimmer,  Mess  Sgt.  Fred— Jd.  11/16/18. 


COMPANY  G 


Abbiati,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  10/20/18,   AS.  3/10/19, 

Rjd.  3/16/19. 
Adams,  Pvt.  Homer  H.—Jd.  11/16/18. 
Alford,  Pvt.  Wesley  M.—Jd.  3/18/18. 
Altman,  PFC.  Oscar— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Apolito,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Arnett,  Pvt.  Charles  H.—Jd.  11/16/18. 
Baker,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  3/2/18,  Wd.  10/16/18, 

Rjd. 11/9/18. 
Baldwin,  Sgt.  Paul  W.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Bascone,  PFC.  Antonio— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Batson,  Pvt.  James  E.— Jd.  11/16/18." 
Beattie,    Pvt.    Joseph    S.— Jd.    2/27/18,      DW. 

10/5/18. 
Bedard,  PFC.  Frank  E.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Behler,  Pvt.  William  G.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/6/18. 
Bernard,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/16/18. 
Bichl,  Pvt.  Arthur  F.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Blake,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/15/18. 
Blonkowski,  PFC.  Ralph— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Bloom,  Cpl.  Louis— Jd.  9/29/17,    KA.  11/9/18. 
Bluschke,    PFC.   William   L.— Jd.   3/18/18,     AS. 
10/4/18,  Rjd.  1/2/19. 

Bock,     Pvt.    Alfonso    John— Jd.     3/8/18,     Wd. 
8/16/18. 

Bohm,  PFC.  Emil— Jd.  12/5/17,   KA.  9/27/18. 

Bosworth,  Mess  Sgt.  John  H.—Jd.  11/16/18. 

Box,  PFC.  Roland  A.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  11/23/18. 

Brackett,  Bglr.  Ira  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Brady,    PFC.    William    J.— Jd.    9/29/17,     KA. 
10/5/18. 

Brandt,  PFC.  Daniel— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Brannon,  PFC.  Art— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Brennan,    Cpl.    James    N.— Jd.     10/9/17,     KA. 
10/5/18. 

Brenneis,    Cpl.    Frederick   J.— Jd.    9/29/17,     AS. 
10/20/18,  Rjd.  10/28/18. 

Brodsky,  PFC.  Ralph— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 

Brown,  Pvt.  George  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/24/18. 

Brown,  Pvt.  Oliver  J.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 

Browne,  Pvt.  Parmell  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Browning,  PFC.  Allen  H.—Jd.  12/5/17. 

Brusa,  Pvt.  Peter  S.— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Buchholtz,  Pvt.  Ben— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  11/1/18. 

Buckley,  Pvt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  10/22/18. 


Buckmaster,     Pvt.     Joshua— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

1/18/19. 
Bullock,  PFC.  Roy  Alonzo— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

10/6/18. 
Bullock,    Cpl.   Raymond   N.— Jd.   9/30/17,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Burdi,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.  9/12/18. 
Burke,  Pvt.  Howard  E.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Burkett,  PFC.  Anthony  F.— Jd.   10/10/17,    Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Burr,  Cpl.  Jerome— Jd.   9/29/17,    Wd.    11/2/18, 

Tr.  2/14/19. 
Burrows,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,    KA.  10/15/18. 
Busse,  Cpl.  Charles  R.— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Byrns,  Pvt.  Edwrd— Jd.  10/9/17,   Tr.     12/20/18. 
Caferri,  Pvt.  Alfonso— Jd.  10/11/17,   Tr.  12/1/18. 
Canning,  Pvt.  Patrick— Jd.  9/28/17,   Tr.  5/23/18. 
Carmack,  Sgt.  Forrest  M.—Jd.  11/16/18. 
Casazza,  PFC.  John  — Jd.  9/28/17,   AS.  10/9/18, 

Rjd. 11/18/18. 
Casey,  Sgt.  George  A.— Jd.  12/5/17,  DW.  9/27/18. 
Cazenk,  Pvt.  Alek  A.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/31/18, 

Rjd. 11/8/18. 
Cherinis,  Cook  Thomas— Jd.  9/28/17. 
ChiovareUi,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Cincotta,     Pvt.     Guiseppe— Jd.     2/27/18,      AS. 

6/14/18. 
Ciprio,  Pvt.  Guiso— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  9/26/18. 
Cirrisi,  Pvt.  Filippo— Jd.  3/4/18,    Wd.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Clainos,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  12/5/17,   KA.  9/27/18. 
Cohen,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS.  11/2/18. 
Combs,  Sgt.  Joseph  O.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Companollo,,  Pvt.  Leonardo — Jd.  3/4/18. 
Conn,  Sgt.  William  J.— Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Connolly,  PFC.  Harry— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Conway,  PFC.  Edward  F.— Jd.  11/15/18. 
Cook,  PFC.  William  George— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Cordora,  Pvt.  Salvator— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/25/18 
Costatino,  Pvt.  Nick— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cotton,  Pvt.  Marion  O.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Counsell,  Pvt.  Elmer  G.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cowels,  Pvt.  Goodwin— Jd.  3/2/18. 
Craig,  Pvt.  Oral— Jd.  11/16/18,   AS.  11/28/18. 


380 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Company  G   (Capt.  Fogarty) 


Crames,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  12/8/17,    KA.  7/9/18. 
Cumrine,  Pvt.  Emery— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Daly,  Sgt.  John— Jd.  1/29/19. 
Darneille,    Pvt.    Lester    L.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

11/3/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
David,  Pvt.  Armand— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Davies,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  12/31/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  3/4/18,   G.  8/15/18,  Rjd. 

9/3/18. 
Davis,  Cpl.  Nolen  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Day,    PFC.    George    Roscoe— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

11/7/18. 
De  Donavandwo,  Pvt.  Cosaro— Jd.  10/22/18. 
De  Gennaro,  Pvt.  Edward  V.— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd. 

10/15/18. 
DeMarco,     Cpl.     Michael— Jd.     3/18/18,      Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Dengler,  Pvt.  Oscar  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
DiCarlo,  Pvt.  Thomaso— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Dill,  Sgt.  Arthur— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  9/26/18. 
Dimartino,     Pvt.     Rosario— Jd.     3/18/18,      AS. 

11/24/18. 
Di  Paola,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  10/10/17,  KA.  9/27/18. 
Dolan,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  10/10/17,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Dolasinski,  PFC.  Frank  Z.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Dotter,  PFC.  Fred  M.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  9/27/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Downing,  Cpl.  Dennis  A.— Jd.  3/4/18, 
Downing,   Cpl.  Timothy  A .— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Droll,  Pvt.  Herman— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/12/18. 
Duncan,    Pvt.    James    A.— Jd.    10/10/17,     Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Durbin,  Pvt.  Leo  D.— Jd.  11/16/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Durow,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  3/29/18. 


Edwards,  Pvt.  John  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Ekblom,  PFC.  Gunner— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Elam,  Sgt.  Emin— Jd.  2/21/19. 

Elder,  Sgt.  George  T.— Jd.  10/9/17, 

Ellis,  Pvt.  Hubert— Jd.  9/28/17,    Wd.  8/16/18, 

AS.  1/1/19. 
Eovenitti,  PFC.  Antonio— Jd.  3/22/18. 
Ericson,    Pvt.    Walter    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Espinoza,  PFC.  Feliberto— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Falbo,  Pvt.  Carmelo— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Fannin,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Farley,  Mess  Sgt.  Wheeler— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Fehn,  Pvt.  George  P.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  11/1/18. 
Feinman,     Pvt.    Benjamin— Jd.     9/22/17,     Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Ferris,  Pvt.  Thomas  H.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Fike,  PFC.  RusseU— Jd.  11/16/18,   Tr.  3/6/19. 
Fields,  Pvt.  Arthur  L.—Jd.  11/16/18,    Tr.  3/6/19. 
Figliola,  Pvt.  FiUppa— Jd.  2/22/18. 
Fisher,  Cpl.  Morris— Jd.  10/1,0/17,   Wd.  9/29/18, 

Rjd.  1/19/19. 
Fisher,  PFC.  Walter  H.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Fleck,  Pvt.  Donald  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Forbes,    Sgt.    Charles   M.— Jd.    9/29/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Ford,   Cpl.   William   Edward— Jd.   9/28/17,    Tr. 

7/24/18. 
Formwald,  PFC.  Alfred  N.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Foster,  PFC.  C.  Alfred— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  10/1/18. 
Foutz,  PFC.  William  D.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  2/7/19. 
Frassa,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  9/12/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Frey,  Cpl.  William  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 


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381 


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at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


Frossono,    PFC.       Pasquale— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Fusco,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Gage,  PFC.  Charles  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gallagher,  1st  Sgt.  Daniel— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gamin,    Pvt.    Joseph    A.— Jd.    10/10/17,     Msg. 

9/28/18. 
Gengler,    Cpl.    William    D.— Jd.    10/10/17,     AS. 

10/31/18. 
Gentry,  Lee  F.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gerace,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,    AS.   10/31/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Giambalvo,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Gilbert,  Pvt.  John  S.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
GilUan,  Sup.  Sgt.  Fred— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gillman,    Pvt.    Earl   Nelson— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Giudiciani,    Pvt.    Guiseppe— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Gizo,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Glenn,  Pvt.  Clarence  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gluckman,   PFC.   Alexander— Jd.   2/27/18,    Wd. 

10/27/18. 
Goetz,  Pvt.  Nicholas  J.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Goldschxnidt,  Pvt.  Max— -Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gootman,  PFC.  Moe— Jd.  3/2/18. 
Grason,    Pvt.    William    G.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Msg. 

9/28/18. 
Greccio,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.  11/28/18. 
Greuel,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  9/23/18.  Msg.  9/28/18. 
Guthrie,  Cpl.  Ladd— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Halkett,    Sgt.    Frederick    A.— Jd.    10/9/17,     AS. 

10/19/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Hammerl,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  10/15/18. 
Hansen,  Cpl.  Carl— Jd.   10/9/17,    AS.  10/22/18, 

Rjd.  12/31/18. 


Harrington,   1st  Sgt.  Edward— Jd.  9/29/17,    Tr. 

10/18/18. 
Hart,  PFC.  Alfred  H.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  8/14/18. 
Harwell,  Pvt.  Thomas  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hasemann,  Pvt.  William  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Haskell,  PFC.  Willis  H.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Havens,  PFC.  Daniel  T.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Hayden,  Sgt.  James  S.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/18/18, 

Rjd. 10/26/18. 
Hayes,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  11/16/18,    AS.  1/8/19. 
Healey,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  9/18/18, 

Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Heim,  PFC.  Ernest— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Hein,  Pvt.  Carl  M.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Helgerson,    Pvt.    Harold   V.— Jd.    10/9/17,     Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Hensley,  Cpl.  Joyce— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Herlihy,  PFC.  John— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Heslin,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  12/5/18. 
Hesterburg,   PFC.   Cornelius— Jd.   3/18/18,    KA. 

9/12/18. 
Hickman,    Cpl.    Joseph    W.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

10/18/18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
HoJBfman,  Mec.  Charles— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Hofifner,    Pvt.    George    W.— Jd.    11/16/18,     AS. 

3/19/19. 
Hofmann,  PFC.  WiUiam- Jd.  9/30/17.- 
Holcomb,  Cpl.  John  S.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Holland,    PFC.    Edward   W.— Jd.    3/18/18,    AS. 

10/9/18. 
HoUingshead,  Pvt.  Fred  O.— Jd.  12/31/18,     AS. 

1/1/19. 
Hollingsworth,  Pvt.  Larry  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Horan,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Hornig,  Cpl.  Gustav— Jd.  2/27/18,    G.  9/1/18. 
Houston,  Cpl.  Earl  H.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  4/10/19. 


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Howley,  Mess  Sgt.  James  L— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Huck,  Pvt.  August— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Huey,  Pvt.  Willis  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Hughes,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  3/7/18. 

Hull,  Pvt.  Mack  W.— Jd.  11/24/18. 

Hurt,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Impastato,  Pvt.  Vincent— Jd.  12/9/17,  Tr.  12/1/18. 

Isaacs,  PFC.  Harry— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  3/10/19. 

Italiano,  Pvt.  Mariano— Jd.  10/22/18. 

Janicek,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  8/1/18,    Wd.  9/28/18. 

Jansen,  Cpl.  Charles  O.— Jd.  10/9/17.     • 

Jaret,  Cpl.  Harold— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  10/15/18. 

Jenkins,  Cpl.  John  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Jenny,  Pvt.  Victor  F.— Jd.  10/15/18,  AS.  11/4/18. 

Johnson,    Pvt.    Harley    L.— Jd.    10/4/18,     Wd. 

9/28/18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Laurence  P.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Jones,  Pvt.  Hazen  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Jones,  PFC.  Matthew  B.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Jurgelonis,    Pvt.    John    P.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Kaliski,  Pvt.  Percy— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  6/17/18. 
Kane,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/16/18. 
Kapper,    Sgt.   Willard   B.— Jd.    9/25/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Karnal,  Pvt.  Hyman— Jd.  4/10/18,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Karr,  Cpl.  Roy  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kather,  Pvt.  Walther— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  10/22/18. 
Katsohlis,    Pvt.    Treantilos— Jd.    9/23/18,     DW. 

10/29/18. 
Kavanagh,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  11/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/27/18. 
Kelley,  Pvt.  John  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Kelly,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Kelly,  Cpl.  Eugene  F.— Jd.  10/9/17.  KA.  8/14/18. 
Kern,  Cook  Joseph— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  10/27/18. 
Keyes,  Pvt.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Kilian,  Sup.  Sgt.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Killian,    Pvt.    Clarence    L.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Kimberling,  PFC.  Portland  W.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Kirby,  Pvt.  George  P.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Kissinger,  Cpl.  Arthur  F.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Knaup,  Mec.  John  C— Jd.  3/2/18,  AS.  10/29/18. 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Knox,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  11/2/18. 
Koerber,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Kohli,  Pvt.  Fred  L.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/11/19. 
Krasna,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  8/14/18. 
Kurras,  PFC.  Charles  A.  Jr.- Jd.  12/5/17,    AS. 

10/6/18. 


Kyle,  Pvt.  Bruce— Jd.  11/24/18. 

LadendorfiF,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Lally,  PFC.  John  A.— Jd.  10/10/17,  Wd.  9/28/19, 

Rjd.  10/17/18. 
Lane,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  12/31/18. 
Lane,  Pvt.  Willard  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Lang,  Pvt.  John  Jr.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Langan,  Sgt.  William  E.— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  6/3/18. 
La  Rosa,  Pvt.  Vito— Jd.  10/22/18,  AS.  3/6/19. 
Latham,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Lee,  Pvt.  Henry  R.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Leeder,  Pvt.  Oscar  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Leibowitz,     Pvt.     Michael— Jd.     2/27/18,      AS. 

9/10/18. 
Lenz,  Pvt.  Charles  C— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  5/3/18. 
Levine,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Levins,  Pvt.  Leslie— Jd.  9/  23/18,  KA.  9/27/18. 
Levy,  Pvt.  Emanuel— Jd.  2/27/18,   Wd.  11/1/18. 
Libertor,     PFC.     Carmen— Jd.     3/18/18,      Wd. 

9/12/18,  Rjd.  11/7/18. 
Lielinsky,  Pvt.  Anthony— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Lister,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/18/18. 
Lobasco,  Pvt.  Philio— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  11/25/18. 
Lombardo,     Pvt.     Vincenzo— Jd.     9/1/18,      KA. 

10/5/18. 
Macauley,  Sgt.  John  J.— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  8/20/18. 
MacDonald,  PFC.  William  F.— Jd.  4/10/18,    AS. 

10/18/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Machado,    Pvt.    Manuel    S.— Jd.    4/10/18,     AS. 

8/12/18,  Rjd.  9/16/18. 
Mackey,  Pvt.  Howard— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/21/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Macri,  PFC.  Domenico— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Macrino,    PFC.    Francesco— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/27/18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Madden,    Pvt.    Michael    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Tr. 

11/24/18. 
Maggi,  Pvt.  Alfred— Jd.  4/10/18,    Wd.   11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18,  AS.  2/8/19. 
Magill,  Pvt.  Vern  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Maher,     PFC.    Edward    T.— Jd.    4/10/18,     AS. 

9/19/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Major,  Pvt.  George  F.—Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/6/18. 
Makris,  Pvt.  Angelo  P.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Maloney,  Sgt.  Martin— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  8/29/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18,  Tr.  4/8/19. 
Marek,  Pvt.  Anton— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Martinson,  PFC.  Harry  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Massarolli,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Matthews,    Mec.    Frank    J.— Jd.    9/30/17,     AS. 

10/8/18.  Rjd.  12/6. 18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


383 


Matzdorf,  Pvt.  Irving— Jd.  4/10/8,  Wd.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  1/2/19. 
Mauldin,  PFC.  Claude  B— Jd.  11/16/18. 
McCabe,     PFC.     Thomas— Jd.     3/18/18,      Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
McCarthy,    Sgt.    Daniel    F.— Jd.    10/9/17,     Tr. 

7/28/18. 
McCauley,  1st  Sgt.  John— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  8/19/18. 
McDonald,  PFC.  Edward  T.— Jd.  10/9/17,    DW. 

10/29/18. 
McElroy,  Pvt.  Richard  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Mcintosh,    Pvt.    Theodore— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

11/2/18. 
McMahon,    Cpl.    William    L.— Jd.    3/2/18,     G. 
•     10/7/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 

McNeill,  Cpl.  George— Jd.  2/27/18,   Tr.  7/20/18. 
Mederios,  PFC.  Antone— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Melcher,  Pvt.  Otto  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Mencke,    Pvt.    Walter    B.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

11/6/18. 
Mererios,  Pvt.  Antone— Jd.  10/20/18,   AS.  11/21- 

18. 
Mihalczo,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/28/17,    Mg.  9/7/18. 
Mila,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  12/31/18. 
Miller,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  10/10/17,  Tr.  1/6/19, 

Rjd.  4/6/19. 
Miller,  Pvt.  John  T.— Jd.  11/16/18,   Tr.  2/21/19. 
Mirsky,  PFC.  Morris— Jd.  3/1/18,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Moehringer,    PFC.    Harold— Jd.     10/1/17,     AS. 

2/5/19. 
Monday,     Pvt.     Anthony— Jd.     10/10/17,      AS. 

10/2/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Monjian,  Mec.  Sahaj— Jd.  10/7/17,   AS.  12/1/18. 
Moore,  Sgt.  WilHam  T.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Morefield,  Mec.  Edward  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Morris,  Pvt.  Harry  F.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Mucci,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Mulligan,    Cpl.    Patrick    J.— Jd.    9/30/17,     Wd. 

10/15/18. 
MuUin,    Pvt.    Richard    J.— Jd.    2/27/18,     DW. 

11/17/18. 
Murray,  PFC.  Patrick— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Murray,  Cpl.  Vernon— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Neace,  Cpl.  Samuel— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Neal,  Pvt.  Frederick  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/24/18, 

Rjd. 11/18/18. 
Neby,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  11/16/18,   AS.  2/8/19. 
Neidinger,  Pvt.  Charles  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  Carl  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/6/18. 
Nordan,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/13/18. 
Novak,  Pvt.  Joseph  T.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Novgrad,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  12/6/17,  Wd.  8/13/18. 
Nutt,  Pvt.  Truman  C— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  2/1/19. 


Obermeyer,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  10/15/18 
O'Brien,    Cpl.    Matthew    A.— Jd.    10/9/17,     AS. 

8/15/18. 
Olney,  Pvt.  Patrick— Jd.  3/2/18,    Wd.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Olson,  Pvt.  Clarence— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Olsen,  Pvt.  Theodore  L— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Ostrow,  Cpl.  Louis— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  6/21/18. 
Palmer,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  10/21/18. 
Parks,  Pvt.  Charles  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Parsons,    1st   Sgt.   Kenneth— Jd.    1/5/18,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Parsons,  Sgt.  Pearl— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Patterson,  PFC.  Lester  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Paulson,  PFC.  Oscar  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Peer,  PFC.  Hollis  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Pelvit,  Pvt.  Gustave  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/15- 

18. 
Peterson,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  9/23/18,     Wd.  10/15/18. 
Pfeiffer,  Cpl.  Walter  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Piacentino,    PFC.    Antonio— Jd.    9/30/18.     AS. 

10/11/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Pike,  Pvt.  Lester  E.— Jd.  3/2/18. 
Pinet,  Pvt.  William  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Platania,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  9/29/17,  G.  10/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Porrello,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Posner,  Pvt.  Norman— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Potampa,    Pvt.    Frank    A.— Jd.    2/23/18,      Mg. 

9/28/18. 
Powers,    Cpl.    Lawrence    J.— Jd.    10/9/17,     AS. 

10/30/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Prendergast,  Cpl.  Andrew  J.— Jd.  10/9/17,    Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Prosser,  Pvt.  Peryl— Jd.  10/20/18,  Msg.  11/9/18. 
Quaranta,  Pvt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  3/4/18,  G.  8/22/18, 

Rjd.  8/30/18. 
Quinn,  Pvt.  Walter  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Rainey,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Rainwater,  Cpl.  George  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Randazza,  Pvt.  Andalfo— Jd.  3/2/18,  AS.  10/27/18 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Raphael,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  3/2/18. 
Rashall,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Reda,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  6/30/18,  AS.  8/4/18. 
Reed,  Cook  Milton  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Regenstreif,  Pvt.  Irving— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Reich,  Pvt.  John,  Jr.— Jd.  9/30/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Renfrew,  Cpl.  Herman— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Ritter,  Sgt.  Frank  H.— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  6/24/18. 
Roadaramel,   Pvt.   Harry   E.— Jd.   3/18/18,    AS. 

8/27/18. 
Rodgers,    PFC.    William— Jd.    2/27/18.         KA. 

11/1/18. 


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Roff,  PFC.  Edward— Jd.  3/4/18. 

Rogers,  Cpl.  William  T.— Jd.  12/5/17. 

Rooney,  Pvt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  10/21/18. 

Rooney,    Pvt.    WiUiam    H.— Jd.    11/16/18,     AS. 

11/28/18. 
Rosofsky,  Pvt.  Irving— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/23/18. 
Roszkowski,  Pvt.  Boleslaw— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Russell,  Pvt.  Sterling— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Samuel,  Cpl.  Boris— Jd.  9/29/17,    Tr.  9/13/18. 
Scalise,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Scalise,  Pvt.  Francesco— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Schaeffler,   Cpl.   Stephen   J.— Jd.   9/29/17,    Wd. 

9/26/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Schatz,  Pvt.  Eugene  W.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Scheuerer,  Pvt.  Bernard  W.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
SchiUer,  Pvt.  Sidney— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  6/3/18. 
Schreiner,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Schwartz,  PFC.  Arthur  E.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Schwarz,  Sgt.  Fred  R.— Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.  10/28/18. 

Rjd. 11/4/18. 
Seibert,  Pvt.  George  v.— Jd.  9/30/17,    AS.   10/22- 

18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Seidel,  Pvt.  Paul  F.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
SeUe,  Pvt.  Walter  C— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  12/29/18. 
Senkala,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Sergio,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/7/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Shanks,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/4/18,  AS.  9/10/18,  Rjd. 

12/5/18. 
Sheridan,    Pvt.     Frank    E.— Jd.     10/9/17,      Tr. 

12/20/18. 
Sheridan,    Pvt.    T.    Willard— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

11/6/18. 
Siciliano,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  10/30/18. 
Sievers,  PFC.  Harry— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  10/15/18. 
Sisney,  Pvt.  General— Jd.  8/1/17,    Wd.   9/26/18. 
Silvers,  Cpl.  Alphonso— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Slocombe,  Bglr.  Wilhs  K.— Jd.  2/5/19. 
Snell,  Pvt.  Sidney— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Snyder,  Pvt.  George  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/6/18. 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Solnitsky,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Spiegel,  PFC.  Harry— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Stachowiak,    PFC.   Michael— Jd.    3/28/18,     Wd. 

10/16/18,  Rjd.  11/8/18. 
Stark,  Pvt.  Emmett  E.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  3/10/19. 
Stokes,  Sgt.  George  J.— Jd.  10/10/17,  KA.  10/15- 

18. 
Stoness,  PFC.  Ray— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Stubenville,  Pvt.  Arthur  P.— Jd.  12/31/18. 
Sullivan,   Sgt.    William   A.— Jd.    1/5/18,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Suomila,  PFC.  Herman  J —Jd.2/27/18,  Wd.  9/1/18. 


Swezey,  PFC.  Louis  Hibbard— Jd.  12/5/17,    KA. 

10/5/18. 
Tarter,  Pvt.  Kenneth— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Taylor,  Pvt.  Wesley— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Tenca,  PFC.  Ignatius,  F.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Tessman,  Cpl.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/7/19. 
Therrien,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Torrence,  Cook  Edward  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Travassaros,  Cpl.  George — Jd.  9/29/17. 
Trayers,    PFC.    Lawrence    J.— Jd.    9/29/17,     G. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Trinchini,  PFC.  Vincenzo— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Tripi,  Pvt.  Salvatore— Jd.  9/28/17,    AS.  9/1/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Tropeano,  PFC.  Carl  T.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Troy,  PFC.  John  F.— Jd.  9/28/17,    G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 11/5/18. 
Tucker,  Cpl.  James  T.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Turner,    PFC.    Henry    W.— Jd.    12/4/17,     Wd. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Tunney,  Sgt.  James— Jd.  9/28/17,   AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/13/18. 
Urban,  Sgt.  Barney— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  9/24/18. 
Valbon,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Van  Wicklen,  Pvt.  Cyrus  W.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Vitto,  Pvt.  Giovanni— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/13/19. 
Wackerly,  Cpl.  Christian  H.— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS. 

6/3/18. 
Wagenbrenner,    Pvt.    Henry— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Walsh,  PFC.  Richard— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Walters,  PFC.  Fred— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  10/10/18. 
Whitt,  Cook  Roy— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Wienskowsky,  PFC.  Alexander— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS. 

10/28/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Wilander,   Pvt.   William   A.— Jd.   9/29/17,    Wd. 

8/13/18. 
Wiley,  Pvt.  James  G.— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Wilkening,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.    3/4/18,     AS. 

3/3/19. 
Williams,    Pvt.    George    E.— Jd.    2/27/18,     KA. 

10/16/18. 
Winskaitis,  Sgt.  Anthony  C— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Wischerth,   PFC.   William   J.— Jd.   3/4/18,    AS. 

10/19/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Wise,  Pvt.  Moses— Jd.  9/29/17,  G.  11/1/18,  Rjd. 

11/5/18. 
Woodward,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  8/2/18,  Wd.  9/27/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18,  AS.  3/27/19. 
York,  Sgt.  Owen— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Zafarano,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  3/2/18,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/1/18. 
Zuckerman,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  10/9/17,   KA.  10/16- 

18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


385 


COMPANY  H 


Abramowitz,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Accardo,  Pvt.  Nick— Jd.  3/1/18,    Wd.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Adamczeski,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Allen,  Sup.  Sgt.  Jacob  C— Jd.  11/11/18. 
Allen,  Cpl.  Naaman  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Alperin,  Pvt.  Isidor— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  6/15/18. 
Amelio,  Pvt.  A.— Jd.  10/11/17,  AS.  10/10/18. 
Aronstan,  PFC.  Abram— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Ballard,  Pvt.  Benjamin  B.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Barnard,  Sgt.  Claud— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Barnicle,  Pvt.  John  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Barton,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Beccariai,     Pvt.     Guiseppe— Jd.     9/23/18,      Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Beebe,  Mch.  William  H.  Jr.— Jd.     12/5/17,   Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Beham,  PFC.  Emmet— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Benavides,   Pvt.   Manuel  T.— Jd.   9/23/18,   Wd. 

10/15/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Berg,    Pvt.    George— Jd.    9/23/17,    AS.    10/4/18, 

Rjd.    12/6/18,  AS.  2/8/19. 
Bergamaschi,     Pvt.     Guilio— Jd.     9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/6/18,    Rjd.   12/16/18. 
Bertochi,  PFC.  Dominick— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Berube,  PFC.  Robert  V.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Bigelow,   Cpl.   Louis  Joseph— Jd.   9/23/17,    Wd. 

9/27/18. 
Birmingham,  PFC.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  4/6/19. 
Bonchansky,  Pvt.  Metrofan— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Boyce,  Sgt.  Charles  W.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Brewer,  Pvt.  Charles  Jr.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/2/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Elbert  W.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  1/19/19. 
Brown,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Bucci,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Buiokas,  Pvt.  Baltras,— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Bunce,  Pvt.  James  B.— Jd.  2/27/18,  DW.  9/9/18. 
Burgess,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  11/7/18. 
Burke,  Pvt.  Michael  P.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Buschkaroff,   Pvt.   Henry  L.— Jd.   2/27/18,    Wd. 

8/16/18. 
Cafferty,  PFC.  Richard  F.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Casey,  Cpl.  Michael— Jd.  9/20/17,  Wd.  10/4/18. 

Rjd.   12/23/18. 
Gassier,   Pvt.   Willis   R.   Jr.— Jd.   2/27/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Celello,  Pvt.  Nicholas— Jd.  10/21/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/27/18. 


Chaney,  Cpl.  Jesse— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Cluff,  PFC.  David— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  11/1/18. 

Coca,  Cpl.  Felix— Jd.  1/29/19. 

Cochran,  PFC.  Carlisle— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  9/15/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Comitis,  Pvt.  Harry- Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Corazzini,  Cpl.  Thomas — Jd.  12/5/17. 
Cornett,  Cpl.  Hobert— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Corwin,  Cpl.  Leslie  H.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/1/18. 
Crane,  Pvt.  Clarence— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Crowe,  Pvt.  Albert  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cuthbert,  Pvt.  John  M.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  1/1/19. 
Dabbs,  Pvt.  Milton— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Dads,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  10/20/18,    Wd.  11/1/18. 
Dahlgren,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Daley,  Pvt.  Patrick  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Dalton,  PFC.  William— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Luther  F.— Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Daymen,  Pvt.  Reginald  C— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Deldon,  PFC.  Adam— Jd.   12/5/17,    G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Dellapent,    Pvt.    Joseph    C— Jd.    3/18/18,      Wd 

11/2/18. 
DeLong,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS.  1/24/19. 
Depew,  Pvt.  Williard  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
De  Vane,  Pvt.  Hoyt  M.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Dice,  Pvt.  Nicholas— Jd.  3/1/18,  G.  11/1/18,  Rjd. 

12/6/18. 
Dickey,    Sgt.    Stephen    W.— Jd.    1/5/18,     Comd, 

7/12/18. 
Dietrich,  Mec.  Albert— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Donahue,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     KA. 

11/7/18. 
Donnelly  Pvt.  Leo  T.— Jd.  12/5/17,   AS.  11/1/18. 
Downum   Pvt.    Verder   M.— Jd.     11/16/18,    AS. 

12/4/18. 
Duffy,  Sgt.  Edward— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  8/14/18. 
Dunajski,  Pvt.  Anton— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Dunn,  Pvt.  William  V.— Jd.  3/1/18,  Wd.  10/15/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Edmonds,  Pvt.  Roy  J.— Jd.  3/1/18,   AS.  9/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Eggen,  Pvt.  John  R.— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd. 1/23/19. 
Evans,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  11/29/18. 
Evans,  Pvt.  Wesley  E.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Ewens,    Sgt.    James    E.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Fabrigio,  Pvt.  Giuseppe— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Fansler,  Pvt.  Garland— Jd.  11/16/18. 


386 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Company  H    (Capt.   Dodge) 


Farren,    PFC.    Perley    M.— Jd.    3/18/18,      AS. 

10/19/18,   Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Fascella,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Ferris,  PFC.  Mark  S.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Figlioli,  Pvt.  Mario— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  8/13/18. 
Fite,  Pvt.  Leonard  D.— Jd.  1/3/19. 
Fleece,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  2/17/19 
Fletcher,  PFC.  John  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/25/18. 

Rjd  12/20/18. 
Forman,  Cpl.  Carl  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Fortin,   Cpl.   Romeo— Jd.   3/18/18,    G.    11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Foss,  Pvt.  Leo  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Fox,  Pvt.  Miles  A.— Jd.  11/16/18 
Francear,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Frederick,     PFC.     William— Jd.     9/21/17,     Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Fries,  Cook,  Peter— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Fuge,    Sgt.    Edward    W.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Fulk,  Pvt.  Omer  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gaffney,    Pvt.     George    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/1/18. 
Ganey,  Pvt.  John  — Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/31/19. 
Garlock,  Pvt.  Howard  W.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Garrity,  Sgt.  Thomas  A.— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Gebert,  Pvt.  Max  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gehrke,  Pvt.  Hermon  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Geiger,  Pvt.  Raymond— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Geil,  Cpl.  John  William— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  10/4/18. 
Gerhardt,  Pvt.  Harold  L.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Gernold,  Pvt.  Carl  J.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Gersch,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/17,   DW.  9/27/18. 
Giacoia,  Pvt.  Emanuel— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Gillow,  PFC.  Harold  C— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  6/20/18. 
Ginsberg,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  3/1/18,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 1/16/19. 
Glaittli,  Pvt.  Rudolph— Jd.  11/16/18. 


Gold,  Pvt.  Charles  Jr.— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Gonzales,  Pvt.  Manuel— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Goodnoe,  PFC.  George  H.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Gordon,  Pvt.  Milton  F.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  11/14/18 
Graf,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  4/4/19. 
Graham,    Pvt.    George    F.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

9/6/18. 
Graham,  Pvt.  John  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Grasso,  Pvt.  Baldassare— Jd.  3/11/18,  AS.  10/3/18. 
Greenstein,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Gregorakes,  Pvt.  Aristides— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Griffith,  PFC.  Raymond  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Grill,  Pvt.  William  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Grub,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Gudenrath,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Guliey,  Pvt.  Eddie  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hacker,  Pvt.  Truman  F.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  9/7/18. 
Hadden,  Pvt.  Hilend  R.— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  9/20/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Hagerty,  Pvt.  J.  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/15/18. 
Hahn,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  9/20/17,   AS.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/26/18. 
Hammer,  Cpl.  Clyde— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Hansen,  Pvt.  Oliver  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Harnieski  Pvt.  Alfos— Jd.  10/20/18,  G.  11/1/18. 
Harnuish,     PFC.    Charles— Jd.      10/20/18,     AS. 

11/3/18. 
Harper   Pvt.    David    Arthur— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

8/15/18. 
Harris,  Pvt.  Alexander— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/14/- 

18,  Rjd.  11/1/18,  AS.  1/31/19. 
Harris,  Pvt.  Lesli^-Jd.  11/24/18,   Tr.  3/6/19. 
Harris,  Pvt.  Owen— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  12/1/18. 
Hartigan,    Cpl.    William    F.— Jd.    9/21/17,     Wd. 

10/4/18,   Rjd.  1/16/19. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,  ENLISTED  MEN 


387 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


Harwood,  Pvt.  Floyd  Clayton— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS. 

1/1/19. 
Hawks,  Pvt.  DuBois  H.— Jd.  9/20/17,   Tr. 

5/23/18. 
Hawn,  Pvt.  Horace  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/1/18, 

Rjd. 11/18/18. 
Hayes,  Mec.  David— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  8/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Heaney,  PFC.  George  K.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS. 

10/28/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Heinz,  Sgt.  Jacob— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Hellman,  Pvt.  Carl  W.— Jd.  3/18/18,  DW.  10/3/18. 
Hennings,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Herries,  Cpl.  Alexander  Jr.— Jd.  9/20/17,  DW. 

10/4/18. 
Hiles,  Cpl.  Milburn  D.—Jd.  11/16/18, Tr.  3/16/19. 
Hill,  Pvt.  George  S.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Hillenbrand,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Hiller,  Pvt.  Fred  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/2/18. 
Hock,  Pvt.  Ernest— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  8/30/18. 
Hock,  Cpl.  William  H.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  10/14/18. 

Rjd.  4/1/19. 
Hofman,  Pvt.  Harman  R.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr, 

3/6/19. 
Houpt,  Cpl.  Anthony  S.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Houseworth,  Pvt.  Luther  F.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Howell,  Pvt.  Frank  W.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Hughes,  Pvt.  John  T.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Hunt,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/22/17,  G.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Jaeger,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Jahrsdorfer,  Pvt.  Frank  R.— Jd.  3/1/17. 
Janack,  Pvt.  Stephen— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Janson,  PFC.  David,  Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  1/31/19. 


Jeffries,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  11/24/17. 

Jensen,  Pvt.  Niels  P.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/26/18. 

Jewel,  Pvt.  Norman— Jd.  11/17/17,  "AS.  9/24/18, 

Rjd. 10/21/18. 
Jobe,  Pvt.  James  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Russell— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Jones,  Pvt.  Stanley— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Kalpack,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kane,  Pvt.  Peter  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.   11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Karsner,  Pvt.  Walter  J.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.  11/26/18. 
Kastel,  Pvt.  Albert  M.— Jd.  3/18/18,  DW.  10/12/- 

18. 
Kearns,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  11/26/18. 
Kearns,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Kehlbeck,  PFC.  August— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Kelly,  Cook  James  L.—Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kelsey,  Pvt.  Harold— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  11/14/18. 
Kendrick,    Pvt.   William   E.— Jd.   9/23/18,     KA. 

10/3/18. 
Kenny,  PFC.  Christopher  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,    Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Kerz,  Pvt.  Charles  L.—Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  3/21/19. 
Kiffer,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/26/18,  AS.  1/23/19,  Rjd.  3/22/19. 
Kinkaid,  Pvt.  Scott  B.— Jd.  9/23/ 18,  AS.  10/19/18. 
Klehn,  Pvt.  Frederick— Jd.  11/16/18,   Tr.  3/6/19. 
Kleinschmidt,  Pvt.  Harvey— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Koch,  Sgt.  Edward  C— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Koehler,  Pvt.  Irwin— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  8/25/18. 
Komla,  Pvt.  Stanislaw,— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Kooperman,  Pvt.  Joseph — Jd.  3/1/18. 
Kornrumpf,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Krohn,  Pvt.  Wilhelm  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kromm,  PFC.  Ernest— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 


388 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     30  5  th    INFANTRY 


Krook,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  10/20/18,   Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Krupp,  PFC.  Julius— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Kucera,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Kuhn,  Pvt.  Irving  S.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Kuhn,  PFC.  Wigbert  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Kunkel,  Cpl.  Frank— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Lambirth,  Cpl.  Robert— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Lampel,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Lanagan,  Pvt.  Frank- Jd.  9/20/17. 
Laroche,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  10/22/18. 
La  Rotonda,  PFC.  Pete— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Le  Boeuf,  Pvt.  Leon  A.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lehman,  Pvt.  Isidore,— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  8/25/18. 
Leopold,  Sgt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Lerer,    Pvt.    Harry— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS.    9/29/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Levy,  Pvt.  H.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Lewis,  Sgt.  Robert  M.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Litton,  Sgt.  JohnQ.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  3/16/19. 
Lloyd,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  12/5/18. 
Locke,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Logli,  Pvt.  Cesare— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  11/1/18. 
Long,  Sgt.  Clyde— Jd.11/16/18,  Tr.  3/16/19. 
Long,  Cpl.  William  F.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Loose,  Pvt.  Arno  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Luisi,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  4/11/18,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Luma,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Luttes,  Pvt.  Lyman  J.— Jd.  9/21/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  1/18/19. 
McCracken,  Pvt.  Elmer  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McGee,  Pvt.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Mcintosh,  Pvt.  Earl  H.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/9/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Mclntyre,  Sup.  Sgt.  Harry  IL— Jd.  11/16/18. 
McKee,  Pvt.  Robert  B.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Magit,  Pvt.  Samuel- Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  1/18/19. 
Maher,  Pvt.  Leo  P.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  7/20/18. 
Malara,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  10/5/18. 
Mandracchia,    Pvt.,  Casper— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS 

5/1/18. 
Marceilje,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Marchand,  Pvt.  Alfred— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Marllin,  Pvt.  Uavid— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Marrigan,   Pvt.   Michael  A.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18,  DW.  11/1/18. 
Marshall,  Cpl.  Fred- Jd.  11/16/18. 
Mason,  Pvt.  Fred  H.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  2/1/19. 
Matthews,   PFC.   Albert  W.— Jd   3/18/18,    Wd. 

7/30/18,  Rjd.  10/9/18. 
Max,  Pvt.  Ernest— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/8/19. 
Meacham,  Sgt.  Carl— Jd.  11/16/18. 


Merrell,    Sgt.    Colon    Francis,— Jd.   9/23/17,  Tr. 

8/19/18. 
Miller,  Raymond  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Minney,    PFC.    Mose    Jr.— Jd.    10/21/18,     DW. 

11/24/18. 
Misonas,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Mcffit,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Moody,  Mec.  Jackson  M.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Morana,      Pvt.    Salvatore— Jd.      12/5/17,      Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Morgan,  Pvt.  Verrar— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/10/18. 
Morley,    PFC.    Thomas    B.— Jd.    10/22/18,     AS. 

11/4/18,   Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Muldoon,     Pvt.     Cornelius— Jd.     2/25/18,      AS. 

10/4/18. 
Mulford,    PFC.    Edwin    C— Jd.    12/5/J7,      AS. 

11/14/18. 
Muncie,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/5/18. 
Murray,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Naldrett,    Cpl.    Robert    L.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

10/24/18,  Wd.  8/13/18. 
Nantz,  Pvt.  Chester— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Napier,  Cpl.  Chester— Jd.  1/29/19,  Tr.  3/6/19. 
Neal,  Pvt.  Willie  T.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Nellson,  Cpl.  Robert  C— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  1/3/19, 

Rjd.  3/21/19. 
Nelson,    Pvt.    Ernest    R.— Jd.      12/8/17,      KA. 

8/13/18. 
Neway,  PFC.  Herbert  G.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Newhard,  Pvt.  Harry  M.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Newton,    Pvt.    CHfford    D.— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

8/16/18. 
Nicolati,    Pvt.     Constanzo— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

11/7/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Nolan,  Pvt.  Joseph  L.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
O'Connor,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  10/11/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
O'Reilly,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Ohry,  PFC.  Edward,  J.— Jd.  4/11/18,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Ornsteen,    Sgt.    Albert   J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Osterman,    PFC.    John    V.— Jd.    11/17/17,     G. 

10/5/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Overton,  PFC.  Bryant  H.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Pack,  1st  Sgt.  Leonard  B.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Page,  Bglr.  Milbourn— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Paley,  Pvt.  Maty— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Palmer,  Sgt.  Sidney  H.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Papadopoulos,  Pvt.  Peter  D.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS. 

10/1/18,   Rjd.  10/17/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


389 


Pappas,     PFC.     Thomas— Jd.     10/20/18,      Wd. 

10/30/18. 
Parks,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Paro,  Pvt.  Archie  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  10/3/18. 
Parrott,  Pvt.  Edward  F.— Jd.  3/1/18,  AS.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Patrick,  Cpl.  Raleigh— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Peacock,    Pvt.     Joseph     E.— Jd.     9/20/17,     Tr. 

6/30/18. 
Pecoraro,  Cpl.  Carmine  J.— Jd.  4/10/17. 
Penny,  Pvt.  Richard  L.— Jd.  12/5/17,   AS.  10/16- 

18. 
Piper,  Pvt.  Glenn  A.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  2/12/19. 
Pirtle,  Sup.  Sgt.  John  R.  Jr.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
PiscitelH,  Pvt.  Alfonse— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Piatt,  Pvt.  Earl  P.— Jd.  10/21/18,    AS.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Pleger,  Pvt.  Adolph— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/3/18. 
Pomerville,    Pvt.    Peter    H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/14/18. 
Potolsky,    Pvt.    Henry    H.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Prattsching,  Cpl.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Prior,  Pvt.  Duff  L.— Jd.  4/11/18,  AS.  2/2/19. 
Przyborowski,  Pvt.  Bernard — Jd.  12/5/17. 
Quaglino,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/7/17,    AS.  5/15/18. 
Quagliotti,  PFC.  Antonio— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Rabinowitz,  Pvt.  Abe— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Randall,  PFC.  John— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Rasmussen,     Pvt.     Einar— Jd.     9/23/18,      DW. 

11/20/18. 
Reardon,  Pvt.  John  F.— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  12/6/18. 
Redfield,    Pvt.    Frank    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     DW. 

10/5/18. 
Reimann,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Reinhard,  Pvt.  Gustav  A.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Remillard,  Pvt.  Napoleon— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Reynolds,  PFC.  William  H.,  Jr.- Jd.   10/21/18, 

AS. 11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Reynolds,   Pvt.   William  L.— Jd.   2/25/18,    DD. 

9/7/18. 
Rice,  Pvt.  Thomas  P.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Rogers,  Pvt.  Emmett— Jd.  12/31/18. 
Rogers,  Cpl.  Frank— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Rogers,  Pvt.  Lloyd  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Roth,  Pvt.  Monroe  M.— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  9/7/18. 
Rousseau,  Pvt.  Amile— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Rowe,  Sgt.  Clifford  A.— Jd.  1/8/18,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Rush,  Cpl.  Alfred  V.— Jd.  12/5/17,   AS.  9/30/18, 

Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Ryan,  Mec.  Charles— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Ryan,  Pvt.  Timothy,  C— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  8/16/18. 
Santacrose,    Pvt.    Pasquale— Jd.    12/5/17,     Wd. 

10/14/18. 


Saraco,  Pvt.  Andrea— Jd.  3/18/18. 

Schettman,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  8/5/18. 

Schick,  Cpl.  Frederick— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  1/11/19. 
Schimmelpfennig,  Pvt.  Theodore — Jd.  11/16/18. 
Schlichter,     Pvt.     George    A.— Jd.    3/1/18,    Wd. 

8/12/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Schhchting,    Pvt.     Ferdinand— Jd.    3/1/18,    AS. 

10/4/18,   Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Schmidt,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Schneedle,  Pvt.  Emil  F.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Schneider,  PFC.  Henry— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Schultze,   1st   Sgt.   Frederick.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Schupp,    Pvt.    Charles    C— Jd.    12/8/17,     Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Schweitzer,  Pvt.  Samuel  M.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Scott,  PFC.  Jesse  T.— Jd.  12/5/17,   G.  10/4/18. 
Seduski,     Pvt.    Wladyslaw— Jd.     10/8/17,      Wd. 

10/16/18. 
Seewaldt,  Sgt.  Alfred— Jd.  9/23/17,  Comd.  9/25/18 . 
Segal,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Shasteen,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Shepherd,  Sgt.  D.  C— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Sheridan,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  11/25/18. 
Sidolsky,  Pvt.  Harry- Jd.  11/16/18. 
Siederman,  Pvt.  Samuel — Jd.  4/11/18. 
Simmerman,  Pvt.  James  R. — Jd.  11/16/18. 
Simmons,  Pvt.  WiUie- Jd.  11/16/18. 
Simms,  Cpl.  Everett  R.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.  7/20/18. 
Simpkins,  PFC.  James  A.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Singer,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Sisk,  Cpl.  Carl— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Slater,  Pvt.  Jesse  E.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Wd.  10/14/18. 
Slocombe,  Pvt.  Willis  K.—Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  2/5/19. 
Slonecker,  Pvt.  Luber— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/29/18. 
Smith,    1st   Sgt.    Wingate— Jd.    9/20/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Snyder,  PFC.  George— Jd.  12/4/17,   Tr.  4/10/19. 
Solomon,  Pvt.  Irving— Jd.  4/11/18,  Wd.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  1/2/19. 
Sonnick,  Cpl.  Frank  J  — Jd.  9/22/17,  KA.  10/16/- 

18. 
Spadafora,  PFC.  Frank  A.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Stalter,    PFC.    Joseph    W.— Jd.    11/16/18,     Tr. 

12/30/18. 
Stamper,  Cpl.  William  P.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Stanislaski,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Steck,  PFC.  Fred  B.— Jd.  12/5/17,   KA.  11/7/18. 
Stein,    Pvt.     Frank   J.     Jr.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

7/27/18. 
Stelmach,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Stephens,  Pvt.  Arte  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  2/21/19. 
Stewart,  Cpl.  Silas— Jd.  11/16/18. 


390 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Stohr,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/23/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Strout,  PFC.  Harvey  A.— Jd.  10/27/18. 
Stubblefield,  Pvt.  Mosco  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Stutsman,  Pvt.  Guy— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/30/18. 
Sucher,    PFC.    Oliver    W.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/9/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Swenson,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/7/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Tarmaro,  PFC.  Valerio— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Tata,  Pvt.  Dominick— Jd.  4/11/18,  Wd.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Tatman,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Tator,  Pvt.  Burton  E,— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  11/7/18. 
Tauiiainen,  Pvt.  Matt— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Taylor,    PFC.    Ernest    L.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/15/18,   Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Taylor,  Pvt.  Thomas  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Taylor,    Pvt.    William    L.— Jd.     11/16/18,     Tr. 

12/20/18. 
Tempchin,  Pvt.  Eimi— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Terviel,  Pvt.  Harry  F.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Teuchtler,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  3/1/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Theiler,  Sup.  Sgt.  Paul— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Thompson,  Pvt.  Douglas  S.— Jd.    12/5/17,     Tr. 

5/21/18. 
Thompson,  Pvt.  Ephriam  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd. 

11/7/18,   Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Thompson,   Pvt.    Eugene  L.— Jd.   9/23/18,   Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  1/6/19. 
Timmerman,    Pvt.    Emil   J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

9/26/18,  Rjd.  1/23/18. 
Timmons,  Pvt.  Marion  T.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Tincher,  Bglr.  Lex— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Tobin,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.     11/17/17,     Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Tomczek,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Trainor,  Cpl.  Thomas— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Tsimas,  PFC.  Costas— Jd.  9/20/17,  Wd.  11/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Tuchinsky,  Pvt.    Isidor  M.— Jd.    11/16/18,    AS. 

11/27/18. 
Tuggle,  Sgt.  Guy— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Turgen,  Pvt.  Harry  I.— Jd.  2/27/18,   G.  8/21/18. 
Tuttle,  Pvt.  Ray  L.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  11/6/18. 
Udelewitz,  PFC.  Don— Jd.  12/8/17,  Msg.  10/3/18. 
Vail,  Pvt.  Carl  E.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/20/18. 
Vetter,  Pvt.  Henry  G.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Vicars,  PFC.  John  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Vicaro,  Pvt.  John  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Viviani,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/4/18. 
Von  Skal,  Cpl.— Jd.  1/29/19. 
Walker,  PFC.  George— Jd.  3/1/18. 


Walker,  PFC.  Oliver  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Walla,  PFC.  Ira  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
WaUington,    Pvt.    Frank    L.— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

8/13/18,    Rjd.   11/25/18. 
Walsh,  Cpl.  Justin  A.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Webster,    Pvt.    Nelson    V.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18,   Rjd.  1/2/19. 
Wechter,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  10/14/18, 

1/19/19. 
Weinberg,    Cpl.    Abraham— Jd.     11/17/17,     AS. 

9/27/18,   Rjd.  1/18/19. 
Weismantel,    Pvt.    Mark    P.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Tr. 

11/26/18. 
Weiss,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  3/28/19. 
Welch,    Sgt.    James    E.— Jd.    9/20/17,       Comd 

7/12/18. 
Werner,  Mess  Sgt.  Frederick— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Werner,  Cpl.  George— Jd.  3/18/18,   KA.  11/5/18. 
Werner,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18. 
West,  Pvt.  Victor  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/11/18. 
White,  Sgt.  James  J.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.   7/28/18, 

Rjd.  10/10/18. 
Whitted,    Pvt.    Robert    R. -Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

9/26/18. 
Wiemer,  Pvt.  John  P.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/10/18. 
Wigder,  Pvt.  Jacob  D.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Wilde,  Cpl.  Robert— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Wilson,  Pvt.  Alfred  H.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/19/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Wilson,  Cpl.  Paul— Jd.  9/21/17,    Wd.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/30/18. 
Wilton,  Pvt.  Charles  J.— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Winniford,     Pvt.     Vincent— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS, 

10/17/18,  DD.  12/14/18. 
Winter,  PFC.  Philip  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/6/18. 
Wrotzlasky,     Pvt.     Bennie— Jd.     2/23/18,      KA. 

10/3/18. 
Yerden,  Pvt.  Wesley,  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/3/19. 
York,  Sgt.  David  S.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
York,  Pvt.  Frank  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Young,  Cpl.  Nicholas— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Young,  Pvt.  Otto— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Zakas,  Pvt.  Anton— Jd.  12/5/17,  DW.  10/3/18. 
Zaklikouski,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Zeiss,  Pvt.  Peter  A.— Jd.  10/12/17,   KA.  10/5/18. 
Zilke,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  3/1/18,    Wd.   11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Zwerling,  Sgt.  Reuben— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  10/18/18. 

Comd  2nd  Lt.,  4/10/19. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


391 


COMPANY  I 


Adkins,  Cpl.  Orville  H.— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  3/28/19, 

Tr.  4/16/19. 
Ahers,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  7/27/18,    AS.  8/17/18. 
Akley,  Cpl.  Leon  T.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/23/18, 

Rjd. 11/17/18. 
Anderson,    Pvt.    Ben    F.— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

10/25/18,   R]d.  11/25/18. 
Anderson,  Cpl.  Ernest— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Arena,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  12/5/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Arnst,  Pvt.  Fred  D.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Ashmore,  Cpl.  William  J.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Ayersman,  Pvt.  Frank  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Babbitt,  Cpl.  George  K.— Jd.  4/12/18. 
Bailey,  Pvt.  Clarence  E.— Jd.  7/27/18,  Wd.  8/17/18. 
Bailley,  Pvt.  Alexis  A.— Jd.  7/27/18,  Wd.  8/17/18. 
Baker,  PFC.  George  W.— Jd.  7/27/18,   G.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18,  Tr.  3/10/19. 
Bakke,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  7/27/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Balkcum,  Sgt.  Wellington— Jd.  2/15/19. 
Bankofsky,  Mec.  Hyman— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Bantel,   PFC.    Carl— Jd.   3/1/18,    AS.    10/29/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Barber,  Sgt.  Charles— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Barkow,  Pvt.  Walter  H.— Jd.  7/27/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Barr,  Pvt.  LeRoy  J.— Jd.  7/27/18,  AS.  10/20/18. 
Barth,  PFC.  Frank  M.— Jd.  3/1/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/24/18. 
Bartholomew,  Pvt.  Ray— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  11/2/18. 
Bartlett,  Sgt.  Guy  W.— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  12/11/18, 

Rjd.  12/24/18. 
Baruth,  1st  Sgt.  Bernard— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.  9/12/18. 
Bates,  Pvt.  Nelson  C— Jd.  9/18/17,   G.  8/17/18. 
Bates,  Cpl.  Oscar  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Baukol,  Pvt.  Rudolph— Jd.  7/27/18,  Mg.  8/14/18. 
Baum,  PFC.  Paul— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/6/18,  Rjd. 

11/25/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Beard,  Mec.  Alton  B.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Beaudet,  Cpl.  John  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Bell,  Cpl.  F.  G.— Commissioned  7/12/18. 
Bellipario,  Cpl.  Giuseppe— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Belloff,  Pvt.  Paul  R.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Bennet,  Cpl.  William  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/2/18. 
Benski,  Pvt.  Casimir  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Berg,    Pvt.   Anton— Jd.    7/27/18,    AS.    8/15/18, 

Tr.  3/1/19. 
Bergamini,  Pvt.  Luigi— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Bergh,  PFC.  Francis  P.— Jd.  7/27/18,  G.  8/17/18. 

Rjd.  1/16/19. 
Bernardo,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.   10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/18/18. 


Bertoni,  Pvt.  Joseppi— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Bibscich,  Pvt.  Kristo— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Bixbe,  Pvt.  Guy  V.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  12/14. 

Blevins,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  10/22/18. 

Blondell,  Pvt.  Bert— 9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 

Boland,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  4/5/19. 

Borla,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Bourke,  Pvt.  William  E.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/15/18. 

Bowman,  Cpl.  Thomas— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Brandt,  PFC.  Bernard— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/15/18. 

Brinkman,  PFC.  Henry,  Jr.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Brogan,  Sgt.  W.  B.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  7/24/18. 

Brown,  PFC.  Carmie  P.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Burdick,  Pvt.  Jess  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  9/27/18. 

Burgess,  Cpl.  Clifford  D.— Jd.  3/1/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Burke,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Burrows,  Pvt.  Bernard  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Busching,    Cpl.    WiUiam    H.— Jd.    12/8/17,     G. 

8/15/18,   Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Cabo,  Pvt.  Fred  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  DW.  8/14/18. 
Capozzi,  PFC.  Sabino— Jd.  1/21/19. 
Carbone,  Pvt.  Andero— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Carlson,  PFC.  Benjamin— Jd.  4/7/18,  G.  8/18/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Carone,  Pvt.  Giovanni— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  9/6/18,  AS.  10/30/18,  Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Carson,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  4/14/18,  AS.  10/27/18, 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Caskey,  Cpl.  Fogg— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Cassidy,  PFC.  Peter  A.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.    8/17/18,     AS.    8/19/18,     Rjd.    8/29/18, 

AS.  10/17/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Ceci,  Cpl.  Bernardo— Jd.    12/5/17,    G.    8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Chalofsky,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Chambers,    PFC.    Dallas    T.— Jd.    9/10/17,     G. 

8/15/18. 
Chillemi,    Pvt.    Anthony    V.— Jd.    12/8/17,     G. 

8/15/18. 
Ciccarone,  Pvt.  Erasmo— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Clancy,  Pvt.  Bartley— Jd.  3/18/18,   KA.  10/3/18. 
Clancy,  PFC.  Michael— Jd.  4/10/18,    G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Clanton,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  10/20/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Clarke,  Pvt.  Bion  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Clayton,  Sgt.  Jerry— Jd.  9/20/17,   KA.  8/12/18. 
Cleveland,    Pvt.    Joseph    J.— Jd.    11/22/18,     Tr. 

4/16/19. 
Collins,  Pvt.  Elmer— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
ColHns,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  10/20/18. 


392 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Company  I    (Capt.  Kingj 


Collins,  PFC.  Orbin— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Conlon,  Cpl.  Thomas  W.—Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/17/18. 

Conway,  PFC.   Cornelius  J.— Jd.  9/20/17,    Wd. 

11/3/18. 
Conway,  Pvt.  Timothy— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Conwell,   PFC.   William   H.— Jd.    9/20/17,    Wd. 

9/29/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Cooley,  Pvt.  George  S.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Copeland,  PFC.  John  V.— Jd.  12/6/18. 
Couch,    Pvt.    Thomas    G.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

11/11/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Coxen,  Pvt.  John  Francis— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/17/18. 
Crawley,   Pvt.   William   B.— Jd.    10/20/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Cristani,  Cpl.  Silvio— Jd.  9/23/17, .  G.  8/15/18. 
Crithfield,  Sgt.  Henry— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/23/18. 
Crocitto,  Cpl.  Domenico— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Crumb,  Pvt.  Waitstill  R.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Damoni,  Pvt.  Onofirio— Jd.  9/26/17,  AS.  6/19/18, 

Rjd.  8/27/18,  Tr.  4/5/19. 
Daugherty,  Pvt.  Charles  W.—Jd.  10/20/18. 
De  Bernardo,  Cpl.  Peter— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  9/5/18' 

Rjd.  9/10/18. 
Dietrich,    PFC.    George    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     KA. 

10/15/18. 
Dougherty,    Pvt.    Edward    J.— Jd.    12/5/17,     G. 

8/15/18. 
Dougherty,  PFC.  Patrick— Jd.  12/5/18 
Dow,   PFC.   Alfred   Nelson— Jd.     2/27/18,    Mg. 

8/14/18. 
Durbin,  Sgt.  Edward  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Durbin,  Sgt.  Joseph— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Durbin,  Cpl.  Robert— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Ehrlinger,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  6/16/18. 


Elliott,  Cpl.  Harry  R.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Estes,  Pvt.  James  R.— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/6/18. 
Fallin,  Cpl.  John  Joseph— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Farenthold,    Pvt.    Louis    M.— Jd.    3/18/18,     G. 

8/15/18,   Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Ferguson,    Pvt.    WiUiam    S.— Jd.    9/23/18,  Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Ferrer,    Pvt.    Luis— Jd.    9/23/17,     G.    8/17/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Fertel,   PFC.   David— Jd.   9/23/17,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  9/20/18,  AS.  10/28/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Fields,  Pvt.  Wayne— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Fischer,    Pvt.     Griffin    T.— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

11/11/18. 
Fitzpatrick,  Mec.  John— Jd.  9/20/17,   G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/25/18. 
Fitzpatrick,  Pvt.  WiUiam  J.— Jd.  10/23/18,    Wd. 

12/11/18,  Tr.  4/16/19. 
Flanery,  Pvt.  Werley— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Flannagan,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Fleckenstein,    Pvt.    Dominick— Jd.    2/27/18,     G. 

8/15/18. 
Foley,  Pvt.  Richard  W.—Jd.  2/22/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Forge,  Cpl.  Joseph  C— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Foster,  Pvt.  Charley  H.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Foster,  PFC.  Zack  K.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Frey,  Sgt.  Joseph  M.— Jd.  3/1/18,    AS.  9/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Frisbie,  Pvt.  Elmer  H.— Jd.  9/23/17,   G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  9/30/18,  Wd.  9/28/18,  Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Frost,  PFC.  Arthur  R.— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/25/18. 
Fulton,  PFC.  RoUie— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  10/7/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Fusi,  Pvt.  Giacomo— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


393 


at  Camp  Upton,   N.    V, 


Gammill,  Pvt.  Ray— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Garus,  Cpl.  Stephen— Jd.  3/18/18,    Kx\.  10/3/18. 

Gautreaux,  Pvt.  Fidele— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Gelhausen,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/23/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Georgia,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  3/1/18,  AS.  7/1/18, 

Rjd.  10/10/18. 
Giannone,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  2/27/17,  AS.  7/18/18. 
Gibbons,  PFC.  Williams  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Gibson,  Pvt.  Raleigh— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Giehl,  Mess  Sgt.  John  F.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Gildenberg,    Sgt.    Abraham— Jd.    9/21/17,     AS. 

6/10/18. 
Giles,  Cpl.  George  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Gil,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  8/15/18,  Rjd.. 

10/15/18. 
Giinzburg,     Pvt.     Abraham— Jd.     9/23/17,      AS 

8/12/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Goldstein,    PFC.    Henry    V.— Jd.    9/23/17,     AS. 

8/14/18. 
Goldstein,  Cook  Stephen— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Gordon,  1st  Sgt.  Samuel— Jd.  9/23/17,    G.  9/5/18. 
Goudy,  Pvt.  David  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Graichen,  Pvt.  Alfred— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  9/19/18. 
Granlund,  Pvt.  Carl  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Grauer,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  9/21/17,    G.  8/15/18. 
Green,  Pvt.  Andrew  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Green,  Pvt.  Howard— Jd.  9/23/18,    Tr.  2/14/19. 
Grindstoff,    Pvt.    Joseph    A.— Jd.    10/22/18,    AS. 

11/11/18,    Rjd.   12/6/18. 
Grothe,  PFC.  Clarence  O.— Jd.  9/23/18. 


Gunton,  Pvt.  Edwin  A.— Jd.  3/1/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/25/18. 
Guse,  Pvt.  E.  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/26/18. 
Gutman,  PFC.  Jack— Jd.  9/4/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Haddix,  PFC.  Milo  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Hagen,  Cpl.  Albert  Max— Jd.  3/31/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 11/29/18. 
Hagins,  Pvt.  Hamps— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/25/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18,  Tr.  4/5/19. 
Hall,  Pvt.  Earl  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Mg.  10/1/18. 
Halvertson,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/4/18. 
Hamerschlag,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  3/4/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Hammond,    Pvt.    Floyd    R.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Hand,  Pvt.  Walter  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18, 

DW.  11/2/18. 
Hanna,  Pvt.  Jesse  D.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Hannold,  PFC.  Leslie  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Harding,    PFC.    Arthur    E.— Jd.    3/18/18,     G. 

8/15/18. 
Harkness,    Pvt.    Charlie     A.— Jd.    9/23/18,    AS. 

11/3/18. 
Hartwig,    Cpl.    August    Jr.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

10/25/18. 
Hastings,  PFC.  Ray  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Hasting,  PFC.  Thomas— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Hayman,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  9/23/18,   G.  9/5/18. 
Helberg,    Pvt.    Gustav    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

10/20/18. 
Hendrickson,    Pvt.    Peter""  J.— Jd.    [^9/20/17,     G. 

8/15/18,     Rjd.    8/19/18,     AS.    10/2/18,   Rjd. 

11/16/18,  AS.  2/4/19. 


394 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Herring,    PFC.    Theodore    F— Jd.    2/27/18.     G. 

8/15/18. 
Herz,  Pvt.  Emil— Jd.  10/10/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Herz,  Sgt.  Isidore— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/17/18,  Rjd. 

8/29/18,    Wd.  10/4/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Heuser,  Cook  William  G.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Hilly,  Cpl.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Hinthorn,  Pvt.  Roy— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/1/18. 
Hix,  PFC.  William  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hodges,  Pvt.  Leo  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hoke,  Pvt.  William  D.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
HoUi,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Holt,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Hornden,   PFC.   Richard  E.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Mg. 

10/1/18,    Rjd.3/28/19. 
Horner,    Pvt.    August    H.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Horton,  Pvt.  Ural  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Hosey,  PFC.  Philip— Jd.  12/5/17,    G.  8/15/18. 
Howell,  PFC.  Andrew  J.,  Jr.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Huderewicz,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Hughes,    Pvt.    Clarence    W.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/18/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Hummer,  Pvt.  Albert  K.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  9/17/18, 

Rjd.  10/15/18,  AS.  10/18/18,  Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Humphrey,   Sgt.    Gordon   V.— Jd.   9/20/17,    AS. 

6/10/18. 
Hunt,  Pvt.  Harrison  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Mg.  10/1/18. 
Hurley,  PFC.  Arlen— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Ingram,  PFC.  Leon  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Israel,  Pvt.  Irving— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  9/3/18. 
Ivester,  PFC.  Lemme— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Jacquemet,  PFC.  Peter— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Johnson,  PFC.  Carl  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Johnson,    PFC     Ernest    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

9/28/18. 
Johnson,  Bglr.  Hugo  O.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  11/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Milton— Jd.  9/20/17,   Tr.  5/28/18. 
Jolley,  Pvt.  Sterling  W.—Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  10/19/- 

18,  Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Jones,  Pvt.  Joseph  P.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Jones,  Pvt.  Richard— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/18/18. 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Juster,  Pvt.  John  W.—Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  7/15/18. 
Kadushin,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Kampomies,     Pvt.     Costa— Jd.     2/23/18,      KA. 

10/8/18. 
Karlix,  PFC.  Walter  J.— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Kearney,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Keating,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  6/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Keller,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/15/18. 


Kelly,  PFC.  Bartholomew— Jd.  12/5/17. 

Kelley,  Pvt.  James  T.— Jd.  11/24/18. 

Kelley,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  11/24/18. 

Kendrick,   PFC.    Kenneth   C— Jd.   9/23/18,   Tr. 

4/5/19. 
Kerwan,    Sgt.    Joseph    E.— Jd.    9/20/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Kimsey,  Pvt.  Daniel— Jd.  9/23/18,  'W^d.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Kiuman,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Klein,    Pvt.    George— Jd.    9/21/17,    G.    8/15/18, 

Rjd.  10/17/18,  AS.  11/11/18,  Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Klotzback,  Pvt.  WiUiam- Jd.  12/7/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Knox,  PFC.  Walter  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Koch,  Sgt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18,  G.  8/22/18,  Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Kolsby,  Max— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Kramer,    PFC.    Herman    H.— Jd.    9/21/17,     G. 

8/17/18. 
Kraussman,  Sgt.  Arthur  S. — Jd.  9/21/17,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Kullback,  Sgt.  Louis— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Kulza,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  8/22/18. 
LafFey,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  11/11/18. 
Lambert,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  9/5/18. 
Landau,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  4/11/18,   AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Lane,  PFC.  Oliver  D.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Lang,  Sgt.  Samuel— Jd.  4/13/18,  G.  8/15/18,  Rjd. 

8/24/18,  AS.  10/25/18,  Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Lang,  PFC.  Stephen— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  8/13/18. 
Larson,  Pvt.  Gudmund,  Jd.  9/23/18, Wd.    11/5/18. 
Larson,  Pvt.  Martin— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/15/18. 
La  Tulip,  Pvt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Lauritsen,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/20/18. 
Lebitsky,    PFC.    Henry    J.— Jd.    9/21/17,     Wd. 

10/2/18,  Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Leber,  Pvt.  Moses— Jd.  10/16/17,  AS.  10/19/18. 
Leimer,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Leonard,  Pvt.  Bernard  H.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18 

Rjd.  8/22/18. 
Lepisto,  Pvt.  Karl— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Lerner,  PFC.  Samuel— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Levy,  Cpl.  Julius— Jd.  12/5/17,  KA.  10/4/18. 
Lewis,  Cpl.  Raymond— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lindeman,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Lindgren,    Andreas— Jd.    9/23/18,    AS.    10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Lindgren,    PFC.    Eric    W.—Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/4/18. 
Lipetri,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/3/18. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


395 


Loeb,  Pvt.  Lucien  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd,  11/25/18. 
Lohrenz,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Longo,  Cpl.  Nicholas— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Lorenz,  Pvt.  Paul  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Lovelette,  PFC.  Marshal  H.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Luca,    Cpl.    Frank— Jd.     12/5/17,    G.    8/15/18, 

Rjd.  9/21/18,  AS.  10/28/18,  Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Lundberg,  Sgt.  Harry  C— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Luoma,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  9/23/18,   KA.  10/3/18. 
Luperini,  Pvt.  Pirro— Wd.  10/15/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Lutjens,    Cpl.    August   J.,    Jr.— Jd.    12/5/17,    G. 

8/15/18,  Rjd. 8/22/18,  G.  9/5/18,  Rjd.  1/21/19. 
MacLeod,  Pvt.  Duncan— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Maletta,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/6/18. 
Mallinson,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/23/18,  Mg.  10/1/18. 
Malmberg,  PFC.  Carl  E.— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/17/18. 
Malo,  PFC.  Emery  T.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Manier,  Sgt.  Russell— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Mansanti,   PFC.   Lorence— Jd.   9/23/18. 
Marco,  Pvt.  Claude— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Mariano,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,    Wd.  10/4/18. 
Marquez,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  10/16/18. 
Marsland,    Cpl.    William    D.— Jd.    3/4/18,      G. 

8/15/18,  Rjd.  8/22/18. 
Martin,  PFC.  Wesley  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Martindale,  Pvt.  Edgar  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Masucci,    PFC.    Henry    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

10/4/18. 
Matney,  Pvt.  Earl— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/6/18. 
Maxsel,  Pvt.  Clarence  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Mayfield,  PFC.  Marion  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
McArdle,  Cpl.  James  J.— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  6/10/18. 
McCarthy,    Pvt.    Harland   P.— Jd.    3/18/18,     G. 

9/26/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
McCool,    Cpl.    Michael    A.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/28/18. 
McCoy,  PFC.  James  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McDermott,  Pvt.  Joseph  Bernhardt— Jd.  3/18/18, 

G.  8/17/18. 
McEnroe,  Pvt.  Matthew— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18,  G.  9/5/18,  Rjd.  9/16/18. 
McGlothlin,    Pvt.    Hoyt    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

1/20/19,  Rjd.  3/20/19. 
Mclver,    PFC.    Dannie    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  1/23/19. 
McKay,  Cpl.  Francis  J.— Jd.  6/30/18,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18. 
McKinney,  PFC.  Grady— Jd.  11/24/18. 
McMann,    PFC.    Thomas   H.— Jd.    3/18/18,     G. 

8/15/18. 
McSherry,  Pvt.  Patrick— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/24/18,  G. 11/1/18,  Rjd.  11/5/18. 


Meaney,    PFC.    Frank    A.— Jd.    3/18/18,     KA. 

9/28/18. 
Melchionna,    Pvt.    John    R.— Jd.    9/10/17,     G. 

8/15/18. 
Mercier,  Pvt.  Francis— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Meyer,  Pvt.  Joseph  C— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/18/18. 
Millar,  PFC.  John  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Miller,  PFC.  Frank  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/1/18. 
Mohr,'  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  3/4/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Monaco,  Pvt.  Luigi— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1,0/13/18. 
Monnet,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/7/18. 
Montgomery,  Pvt.  Charles  B.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Monti,  Pvt.  Calisto— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Moore,  Pvt.  Harold  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Moore,  Sgt.  John— Jd.  9/23/17,    G.  8/15/18. 
Moriarty,  Sgt.  James  P.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  7/1/18. 
Morin,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  9/23/18,   Tr.  1/12/19. 
Morris,  Cpl.  Michael— Jd.  3/11/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  9/25/18. 
Morris,  PFC.  Robert  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Morrison,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Moscovitz,     PFC.     Samuel— Jd.     9/23/17,      AS. 

7/17/18. 
Motro,  PFC.  Sivert— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Mullaney,   PFC.   William  T.— Jd.   9/23/18,    AS. 

10/1/18,  DD.  10/23/18. 
Murdoch,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS.  7/1/18, 

Rjd.  3/20/19. 
Murphy,    Pvt.    Albert    M.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

10/4/18,  DD.  10/23/18. 
Murray,    Pvt.    Patrick    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd 

10/4/18,   Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Nadler,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  8/30/18. 
Narkun,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.—Jd.  3/1/18,  AS.  6/18/18. 
Natali,  Pvt.  Alviso— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  4/16/19. 
Natanblut,  Cpl.  Henry— Jd.  9/27/17,  AS.  11/1/18. 
Napier,  Cpl.  Chester— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Nelson,    PFC.    Anton    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/4/18. 
Nelson,  PFC.  Emil  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  2/4/19, 

Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  George  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  9/26/18. 
Nelson,   Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.   9/28/18, 

Rjd.  3/19/19. 
Ness,  Pvt.  Sigurd  D.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Neterval,    PFC.    Francis    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/29/18. 
Newman,    PFC.    John    E.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

12/14/18. 
Nichols,  PFC.  John  E.— Jd.  10/20/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Normander,  Pvt.  Edgard  H.— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS. 

10/4/18. 


396 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305tii    INFANTRY 


O'Brien,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  9/21/17,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18,  G.  9/5/18,  Rjd.  9/16/18. 
O'Connor,     PFC.     Thomas— Jd.     2/25/18,      AS. 

8/17/18. 
O'Hara,    Pvt.    William    C— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

11/11/18,   Rjd.  1/16/19. 
O'lrback,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  1/11/19. 
O'Loughlin,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  3/5/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
O'Shea,  Sgt.  John  A.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.  8/30/18. 
Palter,  PFC.  Samuel— Jd.  10/9/17,   Wd.  11/2/18. 
Parmley,  Pvt.  Earl  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  8/15/18. 
Passeck,    Cpl.    Arthur    G.— Jd.    3/18/18,       Mg. 

8/14/18. 
Patten,    Pvt.    Clifford    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/4/18. 
Paver,  Cpl.  William  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Pazkowsky,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Pedersen,     PFC.    Thorvald— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/6/18,   Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Pepenos,  PFC.  Michael  D.—Jd.  4/10/18,  Tr.  4/6/19. 
Perez,  Pvt.  Hipoleti— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/30/18. 
Pcrling,  Pvt.  Mayer  E.— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  8/2/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18. 
Peskeroski,      PFC.      Frank— Jd.   9/23/18,       AS. 

10/23/18. 
Peterson,  PFC.  Anton  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Peterson,  PFC.  Carl— Jd.  3/4/18,    G.  8/15/18. 
Peterson,  Pvt.  Otto  M.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Piazza,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/20/18. 
Pigott,    Sup.    Sgt.    John    W.— Jd.    9/21/17,     G. 

8/17/18,     Rjd.    8/19/18,     AS.    8/28/18,     Rjd. 

11/16/18. 
Pizzinger,  Pvt.  Felix— Jd.  2/27/18,   G.  8/15/18. 
Pizzolongo,  Cpl.  Peter— Jd.  9/23/17,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 8/23/18,  AS.  9/5/18,  Rjd.  9/16/18. 
Polizzotto,  PFC.  Gioso— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Pountin,  Cpl.  W.  S.— Jd.  1/5/18,   Comd.  7/12/18. 
Pratt,  PFC.  Monroe— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Preisenger,    Pvt.    Frederick— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

6/18/18. 
Pryor,    Cpl.   Thomas— Jd.    3/4/18,     G.    8/17/18, 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Pucci,  Pvt.  Leno— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Pudwil,  PFC.  Fred— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Quinn,  PFC.  Aidan  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/22/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Ramsay,    PFC.    Archie    N.— Jd.    10/20/18,    Tr. 

3/1/19. 
Rasovich,    Pvt.    Andrew   B.— Jd.    9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Rccknagcl,  Cpl.  Richard— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Redcr,  Sgt.  Louis— Jd.  3/1/18,   G.  8/15/18,   Rjd. 
^8/21/18,  Wd.  9/15/18,  Rjd.  10/3/18. 
Rehm,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.  9/5/18. 


Reidingcr,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Reilly,  Sgt.  William  E.— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18,  AS.  9/28/18,  Rjd.  10/26/18,  Tr. 

3/17/19. 
Remas,  Pvt.  Herman  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rentelman,   1st  Sgt.  Lawrence  H.— Jd.  9/23/17, 

Tr.  7/27/18,  Rjd.  10/10/18. 
Renzulli,  Pvt.  Dan— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Reth,  Cpl.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  9/21/17,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 10/22/18. 
Rettanger,  Pvt.  Jonas  A.— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Ridge,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/4/18. 
Riess,  Pvt.  George  J.— Jd.  2/22/18,  G.  9/30/18. 
Rifkin,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  3/6/18. 
Risse,  PFC.  Michael  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Ritchie,  Pvt.  Farris— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Roach,  PFC.  Sam— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Roberson,    Pvt.    Wilcie    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Rjd. 

12/6/18. 
Rocco,  Pvt.  Franck— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rocco,  PFC.  Frank,  Jr.— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Rochkind,  Cpl.  William— Jd.  3/5/18,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Rochman,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Rodenbeck,  Sgt.  Edward  T.— Jd.  9/23/17,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Roese,  Cpl.  Harry  H.— Jd.  9/21/17,  Tr.  7/19/18. 
Rogers,  Sgt.  Allan— Jd.   9/21/17,   Comd.  7/12/18. 
Rosanen,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rothberg,  Cpl.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  9/29/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Rottman,     Pvt.     Christian— Jd.     2/25/18,      Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Ruotsala,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Russo,  Cpl.  Thomas— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  8/19/18. 
Rzcepzynski,     PFC.    Thomas    J.— Jd.     4/10/17, 

G.  8/15/18,  Rjd.  8/22/18. 
Sabatelle,  Pvt.  Vincent— Jd.  4/10/18,    G.  9/5/18, 

Rjd. 9/10/19. 
Sanborn,  Pvt.  Gilbert  G.— Jd.  ll/16/18,Tr.  3/6/19. 
Sargent,    PFC.    William    R.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

10/15/18. 
Savage,    Sgt.    John    Joseph— Jd.    9/20/17,     Wd. 

9/5/18. 
Savage,  Pvt.  Ralph  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,    Mg.  8/14/18. 
Scarpetti,  Pvt.  Dominus— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Scoble,  Pvt.  Edward  M.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  7/18/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Schaffer,  PFC.  Isadore— Jd.  9/20/17,   G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18. 
Schell,  Pvt.  Jesse  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  8/15/18. 
Schmidt,  PFC.  Peter  K.— Jd.  9/23/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


397 


Schnitzpan,     PFC.     William— Jd.     12/5/17,      G. 

8/15/18. 
Schof,  Sgt.  Joseph  P.— Jd.  3/4/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18,  Wd.  10/6/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Schuldt,    PFC.    Henry    R.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/5/18. 
Schumacher,    Pvt.    Herman— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

6/18/18. 
Schwartz,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Seamands,PFC.  Isaac  W.-Jd.  10/20/18,  Tr.  3/7/19. 
Segars,  Pvt.  Oscar  B.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/25/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18,    Tr.  3/25/19. 
Semling.  Pvt.  Olie— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Seng,  Pvt.  William  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Settini, '  Pvt.   Sisto— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd.    10/4/18, 

Rjd. 3/19/19. 
Shaddock,  Mec.  Thomas  B.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sheehan,  Cpl.  John  E.— Jd,9/21/17,  DW.  9/28/18. 
Sherrow,  Pvt.  Benjamin— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  7/31/18. 
Shipley,  Pvt.  Hugh— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Shipman,    Pvt.    Millard    W.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

9/9/18,   Rjd.  12/11/18. 
Short,    PFC.    Clarence    B.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

6/5/18. 
Sidrovich,    PFC.    Nicholas— Jd.     12/5/17,     KA. 

10/8/18. 
Simonson,  Pvt.  Nels— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/26/18. 
Sitomor,    Pvt.    Irving    M.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Wd. 

10/1/18,   Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Small,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  11/11/18,  Tr.  3/24/19. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  1/11/19. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Donald  E.— Jd.  3/31/18,  AS.  9/20/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Smith,  PFC.  John  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Staff,  Sgt.  Harry— Jd.  9/21/17,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Stalder,  Pvt.  Herman  Jr.— Jd.  11/11/18. 
Stanford,    Cpl.    Ernest    C— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

7/30/18,  Rjd.  10/17/18. 
Starkey,  Pvt.  De  Witt  Henry— Jd.  2/19/19. 
Stembler,  Sgt.  Frank  L.— Jd.  9/21/17,  Tr.  5/28/18. 
Stoll,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  2/27/18,   Tr.  5/23/18. 
Storides,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  4/14/18. 
Storobinsky,     Pvt.     Elensen— Jd.     9/23/17.      W. 

10/3/18,   Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Sterling,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Stransky,    Cook    Joseph    L.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Wd. 

11/6/18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Sunderland,   Pvt.   James  D.— Jd.   3/18/18,    Wd. 
.  10/6/18. 
Suntzinick,     Sgt.     Charles— Jd.     9/23/17,      KA. 

8/14/18. 
Swank,    PFC.    Clarence    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

10/1/18. 


Swanson,  PFC.  Charles— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Swickle,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  7/13/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Tamburello,     Cpl.     Marius— Jd.     9/23/17,      Tr. 

1/29/19. 
Tanturri,  PFC.  Ceasare— Jd.  10/5/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Taylor,  PFC.  Allen— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Terzopulos,  Pvt.  Haralampos— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/6/18. 
Theck,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Toscani,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Trudeau,  Pvt.  Adelard  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Tupper,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/19/18. 
Ungerfels,  PFC.  Robert— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Vagenas,  Pvt.  James  A.— Jd.  9/25/18. 
Van  Hoff,  Pvt.  Philip  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  8/3/18. 
Vanhorn,  Sgt.  Judge  B.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Van  Iderstine,  Sgt.  John  I.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  10/11/18. 
Van  Thaden,  Cook  Heindrich,— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Vaughn,  Pvt.  WiUiam— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/1/18, 

DD.  10/8/18. 
Vigsal,  Pvt.  Carl  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Vizinia,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Volz,  Sgt.  Victor— Jd.  9/21/17,   Comd.  7/12/18. 
Von  Skal,  Cpl.  Richard— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/29/19 
Wade,  Pvt.  Emmett  M.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wade,  Cpl.  Louis  J.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  8/16/18. 
Wale,  Pvt.  Richard— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Walker,  Cpl.  Samuel— Jd.  11/19/17,  DW.  9/28/18. 
Walsh,  Cpl.  William  C— Jd.  3/1/18,  Wd.  8/14/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Weingartner,   Pvt.   Robert   C— Jd.   3/31/18,    G. 

8/15/18,   Rjd.  9/21/18. 
West,  PFC.  Earl  T.— Jd.  1/5/18,  KA.  10/11/18. 
White,  Pvt.  Edward  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wiebalk,    PFC.    August    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/6/18. 
Wieber,  Pvt.  Charles  D.— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18,  Wd.  10/4/18,   Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Wiese,  Pvt.  Arthur  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Wilkcrson,  PFC.  Everett  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Williams,    Pvt.    Rufus    A.— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

10/25/18,   Rjd.  12/21/18. 
Winschel,    Pvt.    William    F.— Jd.    3/31/18,      G. 

8/15/18,   Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Wiseman,  PFC.  Earl  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Young,  PFC.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Zigman,  Sgt.  Lou  M.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Zimmy,    PFC.    Sam— Jd.    4/13/18,     G.   8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/24/18. 


398 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305tii    INFANTRY 


Company  K   (Capt.   Cocke) 


COMPANY  K 


Aalto,  Pvt.  Emil  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Ahearn,  Cook  Maurice— Jd.  9/10/17,   AS.  8/2/18, 

Rjd. 8/19/18. 
Alfiero,  Pvt.  Victor— Jd.  12/5/17,    AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Altari,  Pvt.  Dominick— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Ascher,  Cpl.  Oscar— Jd.  9/10/17,    G.  9/5/18. 
Backman,  Pvt.  Bror  S.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/10- 

18. 
Bailey,  PFC.  Harlie  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Baldwin,  PFC.  James  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Barash,  PFC.  David— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Barnett,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Basmajin,  Pvt.  Astorer— Jd.  9/21/17,   G.  8/17/18. 
Battles,  Sgt.  Lloyd  F.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
B3auchamp,  Pvt.  Theodore  M.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Beaumont,    Mec.    Ashley   F.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

1/20/19. 
Beck,  Pvt.  Amos— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/10/18. 
Beichner,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Bender,  PFC.  August— Jd.  4/7/18. 
Bendotti,  Pvt.  Atillio— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  9/28/18. 
Bennetti,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  12/7/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Berggren,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Bernstein,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Biehaym,   PFC.    Edward   G.— Jd.    9/10/17,    AS. 

6/23/18. 
Biondolillo,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  12/18/18. 
Bird,  PFC.  Lloyd— Jd.  7/27/18,  AS.  1/22/19. 
Black,  Pvt.  Thomas  V.— Jd.  8/1/18,  G.  10/13/18, 

Rjd. 11/29/18. 
Blake,  Pvt.  Frank  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 


Blanchfield,    Cpl.    John    B.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd 

10/18/18,  Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Bonansea,  Pvt.  Marco— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/8/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Bonecore,  Pvt.  Carlo— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  11/8/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Boothby,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/18/19, 

Tr.  2/6/19. 
Borey,    Pvt.    Joseph    L.    W.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS, 

10/9/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Boronda,  Pvt.  Edwardo— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/13/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18,  Tr.  2/6/19. 
Boronda,  Pvt.  Fred.— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/6/18. 
Bower,  Pvt.  William  G.— Jd.  8/1/18,  KA.  9/28/18. 
Bramer,    PFC.    William    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/7/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Brass,  PFC.  Charles  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/28/18. 
Brauns,  1st  Sgt.  Ludwig— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr.  7/24/18. 
Breslauer,  Bglr.  Alfred  M.— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  8/17- 

18,  Rjd.  8/20/18. 
Breslin,    Pvt.    Sylvester    S.— Jd.    8/1/17,     Wd. 

9/28/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Bresnahan,  Pvt.  Raymond  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd. 

10/2/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Leon  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Brown,  Cpl.  Walter  G.— Jd.  9/10/17,  "Tr.  7/19/18. 
Bruce,   Pvt.    Earl— Jd.    11/22/18,    AS.   3/27/19, 

Rjd.  4/15/19. 
Brummond,  PFC.  Herbert  E.— Jd.  8/1/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


399 


at  Camp    Upton,  N.  Y. 


Buckman,  Sgt.  Earl  S.— Jd  9/10/17,  Tr.  7/24/18. 

Bugg,  Pvt.  Clarence  W— Jd.  8/1/18. 

Burchell,  Cpl.  John  S.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Burgess,  Pvt.  Antone— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Burke,  PFC.  George  A.— Jd.  3/7/18,  AS.  7/29/18, 

Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Burke,  Pvt.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Bye,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  7/27/18,    AS.  9/24/18. 
Campbell,    PFC.    John    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

9/27/18. 
Campilii,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Capozzi,  Pvt.  Sabino— Jd.  9/29/17,  Tr.  1/21/19. 
Carmody,    Pvt.    Arthur    F.— Jd.    4/10/18,     AS. 

9/30/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Carr,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
CeruUo,  Pvt.  Joseph,  Jr.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Chapman,  Pvt.  Frank  T.— Jd.  7/27/18,  AS.  1/6/19, 

Tr.  2/6/19. 
Christiansen,    PFC.    Joseph— Jd.    9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Christman,  Pvt.  Dale— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Clancey,  Pvt.  L.  F.— Jd.  7/27/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Clark,  Pvt.  Addison  J.— Jd.  3/7/18,  AS.  9/14/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Clegg,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Clepper,   PFC.   Raymond  W.— Jd.   8/1/18,    AS. 

10/26/18,  Rjd.  12/26/18. 
Cohen,  PFC.  Abe— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Cohen,  Cpl.  Moses  I.— Jd.  9/10/17,    G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18. 
Conboy,  Sgt.  Patrick— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  10/23/18, 

Rjd.  11/4/18. 
Conklin,    Pvt.     Hobart    F.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

11/19/18. 


Conley,  Pvt.  Frank  P.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Connor,  Pvt.  Francis  P.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  9/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/11/18. 
Connors,  Pvt.  Albert  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  1/6/19, 

Rjd.  4/5/19,  G.  8/18/18,  Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Cooper,  Sgt.  James — Comd.  7/12/18. 
Craft,  Sgt.  Samuel— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/17/18,  Rjd. 

8/19/18,  AS.  10/13/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Craig,  PFC.  Cleon  A.— Jd.  4/1/18. 
Craig,  Pvt.  Daniel  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Cucurullo,  Pvt.  Gaetano— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Cusack,  Pvt.  Timothy  F.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd. 

11/3/18,  DW.  11/10/18. 
Cutler,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  11/4/18. 
Davis,  Cpl.  Alonzo— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/24/18. 
Davis,  PFC.  William  H.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
DeCurtins,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  8/18- 

18,  Rjd.  8/24/18,  AS.  8/24/18,  Rjd.  9/28/18. 
Demicco,  Pvt.  Baldasare— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Denowitz,  PFC.  Jacob— Jd.  9/10/17,  KA.  8/15/18. 
De  Pauw,  PFC.  Edmond— Jd.  9/23/18.  AS.  2/6/19, 

Rjd.  2/8/19. 
Deutsch,  PFC.  Bennie— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Dicino,  PFC.  Luigi— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/29/18, 

Rjd. 11/3/18. 
Diener,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Dodge,  Pvt.  Clayton— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Dolan,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  12/8/17,  DW.  8/20/18. 
Donaldson,  Pvt.  Richard— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Donohue,  Pvt.  Barney  P.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Drops  at  a  Distance,  PFC.  David— Jd.  9/23/18. 


400 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Dubrow,  PFC.  Nathan— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  9/30/18. 
Duchan,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  4/10/18,    Wd.  9/28/18. 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Dulbout,    Pvt.    Abraham    A.— Jd.    3/17/18.     G. 

10/13/18,  Rjd.  1/4/19. 
Dyer,  PFC.  Arnold  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/9/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Edghill,  Pvt.  William  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Ellerman,    Pvt.    Frank    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/10/18,  Jd.  12/23/18. 
EUis,  PFC.  Edward  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Ensign,  PFC.  Fred  I.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Evans,  Sgt.  Daniel  T.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Evelien,  PFC.  Allen  W.— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Faber,  Pvt.  Anthony  C— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Fedje,  PFC.  Carl  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Ferren,  Pvt.  George  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Figligno,  Pvt.  Carmine— Jd.  2/27/18,.  DD.  2/20/19. 
Fine,  Pvt.  Sampson— Jd.  4/10/18,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 1/16/19. 
Finley,  Pvt.  John  F.— Jd.  7/20/18. 
Fisher,  PFC.  Irving  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18,  AS.  1/20/19,  Tr.  2/6/19. 
Fitzgerald,    Pvt.     Edmund— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/8/18. 
Fitzgerald,  Sgt.  Edward  F.— Jd.  9/10/17,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Flaig,  Pvt.  John  Jr.- Jd.  9/21/17. 
Forrest,  PFC.  Elmer— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/8/18. 
Fournier,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Fox,  Pvt.  Emanuel— Jd.  12/5/17. 
French,  Pvt.  William  D.— Jd.  13/19/18. 
Gabbard,  Cook  Zack— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Gailunas,  Pvt.  Zigmunt— Jd.  00/00/00,  Tr.  9/24/18. 
Garrett,  Pvt.  Robert  J.  G.— Jd.  1/22/19. 
Geary,  PFC.  Frank  William— Jd.  9/28/17,    Wd. 

9/27/18. 
George,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  12/5/17,   AS.  11/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Gertler,  PFC.  Hyman— Jd.  9/28/17. 
GifTord,  PFC.  Leslie  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/30/18, 

Rjd. 10/7/18. 
Ginsberg,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  2/25/18,   Tr.  9/17/18. 
Gioffe,  Pvt.  Anthony  F.— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  10/22/18, 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Glenn,  1st  Sgt.  Andrew  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Goldberg,  Pvt.  David  M.— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Goldberger,  Pvt.  Bernhard— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Goldenberg,    Cook    Samuel— Jd.    9/28/17,     AS. 

11/9/18. 
Golio,  Pvt.  Tony— Jd.  12/8/17,    Wd.  11/9/18. 


Gordon,  Pvt.  Edwin— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  10/13/18, 

Rjd.  12/27/18. 
Green,  PFC.  Harry— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Greenberg,     Pvt.     Michael— Jd.     2/25/18,      Wd.. 

11/8/18. 
Greene,  Sgt.  William  M.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr.  2/1/19. 
Grimaldi,  Pvt.  Alfonso— Jd.  3/7/18,    G.  8/20/18, 

Rjd.  8/23/18. 
Grimes,  Cpl.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  10/9/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Grotzka,  Pvt.  August— Jd.  3/29/18,    G.  8/24/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Grover,  Pvt.  Lynn— Jd.  3/7/18,  Wd.  9/1/18,  Rjd. 

11/3/18. 
Guertin  Pvt.  Edgar  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Guisti,  Pvt.  Lawrence  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
GuUett,  Sgt.  Curtis— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Haarr,  Pvt.  Gustav— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Haering,  Sgt.  George  J.— Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  8/20/18, 

Rjd.  8/25/18. 
Hahn,  Pvt.  Gus  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hall,  PFC.  Guy  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Hallas,  PFC.  George— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Hanaman,    Cpl.    Joseph    M.— Jd.    9/29/17,     AS. 

9/3/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Hanauer,  PFC.  Henry— Jd.  3/29/18. 
Harrington,  Sgt.  Fern  W.— Jd.  6/26/18,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Harris,  Pvt.  Divella  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hartshorn,  Pvt.  Ira  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/19/19, 

Tr.  2/6/19. 
Harvey,  Pvt.  Howard— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Harwood,  Pvt.  Earl  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Harwood,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hassler,  PFC.  Henry  H.— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/19/18, 

Rjd.     9/16/18,    AS.  9/28/18,     Rjd.  10/17/18, 

Tr.  4/5/19. 
Hayes,  Pvt.  John  T.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Mg.  8/24/18. 
Hayes,  Cpl.  McKinley— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hecht,  PFC.  Harry  S.— Jd.  9/28/17,    G.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  10/11/18. 
Helmus,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Hertzberg,  Pvt.  Brunc— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hintz,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Hirtzel,  Pvt.  Warren  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/7/18. 
Hocker,  PFC.  William  J.— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Hoff,  Pvt.  Ole— Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  10/13/18,   Rjd. 

1/4/19. 
Hogan,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.  6/1/18. 
Hojnacki,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Holmes,  Pvt.  Percy— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  11/12/18. 
Horan,  Pvt.  Edmond— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Howard,  Sgt.  George  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


401 


Howell,  Pvt.  Amos  J.— Jd.  11/24/18. 

Hubbard,     Pvt.     Raymond— Jd.     12/8/17,      AS. 

6/15/18. 
Hughes,  Pvt.  Charles  A.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Hummer,  Pvt.  Albert  K.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr.  1/14/19. 
Hunt,  Pvt.  George  H.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Hymer,  Pvt.  William  S.— Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/13/18, 

Rjd.  12/27/18. 
Ingossia,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  3/7/18,    AS.  10/2/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Italiano,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  2/26/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Jackson,  Sgt.  Leonard— Jd.  1/5/18,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Jansson,  PFC.  Douglas— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/6/18. 
Jenson,  Pvt.  Viggo  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/19/18. 
Jewett,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Johnson,  Sgt.  John  A.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Jokela,    PFC.    Hilmer    A.— Jd.     9/23/18,     AS. 

11/8/18. 
Kantrow,  Pvt.  Milton— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Katz,   Pvt.   William— Jd.   3/7/18,    AS.   9/22/18, 

Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Kay,  Cpl.  Frank— Jd.  9/10/17,    AS.  10/16/18. 
Keefe,  Cpl.  John  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kelleher,  Sgt.  Michael— Jd.  9/10/17,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Kelly,  Cpl.  Dennis  D.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/1/18, 

DW.  9/16/18. 
Kelly,  Cpl.  Thomas  A.— Jd.  12/5/18. 
Kimball,  PFC.  Orville— Jd.  3/18/18. 
King,  Cpl.  Patrick— Jd.  9/21/17,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 1/9/19. 
Klingsmith,  Sgt.   Fred  C— Jd.   9/10/17,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Kluckman,  PFC.  Arthur  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd. 

9/28/18,  Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Knapp,  PFC.  Leslie  P.— Jd.  9/23/18.  AS.  10/26/18. 
Knowlton,   Pvt.   William   S.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

9/28/18. 
Knyshinski,    Pvt.    Michael— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

11/6/18. 
Koberlein,     Pvt.     Edward— Jd.     2/25/18,      Wd. 

11/6/18. 
Kolias,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kopp,  PFC.  William  E.— Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  9/16/18,  AS.  10/16/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Kozley,  Pvt.  Terenty— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Kranz,  PFC.  Max  P.— Jd.  9/28/17,    G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18,  AS.  10/25/18,  Rjd.  10/28/18. 
Lacey,  Cpl.  WiUiam  C— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  2/6/19, 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Lagutsky,  Pvt.  Adam— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Lamborn,  Pvt.  Fred  K.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 


Lammrich,    Cpl.    Charles    E.— Jd.    9/10/17,     Tr. 

8/16/18. 
Lanphear,   Pvt.   Arlington  J.— Jd.   3/18/18,    Tr. 

8/15/18. 
Lathrop,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  4/10/18,  Tr.  7/20/18. 
Lazarus,  Pvt.  Jeffery— Jd.  9/10/17,   AS.  3/30/18, 

Rjd.  4/15/19. 
Lee,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  9/11/18,   Rjd. 

10/26/18. 
Legg,  Pvt.  Roe  T.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Leighton,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/14/18. 
Lent,  Sgt.  Charles  B.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Leo,  Pvt.  Sal— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Leveridge,    Pvt.    Ernest    R.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

8/14/18. 
Levine,  Pvt.  Benjamin— Jd.  3/7/18,  AS.  8/28/18, 

Rjd.  10/13/18,  AS.  10/20/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Levins,  PFC.  Amon— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Liege,  Pvt.  Henry  W.  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Link,  Pvt.  Curry  F.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/17/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Little,  Mec.  Charles  D.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Londrey,  Cpl.  Arthur— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lopez,  Pvt.  Caesar— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Lorenz,  Pvt.  Paul  E.— Jd.  9/21/17,   KA.  9/28/18. 
Loughran,  Sgt.  James— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  11/9/18. 
Lower,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lucas,  Pvt.  James  E.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Lun,  Pvt.  Gin— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/15/18,  Rjd. 

11/25/18. 
Lyons,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McAlester,  Pvt.  Spencer  H.— Jd.  2/19/19. 
McAllister,  Pvt.  Charles  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McCafferty,  PFC.  Peter— Jd.  4/11/18. 
McCartan,    Sgt.    Matthew— Jd.    9/10/17,     Wd. 

10/11/18. 
McCarthy,  Pvt.  Paul  L.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Maass,  Cpl.  Fred  A.— Jd.  9/21/17,   Wd.  10/7/18. 
Mager,  Cpl.  Henry— Jd.   12/8/17,    AS.   11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Maggio,  Cpl.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Magnuson,    Pvt.    Thomas    F.— Jd.    12/4/17,     G. 

10/16/18,   Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Maher,  Sgt.  J.  Trufant— Jd.  9/10/17,   G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/23/18,  AS.  11/7/18,  Rjd.  11/20/18. 
Maloney,  Cpl.  Martin  F.— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  8/26/18. 
Mandel,  Cpl.  Samuel— Jd.  9/10/17,   AS.  9/23/18. 
Mandracchia,  Cpl.  Raymond  N.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd. 

9/5/18. 
Marcell,  Pvt.  Wm.  Jr.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Massingall,   Pvt.   Walter  A.— Jd.   9/23/18,    KA. 

9/29/18. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Matthis,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Maurer,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  10/30/18. 
Meister,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  12/8/17,    G.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Merola,  Pvt.  Luigi— Jd.  12/5/17,  DW.  9/14/18. 
Merowitz,    Cpl.    Edward    G.— Jd.    3/7/18,     AS. 

10/31/18,  Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Mettler,  Cook  William— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Meyer,     Cpl.  George— Jd.  12/8/17,    G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/26/18. 
Meyn,  Cpl.  Fred  J.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Miller,  Pvt.  Robert  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,    G.  8/11/18. 
Minickina,    PFC.    Ernest    V.— Jd.    12/5/17,     G. 

10/13/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Mirabella,  Pvt.  Liberio— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Moan,  Sgt.  James  P.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  10/18/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  Henry  B.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Morrell,  Pvt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Morvan,  Sgt.  George  S.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
MuUer,  PFC.  George  J.— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18,  Wd.  10/1/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Muller,    Pvt.    George    W.— Jd.    10/10/17,     Wd. 

10/4/18. 
Murphy,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  10/8/17,  KA.  8/14/18. 
Murphy,  Cpl.  Patrick— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Murtagh,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Naddeo,  PFC.  Alfonso— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Nappal,  Pvt.  Fred  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Nash,  Sgt.  Francis  X.—Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  10/15/18, 

Rjd. 11/7/18. 
Newman,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  2/25/18,    G.  10/14/18. 
Newmark,     Pvt.     Melville— Jd.     9/10/17,      AS. 

6/14/18. 
Nickell,  Cpl.  Stanley— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Noonan,  Sgt.  James  A.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Nutting,  Sgt.  Adelbert  B.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Oaks,  PFC.  Harrison— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Odorisio,  Cpl.  Stephen— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Olsen,  Pvt.  Oscar— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  6/15/18. 
Onorato,  Pvt.  Luigi— Jd.  3/1/18,     AS.    10/28/18, 

Rjd.  1/27/18. 
Osterhout,  Pvt.  George  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Owen,  PFC.  John  R.— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  10/15/18, 

Rjd. 10/17/18. 
Page,  Pvt.  Max  John— Jd.  2/24/18,  DW.  10/6/18. 
Palma,  Pvt.  Sebastino^-Jd.  11/22/18. 
Palmieri,  PFC.  Antonio— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Pantaleo,     Pvt.     Humbert— Jd.     12/5/17,      Wd. 

11/8/18. 
Parker,  Pvt.  Thomas  M.— Jd.  3/7/18,  AS.  10/28/- 

18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Patrick,  Cpl.  Oscar— Jd.  11/22/18. 


Patrick,  Sgt.  Walter  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Peligrino,     Pvt.     Valentine— Jd.     3/20/18,      Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Penderghast,     Pvt.     Frank— Jd.     3/22/18,      AS. 

9/22/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Pesce,  Cpl.  Michael  A.— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  9/25/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Pesce,  Pvt.  Ralph  A.— Jd.  12/8/17,   AS.  10/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Peterson,  Cpl.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
PezzoUi,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Piazzanno,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  7/22/18. 
Pike,  Cpl.  Clarence— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Pilato,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/7/18,    G.  11/1/18,   Rjd. 

12/20/18. 
Pilatts,  PFC.  Tony— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Pinkel,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  1/14/19. 
Pirro,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  9/7/18. 
Polimeni,  PFC.  Guiseppe— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Praino,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Press,   PFC.   Max— Jd.   9/10/17,    AS.    10/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Pressom,  Pvt.  Frank  L.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Procopio,  PFC.  Florio— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/20/19. 
Quaide,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/28/17,   AS.  9/24/18. 
Ragsdale,    Cpl.    Hubert   H.— Jd.    11/29/18. 
Raidman,  Pvt.  Maurice— Jd.  2/18/18,  AS.  1/28/19 

Tr.  2/6/19. 
Rapoport,  Pvt.  Hyman— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Ray,  PFC.  Bradie  O.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Reginella,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/2/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Reilly,  PFC.  James  J.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  9/14/18, 

Rjd.  9/17/18. 
Richman,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  4/14/18. 
Riga,  Pvt.  Frank  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Riodan,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Rippel,  Pvt.  Charles  D.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Romano,  Pvt.  Alfonso— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Rosamilia,  Cpl.  Vincent— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Rosenbaum,    Pvt.    Benjamin — Jd.    3/7/18,     AS. 

10/13/18,    Rjd.  10/17/18,    AS.  11/8/18,    Rjd. 

11/20/18. 
Rubens,  PFC.  Harry  J.— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  10/13/18. 
Ruberti,  Cpl.  Joseph  P.— Jd.  9/21/17,  Tr.  12/26/18. 
Runion,  Cpl.  Alex— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  3/19/19. 
Sathre,  Cpl.  Knute-Jd.   12/5/17,    AS.  9/24/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Schecht,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  9/30/17,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Schmidt,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Seeba,  Sup.  Sgt.  John  H.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18. 
Seldin,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  6/17/18. 
Shadburn,  Pvt.  Newton  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


403 


Shapiro,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  9/22/18, 

Rjd.  9/28/18. 
Sheridan,  Mess  Sgt.  Matthew  B.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Sherman,    PFC.    Charles    R.— Jd.    9/10/17,     AS. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Shettler,  Pvt.  Norman— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Sideleau,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/20/18, 

Rjd.  10/8/18,  G.  11/1/18,  Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Skelton,  PFC.  Ernest— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  8/24/18, 

Rjd. 12/11/18. 
Smith,  PFC.  Daniel  E.— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Smith,  Sgt.  William— Jd.  9/28/17,    Tr.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Smithhn,  Cpl.  George  H.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Snyder,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Sorin,   Pvt.   Louis— Jd.   4/11/18,    AS.    10/24/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Spencer,  Pvt.  Gardner  P.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/17/18. 
Spencer,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  7/7/18. 
Stack,    1st    Sgt.    Richard    T.— Jd.    9/28/17,  Wd. 

11/8/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Starkey,    Pvt.    De    Witt    H.— Jd.    1/22/18,     Tr. 

2/19/19. 
Stedman,  Pvt.  Henry  H.— Jd.  3/7/18,  Wd.  9/7/18, 

Rjd. 11/8/18. 
Stenchever,    Pvt.    William— Jd.    12/8/17,     DW. 

8/16/18. 
Stepanek,   Mec.    George    S.— Jd.    11/16/18,     AS. 

11/21/18. 
Stock,  Mec.  George— Jd.  9/10/17,    G.  8/17/18. 
Studer,  Pvt.  Charles  G.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Szigethy,    Pvt.     George    J.— Jd.    9/10/17,     AS. 

10/31/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Taylor,  PFC.  Charlie  E.— Jd.  3/7/18. 
Thomas,  Mec.  Andrew  J.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Thompson,  Cpl.  E.  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 


Thornley,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  10/15/18. 
Timpanelli,  Mec.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  10/31/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Trevett,  Pvt.  Hiram  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Tripi,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Utal,  Pvt.   Joseph— Jd.   4/11/18,    AS.    10/30/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Vaeth,  Cook  George— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Valentino,  Pvt.  Silvestro— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Vecedomenio,    Pvt.    Frank— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18,    DW.  11/17/18. 
Wahlstedt,Mec.  Harold— Jd.  10/8/17,  Mg.  10/1/18. 
Wallace,  Cpl.  Fred  Lynn— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wallace,  Pvt.  Russell  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Walters,  Cpl.  Francis  J.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  11/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Wassel,  Pvt.  Stephen— Jd.  4/11/18,    G.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Weller,  Pvt.  Harris  S.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Wheller,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Williamson,  Pvt.  Raymond— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wolanek,    Cpl.    William    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

9/30/18. 
WoUison,  Pvt.  Ira- Jd.  3/7/18,  Tr.  4/7/19. 
Wood,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  2/26/18,  AS.  8/29/18. 
Yarina,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Young,  Cpl.  Dennie— Jd.  11/22/18,   AS.  3/28/19, 

Rjd.  4/15/19. 
Zafarano,  Cpl.  Murray— Jd.  9/10/17,   G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Zanatta,  Pvt.  Severe- Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/30/18, 

Rjd. 12/18/18. 
Zinzer,,Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  3/18/18,   Wd.  11/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Zito,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  4/13/18,  G.  8/19/18,  Rjd. 

8/23/18,  G.  8/29/18,  Rjd.  10/8/18,  Tr.  4/5/19. 


COMPANY  L 


Aasebostol,    PFC.    Asbjorn— Jd.    7/27/18,     AS. 

11/13/18. 
Ahler,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  7/27/18,   AS.  8/31/18. 
Alfano,  Cpl.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Allen,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  8/1/18,  Wd.  9/7/18,  Rjd. 

10/13/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.  Alvin  E.— Jd.  7/27/18,  AS.  9/9/18, 

Rjd.  10/6/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.  Clarence— Jd.  8/1/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.  Holger  H.— Jd.  8/1/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Anderson,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  7/27/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Anderson,  Pvt.  Richard  O.,  Jr.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA. 

10/3/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.  Tennie— Jd.  8/1/18. 


Anderson,  Pvt.  Wesley  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Antkowiaka,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  3/l'8/18,  KA. 

10/3/18. 
Anton,  PFC.  Tony  D.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Apodaca,  Pvt.  PoUto— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Arkin,  Pvt.  Leon— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  11/10/18. 
Arkman,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  7/27/18,   Wd.  11/1/18. 
Arneson,    Pvt.    Clarence    L.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/19/18. 
Atherton,  Pvt.  Levi— Jd.  7/27/18,    G.  8/17/18. 
Audette,  PFC.  Joseph  I.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Ayers,  PFC.  Hugh  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/30/18. 
Babich,  PFC.  Anthony— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Bader,  Sgt.  Albert  X.— Comd.  7/12/18. 
Balena,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  11/2/18. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Company  L    (Capt.  Williams) 


Ballard,   PFC.    Raymond   G.— Jd.   4/12/18,    AS. 

10/26/18,   Tr.  4/7/19,   Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Barber,  Pvt.  Jerry  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/6/18. 
Barkman,  PFC.  Werner— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  2/4/19. 
Barnum,  PFC.  William  T.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Barsel,  Pvt.  Wolf— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Bartholomew,     Pvt.     Ray— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

11/10/18. 
Bartram,  Mec.  Ira— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Bayer,  Sgt.  Fred  H.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  9/26/18, 

DW.  11/13/18. 
Benson,  PFC.  Willis  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Berdahl,  Pvt.  Henry  P.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

DW.  10/21/18. 
Berdahl,    Pvt.    Melvin    O.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/23/18. 
Bertrand,  PFC.  Sylva— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Bianco,  Pvt.  Anthony— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Boag,  PFC.  Wallace  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/1/18. 
Bohlen,  Mec.  George,  Jr.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Bolner,  Cpl.  Cecil  R.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Bonaduce,  Pvt.  Orazio— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18.   . 
Bourbeau,     PFC.    Wallace— Jd.     3/18/18,      Wd. 

10/18/18. 
Bowen,  PFC.  Harold  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Bradley,  PFC.  Everett— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  3/28/19. 
Bragdon,    PFC.    Frank    H.— Jd.    10/22/18,     AS. 

2/6/19. 
Brandly,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/28/18. 
Branson,  Pvt.  Lewis  L.—Jd.  9/24/18,  KA.  11/2/18. 
Broakasch,  PFC.  Daniel— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Brogan,  Sgt.  Thomas  N.— Comd.  7/12/18. 
Burke,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  9/19/18. 


Burns,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  4/14/18. 

Butrym,  Pvt.  Waclaw— Jd.  3/19/18,  Wd.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Byers,  Cpl.  Leon  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Byrne,    Sgt.    Christopher    J.— Jd.    9/23/17,      G. 

8/15/18,  DW.  9/16/18. 
Calestini,  Pvt.  Victor— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Callahan,    Cpl.    William    E.— Jd.    9/23/17,     KA. 

10/3/18. 
Campini,  Pvt.  Carlo— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Campone,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Candau,  Pvt.  Victor— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/21/18. 
Cantua,  Pvt.  Manuel  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Capiti,  Pvt.  Carlo  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.   10/4/18. 
Cardinal,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  3/19/18,  AS.  10/20/18, 

Rjd.  12/30/18. 
Carroll,     Pvt.    Edmond    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,    AS. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Carroll,  Cpl.  Walter  L.—Jd.  4/11/18,  AS.  11/10/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Cedro,  PFC.  William— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Cenci,  Pvt.  Terzo— Jd.  9/23/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Chase,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Christiansen,    PFC.    Arthur— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Clark,  Cpl.  Ira  A.— Jd.  11/16/18,   Tr.  1/29/19. 
Clausen,  Pvt.  Hans— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/3/18. 
Clements,  Pvt.  Orval  D.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Coakley,    PFC.    Thomas    J.— Jd.    9/19/17,     G. 

8/15/18. 
Cobum,     PFC.     Clayton— Jd.      10/22/18,       AS. 

2/10/19,  Rjd.  3/9/19. 
Coca,  Cpl.  Felix— Jd.  11/12/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Coffey,  Cpl.  Daniel  J.  Jr.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/15/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN  405 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


-Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/29/18, 


AS. 
Rjd. 


Wd. 


Colan,  Pvt.  William- 

Rjd.  10/16/18. 
Collins,     Sgt.     Robert     L.— Jd.     9/18/17, 

6/11/18,    Rjd.   9/10/18,    Tr.     10/18/18, 

12/16/18. 
Collins,  Bglr.  Willie— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Conaty,'    Pvt.     George    G.— Jd.     12/9/17, 

9/29/18. 
Condos,  RFC.  Louis— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  2/6/19. 
Connell,    PFC.    Herbert    L.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

8/24/18. 
Contreras,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  4/9/18. 
Copeland,  1st  Sgt.  Clifford  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Cortezo,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Crook,  Pvt.  Edward  L.— Jd.  3/4/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Crowley,  Pvt.  W.  J.— Jd.  10/3/17,  Msg.  6/28/18. 
Crownever,  Pvt.  Ray  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cucarese,  PFC.  Gennaro— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  9/5/18, 

Rjd.  10/5/18,   Wd.  11/1/18,    Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Dal  Broi,  Pvt.  Jack— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Daly,  Pvt.  William  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  9/28/18. 
Danielson,  Pvt.  Erick— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/3/18. 
Dansiger,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  10/11/17,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Danziger,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  10/11/17,   KA.  11/10- 

18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/15/18. 
Davis,  Sgt.  Clarence  M.,  Jr.— Comd.  7/12/18. 
Dawson,  Pvt.  Matthew— Jd.  10/8/17,  Wd.  8/15/18. 
Deaton,  PFC.  Fred— Jd.  11/22/18,   Tr.  3/1/19. 
Del    Debbio,    Pvt.    Adolphi— Jd.    4/14/18,     AS' 

2/18/19. 
De  Mint,   Cpl.    Herschel  M.— Jd.  9/10/17,   Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Denault,  Pvt.  Emery— Jd.  10/22/18,  Wd.  10/30/18. 
Dennis,  PFC.  Peter  A.— Jd.  10/22/18. 


Dereen,  Sgt.  William  F.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  8/24/18, 

Rjd.  9/2/18,  Wd.  9/10/18,  Rjd.  9/14/18. 
Di    RoUo,    PFC.    Beneditto— Jd.    9/19/17,     Wd. 

11/1/18,   Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Dixon,    PFC.  -Joseph    H.— Jd.    10/20/18,     KA. 

11/2/18. 
Doll,  PFC.  Adam,  Jr.- Jd.  9/19/17,    G.  8/18/18. 
Dollinger,  PFC.  Sam— Jd.  9/23/17,    G.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Dorenstreich,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Du  Bois,  Pvt.  William  W.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Duffy,  Pvt.  Anthony— Jd.  12/5/17,    G.  10/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Duggan,  Cpl.  Walter— Jd.  6/33/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/20/18. 
Dusseault,  Pvt.  Hildege— Jd.  3/19/18. 
Eastwood,    PFC.    John    L.— Jd.    9/18/17,     Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Eckberg,    Pvt.    Edward    H.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

8/15/18. 
Egan,  Sup.  Sgt.  Harry  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Engbretson,   Pvt.   Albert  E.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

9/30/18. 
Englert,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Ensley,    Pvt.    Clifford    L.— Jd.    10/20/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Fappas,   Pvt.   Efstathios,   J.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Farrell,  Pvt.  Robert  D.— Jd.  12/5/17  G.  8/15/18. 
Featherman,   Sgt.   Irving  A.— Jd.   2/27/18,    Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Ferro,  Pvt.  Joe— Jd.  2/26/19. 
Finnigan,   Cpl.    Cornelius   J.— Jd.   9/23/17,*  KA. 

10/3/18. 


406 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Fisher,    Pvt.    Bamett— Jd.   3/4/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  1/16/19,  AS.   2/6/19. 
Fisher,  Pvt.  Benjamin  F.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Flannagan,    Pvt.    James    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Fleidner,  Mess  Sgt.  Eugene  Bertram — Jd.  9/23/17, 

AS.  6/22/18. 
Flinn,    1st   Sgt.   Harry  J.— Jd.   9/19/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Flomendorf,  Cpl.  Joseph— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Forte,  Pvt.  Pasquale— Jd.  2/27/18,   Wd.  10/3/18. 
Foster,  PFC.  Lester  D.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/26/18. 
Fradella,    PFC.    Emanuel    J.— Jd.    9/19/17,     G. 

8/15/18,    Rjd.  10/9/18,    Wd.   10/10/18,    Rjd. 

12/16/18. 
Franciscovich,  Pvt.  Cosmo  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Franzblau,    Sup.    Sgt.    Max— Jd.    9/19/17,     G. 

9/26/18. 
Friedler,  Cpl.  Chester  J.— Jd.  3/30/18. 
Fuso,  Pvt.  Edward  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/20/18. 
Gabel,  PFC.  Charles  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Geary,  Pvt.  William  P.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  12/8/18. 
Gemellaro,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Gentile,  PFC.  Vincenzo— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Gillum,  Sgt.  Charles— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Goehring,    Pvt.    Jacob    M.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/5/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Goldman,  Pvt.  Herman— Jd.  3/13/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  10/7/18.  AS.  2/6/19. 
Gonzalez,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  3/4/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18. 
Gordon,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  3/16/18. 
Grady,  Cpl.  John  M.— Jd.  12/5/17,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/24/18,  G.  9/26/18,  Rjd.  12/5/18. 
Greenblatt,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/30/17,  KA.  10/3/18. 
Greenstein,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  3/4/18,  Wd.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  8/24/18,  AS.  9/23/18,   Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Grieder,  Cpl.  Herman  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Griego,  Pvt.  Adolfo— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Gronan,  PFC.  John  G.— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  8/15/18. 
Gualteri,  Pvt.  Pum— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  12/22/18. 
Hacheletes,  Pvt.  George  D.— Jd.  4/10/18,    Wd. 

7/16/18,  Rjd.  9/10/18. 
Haddix,  Cpl.  Everett  E.—Jd.  ll/16/18,Tr.  1/29/19. 
Halcott,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  2/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Hall,  Pvt.  John  O.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/29/18. 
Hallahan,  Pvt.  Leo— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Halls,  Cpl.  Anton— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Hamilton,   PFC.   Willis   G.— Jd.    10/23/18,    AS. 

11/10/18,  Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Hammer,  PFC.  Conrad— Jd.  3/27/18.  Wd.  10/3/18. 


Hanlon,  Pvt.  James  M.—Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/7/18, 
Hanson,  Pvt.  Carl  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  1/6/19. 
Hanson,  PFC.  Oscar— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Harkin,  Cpl.  Harry  L.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Hauck,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  4/9/19,  Tr.  4/11/19. 

DD.  11/29/18. 
Hawkins,  Cpl.  Joseph  H.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA. 

10/3/18. 
Heimann,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  9/21/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Henlotter,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  3/4/18,    AS.  8/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/8/18.  Tr,  4/18/19. 
Henne,  Pvt.  Jacob  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Herbold,  Sgt.  Joseph  L.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  11/11- 

18,  Rjd.  1/16/19. 
Herzog,  Pvt.  Carl  W.— Jd.  3/30/18. 
Hibbard,  Pvt.  Ernest  F.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Hockbruckner,  Pvt.  Charles  E.—Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Hohman,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  2/27/18,   G.  8/19/18. 
Holmgreen,     Pvt.     Mandus— Jd.     12/5/17,      G. 

8/15/18,  DW.  9/16/18. 
Horean,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  6/22/18. 
Hornstein,  Cpl.  Isidore— Jd.  9/23/17,   G.  8/15/18, 

DW.  9/25/18. 
Hulburt,  PFC.  Dorwin— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Irick,  Sgt.  William  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Isrealsky,  Pvt.  Joseph^Jd.  9/20/17,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Jarrz,  PFC.  Emable— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Albert  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/21/18, 

Rjd.  10/24/18,   AS.  11/11/18,   Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Johnson,  Cpl.  Edgar  R.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  12/11/18. 
Katz,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  4/10/18,  AS.  9/19/18,  Rjd. 

2/18/19. 
Kavanaugh,  Sgt.  James— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  8/14/18. 
Kelskey,  Sgt.  Michael— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Kemp,  Pvt.  Harold  E.—Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/17/18. 
Kenealy,   PFC.   William   H.— Jd.    12/5/17,    Wd. 

7/18/18. 
Kenny,  Pvt.  Charles  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/26/18. 
Kirchhoefer,    Cpl.    Walter— Jd.    9/23/17,     Wd. 

10/10/18. 
Kloepfer,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  3/3/19. 
Kluss,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  4/8/18,    W^d.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 1/9/19. 
Knoll,  Cpl.  Michael— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Koehler,  PFC.  Charles— Jd.  3/28/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  1/4/19,  AS.  3/27/19. 
Kohl,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  3/1/18,  G.  9/26/18.    Rid. 

11/25/18. 
Kolb,  PFC.  Harry  C— Jd.  1/9/19. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


407 


Koslowski,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  3/4/18. 

Krapish,  Cpl.  Paul— Jd.  12/5/17. 

Krey,    Cpl.     Charles     E.— Jd.     1/7/18,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Kritch,  Pvt.  Adolph— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  10/7/18. 
Kuehl,  Pvt.  Frank  G.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  9/29/18. 
Kunow,  Cpl.  Harold  W.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

DW.  9/12/18. 
Kuykendall,  Cpl.  Clarence  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Landeck,  Pvt.  Harry- Jd.  3/31/18,  Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Lang,  PFC.  Luke  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,    G.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Lang,  Cpl.  Wilham— Jd.  9/18/17. 
Lang,  Cpl.  William— Jd.  9/19/17,   Wd.  10/4/18. 
Larocco,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Leahy,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  10/15/18. 
Lechliter,  Pvt.  Charles  L.— Jd.  11/26/18. 
Lederthiel,    Cpl.    Paul    E.— Jd.    3/31/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  1/18/19. 
Lefkovitz,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

DW.  10/15/18. 
Lehman,  Pvt.  Ralph  M.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Leonard,    PFC.    George    W.— Jd.    9/19/17,     AS. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Lethgo,  Bglr.  Ottie— Jd.  2/20/19. 
Levine,  PFC.  Jacob— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/11/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Levy,  PFC.  Sam— Jd.  9/20/17,    G.  9/26/18,   Rjd. 

11/3/18. 
Leykamm,  PFC.  George— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Liebowitz,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  12/4/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Lindsley,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  4/13/18,   AS.  10/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Linesburgh,     Pvt.     Edgar— Jd.     12/5/17,      Wd. 

10/1/18,  Rjd.  1/2/19. 
Litowitz,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/23/17,   Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Littlefield,    PFC.    Frank   W.— Jd.    3/27/18,     AS. 

10/5/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Lonergan,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Lopez,  Pvt.  Antonio— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lucy,  Sgt.  Herman— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lyon,  Mec.  William  C— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Lyons,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  4/9/18,    Tr.  2/24/19. 
Machinski,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  2/23/19. 
Maher,  Cpl.  John— Jd.  2/25/18,   AS.  1/4/19. 
Maher,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  4/13/18,   AS.  1/3/19. 
Maieski,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  6/9/18,  G.  9/26/18,  Rjd. 

10/16/18,  AS.  10/19/18,  Rjd.  12/15/18. 
Malcolm,  Pvt.  John  F.— Jd.  9/19/17,   G.  8/15/18. 
Malerba,  PFC.  Luigi— Jd.  12/5/17,   Wd.  8/13/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 


Malkenson,  Sgt.  Julius— Jd.  9/19/17,   G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/20/18. 
Mallenson,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Malone,  Cpl.  John  T.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Malone,  Cpl.  John  T.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  11/1/18,  Wd.  11/2/18,  Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Manchester,  Byron  H.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Mangiameli,  Cpl.  Guiseppe— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Maragha,  Pvt.  Batista— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Marden,  Cpl.  Ray— Jd.  3/18/18,    KA.  11/2/18. 
Marinelli,  PFC.  Benjamin— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Marino,  PFC.  Paul  A.— Jd.  2/25/18,  DD.  9/8/18. 
Martin,  Pvt.  Francis  A.— Jd.  3/28/18,  AS.  9/30/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Martino,  Pvt.  Nolasco— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Mateschevitz,  Pvt.  Benjamin — Jd.  3/1/18. 
Mathis,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  4/9/19,    Tr.  4/11/19. 
Mathis,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  10/20/18,  Tr.  1/12/19. 
McCallister,  PFC.  Henry  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McClay,  PFC.  Arthur  E.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
McCoy,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  11/24/18. 
McDade,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18,    Wd.  10/1/18, 

DW.  11/25/18. 
McNally,  Pvt.  Christopher  E.— Jd.  3/19/18,  Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
McPhate,  Pvt.  James  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McSwain,  Pvt.  William  W.— Jd.   11/24/18,    AS. 

3/28/19. 
McWilUams,  Sgt.  Edward  A.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Tr. 

7/27/18. 
Medici,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Meehan,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Melanson,  Pvt.  Telesphore— Jd.    10/23/18,    Wd. 

11/16/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Messer,  Cpl.  Edward— Jd.  12/5/17,  KA.  10/10/18. 
Middlebrook,  Pvt.  CHfford  R.— Jd.  9/10/17,    AS. 

9/2/18,  Rjd.  10/13/18. 
Middleman,  Sgt.  Ralph  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Miller,  Cpl.  Harvey— Jd.  9/19/17,    Wd.   10/5/18, 

DW.  10/15/18. 
Miller,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Miller,  Cook  Joseph— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Mills,  PFC.  Edwin  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/20/18. 
Mircovich,     Cpl.    John    J.— Jd.    9/20/17,     Wd. 

10/2/18. 
Misiewicz,  Pvt.  Antoni— Jd.  3/19/18,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd. 11/27/18. 
Mistretto,  Pvt.  Sabastian— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Mitchell,    Pvt.    Joseph    F.— Jd.    10/20/18,     Wd. 

11/2/18. 
Mittlepunkt,     Pvt.     Israel— Jd.     10/4/17,      Wd. 

9/15/18. 
Moe,  Pvt.  Christian— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/11/18. 


408 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Mooney,    Sgt.    Thomas   H.— Jd.    9/18/17,     Wd. 

10/15/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Morris,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.   3/2/18,    G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Morrison,  Pvt.  Fred  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  9/17/18. 
Morville,   Cpl.   John,    E.    Jr.-Jd.    9/23/17,     Tr. 

6/19/18. 
Moser,  Pvt.  John  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  11/8/18. 
Mulligan,    Pvt.    Thomas    J.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Nangengast,  Cpl.  Philip— Jd.  9/19/17,  Wd.  9/9/18, 

Rid.  11/3/18. 
Neitzeit,  Cpl.  Isaac— Jd.  2/25/18,    Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 11/7/18. 
Nelson,  Cook  Hans— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Nohejl,     Cpl.     William     L.— Jd.     9/19/17,      AS. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Noyes,  PFC.  Henry— Jd.  3/19/18,   Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Nyder,  Pvt.  William  D.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18. 
O'Connell,    Cpl.    John    T.— Jd.     3/19/18,     Wd. 

10/10/18,  Rjd.  11/7/18. 
O'Connor,   Sgt.    Richard   F.— Jd.    9/19/17,    Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Olausen,  Pvt.  John  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Olson,  PFC.  Otto  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Palamdri,  Pvt.  Sylvio— Jd.  9/23/18,  Mg.  10/3/18, 
Pasternack,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  9/20/17,  Wd.  11/1/18. 

Rjd.  1/18/19,  AS.  9/18/18,  Rjd.  10/16/18. 
Paulson,    PFC.    Oscar    D.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/1/18. 
Pearce,  Mec.  James  R.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Penna,  Sgt.  Louis  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  8/16/18. 
Perry,    Pvt.    Emanuel    W.— Jd.    10/23/18,     KA. 

11/7/18. 
Peters,  Pvt.  Generas  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/27/18. 
Petrillo,  Pvt.  Luigi— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.  1/24/19. 
Piazza,  Pvt.  Guiseppe— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/15/18. 
Picone,  Mec.  Calogero— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Pilcher,  Pvt.  Samuel  P.— Jd.  4/10/18,   G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/20/18,  AS.  10/30/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Pinckney,  Cpl.  Judson  B.— Jd.  2/21/19. 
Pollock,  Pvt.  Wells  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  1/4/19. 
Potter,  Sgt.  William— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Poulsen,  PFC.  Erik  T.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Pournaris,     PFC.     Arthur— Jd.     10/20/17,     Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Pratt,  PFC.  Herbert  S.— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  8/3/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18.  Wd.  10/3/18, 


Price,  Cpl.  Foley— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Pugh,  Pvt.  Geary— Jd.  3/18/18,    Wd.  8/14/18. 
Pulver,  Pvt.  Clifford  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  5/23/18. 
Punzi,  PFC.  Vincent— Jd.  3/19/18. 
Putney,  Sgt.  Alva  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Quirk,  PFC.  August  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,  DW.  10/3/18. 
Ragsdale,  Cpl.  Hubert— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  1/29/19. 
Reikowitz,  Cpl.  George— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18,  G.  9/2/18,  Rjd.  10/8/18. 
Revello,  Pvt.  Angelo— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Reynolds,  PFC.  Arthur— Jd.  3/22/18,  AS.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Reynolds,    PFC.    Walter    C— Jd.    3/22/18,     AS. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Riddler,  Sgt.  George,  Jr.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Rimer,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Robbins,  Sgt.  Walter  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Roberts,    Pvt.    Lloyd    W.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/29/18. 
Roller,  PFC.  Russell  L.—Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Romano,  PFC.  John— Jd.  3/4/18,    AS.  10/3/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Rosa,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  10/8/17,  AS.  11/14/18. 
Rosenberg,     Pvt.     Charles— Jd.     3/18/18,      AS. 

6/22/18. 
Rovner,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Royak,  Pvt.  Stephen— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Rumpf,   Pvt.  Alfred— Jd.   4/10/18,    G.   8/19/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18,  AS.  9/28/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Russo,  Pvt.  Luigi— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  9/26/18,  Rjd. 

2/18/18. 
Ruzzi,  PFC.  Guilio— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  11/28/18. 
Ryan,  Pvt.  Edward  A.— Jd.  12/30/18. 
Ryan,  PFC.  Joseph  H.— Jd.  3/5/18,  AS.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  3/24/19. 
Ryan,    PFC.    Thomas    C— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

9/27/18,  DW.  9/29/18. 
Rydell,  PFC.  Eric  H.— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Salmi,  Pvt.  Albert— Jfl.  10/20/18,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Salter,  Cpl.  Fred  E.— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Sanders,  Pvt.  Earl  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,   KA.  9/27/18. 
Sanger,  Sgt.  De  Forrest— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Santos,  PFC.  August— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Savino,  Pvt.  Vito— Jd.  4/9/18. 
Sayers,  Cpl.  J.  T.— Jd.  9/19/17,  Wd.  9/9/18,  Rjd. 

11/29/18. 
Scagliola,  Sgt.   Primo— Jd.   9/19/17,   G.   11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Scatorchia,  PFC.  Luigi— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Scheidel,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  4/8/18,  AS   11/10- 

18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Schmeller,  PFC.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Schnall,  Pvt.  Sam— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/28/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


409 


Schwartz,  Pvt.  Lewis  L.— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  8/19/18, 

Rjd.  10/18/18. 
Schwarzer,  Cpl.  Charles— Jd.  3/22/18. 
Scott,  Pvt.  Regnoll  C.—Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Seitz,  PFC.  Hugh  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sekurtorski,    PFC.    Anthony— Jd.    3/4/18,     Wd. 

10/2/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Seppanen,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Shanahan,     Cpl.     Michael— Jd.     9/20/17,      KA. 

10/3/18. 
Shaw,  Pvt.  Charles  H.,  Jr.— Jd.  3/4/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Shea,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  4/10/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Sherman,  Pvt.  Benjamin  Z.—Jd.  3/5/18,  G.  8/15/18. 
Siana,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  12/5/17,    Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Sibley,  Cpl.  Mark— Jd.  1/5/18,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Simonds,    Pvt.    Merrill    L.— Jd.    3/18/18,     KA. 

9/11/18. 
Sinclair,  Pvt.  Roy— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/1/18. 
Skeim,  Pvt.  Selmer  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Benjamin— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Frank  B.— Jd.  3/22/18,  AS.  9/16/18, 

Rjd. 11/18/18. 
Smith,    Pvt.    Jasper— Jd.    3/18/18,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

DW.  10/14/18. 
Socenski,  Pvt.  Stephen— Jd.  2/27/18,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Sodorofsky,  Cpl.  Max— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Soforenko,  PFC.  Hymon— Jd.  4/10/18. 
South,  Sgt.  Philip  M.— Jd.  9/18/17,  Tr.  7/19/18. 
Sparks,  Sgt.  Kelly— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Sparks,  Pvt.  WiUiam  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/28/18. 
Sperakos,  Cook  Anthony— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Stabile,  Sgt.  Nicholas— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Stanhope,  PFC.  Thomas  O.— Jd.  10/21/18. 
Steinert,    Sgt.    George    P.— Jd.    9/23/17,     Comd. 

Tr.  7/24/18. 
Steinfield,    PFC.    Charles    H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA. 

10/3/18. 
Stephenson,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Stohrer,    Cpl.    Lawrence    A.— Jd.    12/5/17,     Wd. 

9/26/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
St.  Pierre,  Pvt.  Wilfred  J.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
SuUivan,  Cpl.  Cornelius— Jd.  3/4/18. 
Sustick,  Sgt.  Emanuel— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/20/18,  Wd.  10/10/18,  Rjd.  12/27/18. 
Tartarilla,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  4/9/18. 
Thornquist,  Pvt.  Walfred— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Titus.    PFC.    Clarence    L.— Jd.    11/16/18,     AS. 

12/2/18. 
Toirf,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Tomford,    Pvt.    William    J.— Jd.     3/1/18,    Wd. 

9/27/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 


Tompkins,  Sgt.  Harrison— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/25/18,  G.  11/1/18,  Rjd.  2/27/18. 
Toole,  Pvt.  Francis— Jd.  3/18/18,   Tr.  5/23/18. 
Tracy,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
TrehouHs,    Pvt.    Demitrios   L.— Jd.    2/26/18,     G. 

9/2/18. 
Trevango,     Pvt.    Raymond— Jd.    2/25/18,      Wd. 

10/5/18. 
Tucker,  Pvt.  Daniel  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Vahjen,  Pvt.  Frederick- Jd.  3/5/18. 
Vassar,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  3/19/18. 
Vedder,   Pvt.  Asa  C.—Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

DW.  on  or  about  9/15/18. 
Viglino,  Cook  Giacomo— Jd.  2/28/18,   G.  9/26/18. 
Vitale,  Pvt.  Edward  I.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  12/1/18. 
Vitale,  Sgt.  Vincent  T.—Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  11/10/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Vogt,  Pvt.  Theodore  G.—Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Vollaro,     PFC.     Salvatore— Jd.     10/20/18,      AS. 

11/11/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18,  AS.  3/28/19. 
Vorhis,  Cpl.  Louis  I.— Jd.  2/25/18,    AS.  10/9/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Voss,  Pvt.  Herman  O.— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Wangsness,  Pvt.  Perry— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18, 

DW.  10/3/18. 
Warren,  Pvt.  Benjamin  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Weaver,  Pvt.  Louis  L.— Jd.  3/5/18,  AS.  11/10/18, 

Rjd. 12/14/18. 
Weinrich,  Cpl.  WiUiam— Jd.  3/4/18,  Wd.  8/14/18, 

Rjd. 11/7/18. 
Welker,    PFC.    Everett    J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/23/18,  Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Wendt,   Sgt.  Louis— Jd.    9/23/17,     G.    8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18,  AS.  8/23/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Westerdahl,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  1/22/19. 
Westlake,  Sgt.  Albert  J.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
White,  Mec.  Clarence  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Whitney,  Pvt.  Carl  C.—Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Wiestenhaefer,    Cook    John— Jd.    9/20/17,     AS. 

8/24/18,  Rjd.  9/2/18,  G.  9/26/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Willey,  PFC.  Harold  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Willis,  PFC.  Clarence  G.—Jd.  9/23/18. 
Willson,  Pvt.  WilHam  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Wiseman,  PFC.  Grover— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Woellhaf,  Cook  Walter— Jd.  11/22/18. 
WolfiF,    Pvt.    Julius— Jd.    2/27/18,    G.    8/17/18, 

Tr.  3/6/19. 
Wyche,  Pvt.  Reo  S.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Yager,  Pvt.  Calvin  F.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Yuhas,  Pvt.  George  H.— Jd.  3/31/18. 
ZambeUi,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/4/18,    Wd.   10/4/18, 

Rjd. 1/17/19. 


410 


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Achilles,  Pvt.  Horace  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Adams,  Pvt.  John  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  2/21/19. 
Adams,  PFC.  Samuel  L.—Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Aken,  PFC.  Richard— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Alban,  Pvt.  William  H.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Alexander,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18,  Wd.  10/18/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Alger,  PFC.  Willard— Jd. 
Aloise,  Mess  Sgt.  Frank— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Ambrosio,  Pvt.  Vincenzo — ^Jd.  3/1/18. 
Ames,  PFC.  Archie  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Andrus,  Cpl.  Moses  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Austin,  Pvt.  Arthur  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/12/18, 

Rjd. 11/8/18. 
Baldwin,  Cpl.  Alexander— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Bales,  Sgt.  Arch.— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  1/2/19. 
Barber,  Pvt.  Jerry  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Barnes,  Cpl.  Henry  C— Jd.  11/22/18,   AS. 

12/25/18. 
Barone,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  8/17/18. 
Barry,  Sgt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  7/24/18. 
Bauer,  Pvt.  AdamT.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Baumeister,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  3/4/18,   G. 

8/15/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18,  AS.  2/1/19. 
Beach,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  2/25/18,  KA.  10/4/18. 
Bean,  PFC.  Charles  D.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Becher,  Pvt.  Joseph.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 8/22/18,  G.  9/26/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Bell,  Cpl.  James— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18,  Rjd. 

11/21/18. 
Bendikscn,  PFC.  Jalmar  B.— Jd.  9/20/17,  G. 

8/16/18,  Rjd.  8/26/18. 


Bennett,  PFC.  Stanley  M.— Jd.  9/19/17,  Wd. 

8/13/18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Berardo,  Cpl.  Joseph  C— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/19/18. 
Beznischuck,  Pvt.  Nathan— Jd.  3/1/18,  AS. 

10/31/18,  Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Bickelhaupt,  1st  Sgt.  John— Jd.  9/18/17. 
Biles,  Mec.  Joseph  W.— Jd.  11/22/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Bjorgan,  PFC.  Nels  J.— Jd.  7/27/18,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Blatt,  Cpl.  Joseph— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  10/1/18,  Rjd. 

12/20/18. 
Bleakley,  Pvt.  Ralph  A.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd. 

8/15/18. 
Bloom,  Pvt.  Walfrey.- Jd.  7/27/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/13/18,  AS.  10/29/18,  Rjd.  11/4/18. 
Blum,  Sgt.  Cornelius— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Blumenthal,  PFC.  David— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd. 

8/15/18,  Rjd.  10/3/18. 
Bowman,  Pvt.  Carl  K.— Jd.  7/27/18,  10/26/18. 
Brandt,  Cpl.  August  P.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Brody,  Pvt.  Jack— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  2/13/19. 
Brondino,  PFC.  Giuseppe— Jd.  3/26/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  7/27/18,   G.  8/17/18.. 

Rjd. 11/25/18. 
Brown,  PFC.  Samuel— Jd.  9/19/18,  Wd.  11/1/lS 
Buck,  Pvt.  Clyde  N.— Jd.  7/27/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Buckner,  Pvt.  Harry  S.— Jd.  4/9/19. 
Buell,  Pvt.  Leslie  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/26/lS, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Burke,  PFC.  Frank  T.— Jd.  7/2/18,  G.  8/17/18, 

Rjd.  1/19/19. 
Cain,  Pvt.  Asby  F.— Jd.  1 1/24/18. 
Gallery,  Sgt.  Hugh  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  9/25/18,  AS.  10/29/18,  Rjd.  11/21/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


411 


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Campbell,  Pvt.  Clarence  D.—Jd.  11/22/18. 
Carl,  Pvt.  Roland  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Carnes,  Pvt.  Boyd  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Carter,  Pvt.  Hunter— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Castellano,     PFC.     Anthony— Jd.     9/19/17,      G. 

8/16/18. 
Cattoggio,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Christopherson,  Pvt.  Conrad— Jd.  7/27/18,    DW. 

8715/18. 
Cittadino,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  3/4/18,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Clausen,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  7/27/18,  AS.  9/29/18. 
Clauson,  PFC.  Jens— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Coffee,  Pvt.  WilHam  L.— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 10/11/18. 
Cohen,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  9/31/18. 
Cohen,  Cpl.  Murray— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  9/21/18. 
CoUamore,    Pvt.    Jesse    B.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

11/1/18. 
Collins,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18,   Tr.  5/24/18. 
Collins,  Cpl.  Harry  V.— Jd.  12/8/17,   G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/21/18,   Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Congdon,  Cpl.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  3/1/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/22/18. 
Conomikes,  Pvt.  George  N.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Conrad,  Pvt.  Elmer  S.— Jd.  7/27/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Corbett,  Cpl.  James  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,   G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18,  AS.  8/25/18,  Rjd.  10/6/18. 
Costello,  Cpl.  Bartley  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  2/18/19. 
Cotton,  Pvt.  Jesse  I.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/6/18. 
Covey,  PFC.  Byron  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Cox,  Sgt.  Leroy— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  3/9/19. 
Coye,  Pvt.  Carl  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Coyle,  Pvt.  Frank  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Coyle,  Pvt.  Patrick— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/16/18. 


Crane,  Pvt.  Walter  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/6/18 
Cross,  Pvt.  Leroy  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18.. 
Crowe,  Sgt.  George  P.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 11/7/18. 
Crowson,  PFC.  Herbert— Jd.  3/26/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/9/18. 
Cumberland,  Pvt.  Max  C— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Cummings,    Pvt.    Ernest    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Tr. 

11/18/18. 
Dahgren,  Pvt.  Fred.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/4/18. 

Rej.  2/18/19. 
Damadio,     PFC.     Orlando— Jd.     12/4/17,      AS. 

8/28/18,  Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Damiano,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  3/18/18,  Wd.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Dardano,  Pvt.  Anthony— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Davidson,    Pvt.    Erick    N.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

9/29/18,     Rjd.  11/3/18,     AS.    11/8/18,  Rjd. 

12/20/18. 
Davidson,  Sgt.  John.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  7/19/18. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Slaughter  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/19/19, 

Rjd. 2/18/19. 
Davis,  Pvt.  Thomas  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Dean,  Mec.  James  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Deitsch,  Pvt.  Charles  Ed.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18 
Denenberg,  Pvt.  Harry- Jd.  4/11/18. 
Dever,  Pvt.  Oscar  C— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Di  Marco,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/19/17,   G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  9/30/18,  Wd.  11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Dinwiddle,   Pvt.    Gerald   R.— Jd.   9/23/18,     Wd 

10/5/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Donnelly,    PFC.    Roland    M.— Jd.    12/4/17,     AS 

11/23/18. 
Dougherty,  PFC.   Joseph ;^M.—Jd.  9/23/17,    AS. 

8/15/18,  Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Dovin,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  11/24/18. 


412 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Dowd,  PFC.  James— Jd.  9/19/17. 

Dowd,  Pvt.  John  J— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/17/18. 

Dowd,  Pvt.  Joseph  P.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18. 

Downey,  Pvt.  Harry  S.— Jd.  9/18/17. 

Downs,  Sgt.  Charles  M.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18. 

Downs,  Cpl.  Walter  A.— Jd.  2/22/18,  Wd.  10/1/18. 

Dragich,  Pvt.  Nick— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Draney,  Pvt.  Joseph  E.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 

Duncan,  PFC.  Alfred  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

D'Vacchio,  Pvt.  John.— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/16/18. 

Dyer,  Pvt.  James  W.— Jd.  4/6/18. 

Edwards,  Cpl.  David  L.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Elam,  Cpl.  Emiu--Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  2/21/19. 
Ellia,  Pvt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS.  7/6/18. 
Engstrom,  Sgt.  Rufus  L.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Ennis,  Cpl.  John  F.— Jd.  4/6/18. 
Epstein,  Pvt.  Abraham— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 10/8/18. 
Ervin,  PFC.  Frank  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Everett,  PFC.  Layton  L.— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/18/18,  AS.  11/17/18,  Rjd.  12/8/18. 
Falkin,  PFC.  Michael  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18. 
Faraone,  Pvt.  Rocco.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Wd.  10/21/18. 
Fenton,  Sup.  Sgt.  Fred  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Fichman,  Sgt.  Abraham— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/26/18,  Wd.  10/18/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Fiordelisi,  PFC.  Angelo— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  2/6/19. 
Fleisher,  Pvt.  Isidor- Jd.  10/12/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 10/21/18. 
Fletcher,  Cpl.  Willard— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Flint,  Cpl.  Harry.— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Forbes,  Bglr.  Arch.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Foster,  Pvt.  Henry  A.— Jd.  2/22/18,  DW.  9/2/18. 
Fox,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  3/4/18,   Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd. 1/16/19. 
Frank,  Pvt.  Jacob.— Jd.-2/27/18,  Wd.  9/9/18. 
Frank,  Cpl.  Solomon— Jd.- 3/1/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Friedman,  PFC.  Jacob.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.11/1/18. 
Fritchie,  Cpl.  Eberi  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Fuchs,  Sgt.  Henry— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18,  Rjd. 

12/10/18. 
Furcy,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  12/6/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Galbo,  Pvt.  Joseph.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  6/14/18. 
Galvin,  PFC.  Daniel  E.— Jd.  9/19/17  G.  8/16/18. 
Gerlich,  Cpl.  August.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  7/15/18. 
Gcrling,  PFC.  Charles  W.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Gicnly,  Sgt.  James  W.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/10/ 18, 

Rjd. 11/18/18. 


Gilmartin,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  12/4/17,  G.  8/13/18, 

Rjd. 9/25/18. 
Gish,  Pvt.  Roy— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Gisholt,  Pvt.  Lars  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/13/18. 
Githn,  Cook  Jerome— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  10/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/24/18. 
Goldman,  Pvt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Goldman,  PFC.  Harry  L.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Goldman,  Pvt.  Hyman— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18,  AS.  9/21/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18,  AS. 

11/8/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Gonzales,  Pvt.  Jose  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Goodman,  PFC.  Samuel.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Gordon,  PFC.  Charles— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Gordon,  PFC.  James  H.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Grant,  Pvt.  Henry  M.— Jd.  4/6/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 10/9/18. 
Gray,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  3/18/18,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Green  way,  PFC.  Cornelius.- Jd.  3/18/18,  AS. 

8/18/18. 
Grevert,  Mch.  Albert.— Jd.  9/18/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Grieco,  Pvt.  Leonardo.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/6/18. 
Griego,  Pvt.  Noberto— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Griflin,  PFC.  Harry  P.— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  2/1/19, 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Gubler,  Cpl.  Carl  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  2/1/19, 

Wd.  10/4/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Guiseppe,  Pvt.  Ottolomi— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Guisness,  Pvt.  Christopher,— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA. 

11/2/18. 
Gundlach,  Sgt.  Henry  W.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Guss,  Pvt.  Abraham.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Hafling,  PFC.  Morris  A.— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Hahn,  Cpl.  Leo— Jd.  3/1/18. 
Hansen,  Pvt.  Gunder— Jd.  2/1/19,  Rjd.  2/2/19. 
Hanson,  Cpl.  Alfred— Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  2/1/19, 

Rjd.  2/2/19. 
Hanson,  Pvt.  Hans  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/6/18. 
Harrel,  Pvt.  Steve  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Harrell,  Pvt.  Willie  H.— Jd.  11/22/18,   AS. 

12/29/18. 
Harris,  Pvt.  Roscoe  C— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Harrison,  Pvt.  Percy  H.— Jd.  9/20/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  9/19/18,  AS.  10/2/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Hartman,  PFC.  Israel  E.— Jd.  11/22/18   AS 

2/1/19,  Rjd.  2/2/19. 
Hazard,  Pvt.  Frank  G.— Jd.  4/10/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18,  AS.  11/2/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Heinlein,  Pvt.  John.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Hendrickson,  Pvt.  Alfred— Td.  9/23/18,   AS. 

10/8/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


413 


Hermansen,    Bglr.    Hans    C— Jd.    9/23/17,    AS. 

10/8/18. 
Heuback,     Pvt.     Emanuel— Jd.     9/23/18,      Wd. 

10/2/18. 
Hinkson,  Cpl.  Harry  M.— Jd.  11/16/18.     . 
HoEFer,  Cpl.  James  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Hoffman,    PFC.    Arthur    T.— Jd.    2/27/18,  Wd. 

8/15/18,  G. 8/15/18. 
Hoffman,     PFC.     Charles     E.— Jd.     12/4/17,  G. 

8/16/18. 
Hollingsworth,   Pvt.   Roy   L.— Jd.    11/24/18,    Tr. 

3/1/19. 
Horowitz,     Pvt.     Herman     H.— Jd.     2/27/18,  G. 

8/16/18. 
Hounshell,    Mec.     Richard— Jd.     11/22/18,     Tr. 

3/1/19. 
Huber,  Mch.  Edward  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  7/22/18. 
Hudson,  PFC.  Robert.— Jd.  9/19/17,   G.  11/7/18 
Hurley,  Pvt.  John  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Hutchison,   Pvt.   Charles  R.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/6/18. 
Ivens,  Pvt.  Philip  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Jacobsen,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  3/1/19. 
Jensen,  Pvt.  Niels  P.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  2/6/19. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Elmer  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Johnson,  Bglr.  James  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Jorgensen,  Pvt.  Karl— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/4/18. 
Kahler,  Pvt.  Charles  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/24/18. 
Karl,  Pvt.  Andrew.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  5/24/18. 
Kelly,  Cpl.  William  T.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Kemp,  Mec.  Milo— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Kemper,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Kessler,  Pvt.  Murray— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Kestenbaum,    Sgt.    Meyer. — Jd.     1/5/18,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Kiernan,  Pvt.  James  T.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
King,  Pvt.  Frederick  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
King,  Pvt.  Harry  A.— Jd.  10/23/18,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Kinstel,  Sgt.  Louis.— Jd.  9/23/17,    Wd.  10/5/18. 
Kitts,  Pvt.  Harry  L.  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Klein,  PFC.  Edward  E.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Klein,  Pvt.  Herman— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Klein,  PFC.  Isidore.— Td.  2/27/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Kloos,  PFC.  John  L.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Knoblock,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Knopf,  Cpl.  Philip  E.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  10/1/18. 
Knopf,  Cpl.  Walter— Jd.  9/20/ 17. 
Korchin,  PFC.   Jack— Jd.   9/19/17,   G.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Koslan,  Pvt.  Charles- Jd.  9/23/17,     AS.  7/3/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 


Krinnes,  Pvt.  George.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  8/15/18. 
Kubarski,  Pvt.  Mike— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/29/18. 
Lamb,  Sgt.  Charles  A.— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  5/11/18. 
Lamkin,  PFC.  Charles  S.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
La  Rouche,  Pvt.   Sherwood  A.— Jd.  2/22/17,   G. 

8/16/18. 
Larsen,  Mch.  Louis.— Jd.  9/19/17,  Wd.  8/15/18. 
Leaf,  Pvt.  Howard  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,    AS.  9/29/18, 

Rjd. 1/6/19. 
Leddy,  PFC.  Step'ien.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/10/18. 
Lehman,  Pvt.  John  F.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  8/15/13, 

DW.  8/25/18. 
Levin,  Cpl.  Moe  E.— Jd.  9/22/17,  G.  8/1G/18. 
Lewandowsky,  Cook  Joseph  P.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Lewis,  Pvt.  Solomon.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/1S/18. 
Lind,  Pvt.  Clarence  O.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Lindholm,'  Sgt.  Reuben  P.— Jd.  9/19/17,   Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Lisser,  PFC.  Jacob.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Lopez,  Pvt.  Antonio.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/28/19. 
Lord,  Pvt.  Arthur  E.— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Love,  Pvt.  Wilber  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  7\S.  11/4/18. 
Loweth,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  4/10/18,    G.  8/16/lS 

Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Luiten,    Pvt.    William    F.— Jd.     9/23/18,     Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Lund,  Pvt.  Soren- Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/5/18. 
McAlester,  Pvt.  Spencer.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  2/18/19. 
McBride,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  2/22/18,  G.  8/18/18. 
McCann,  Cpl.  Robert  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/10/18. 
McClain,    Cpl.    Edward    F.— Jd.    12/4/17,      Wd. 

10/6/18. 
McClees,  Mec.  Gus— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McComas,   PFC.   Joseph    L.— Jd.    9/23/18.    AS. 

3/9/19. 
McCoombs,    Pvt.    Joseph   L.— Jd.   9/23/18,     AS. 

1/7/19. 
McFarlin,  Pvt.  Lloyd  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McGivney,    Pvt.      Thomas— Jd.      9/19/17,       G. 

8/18/18,  Rjd.  10/26/18. 
McGuire,  PFC.  Thomas— Jd.  9/24/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
McKenna,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 12/28/18. 
McLean,  PFC.  Addis  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McLoughlin,    PFC.    Francis.— Jd.    9/20/17,  DD. 

9/29/18. 
McNerney,     Pvt.     John     J.— Jd.     9/23/17,  KA. 

8/15/18. 
Maggio,  Pvt.  Luigi.— Jd.  9/19/17,  KA.  9/10/18. 
Mann,  Pvt.  William  A.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Manson,  PFC.  Daniel— Jd.  9/23/18,    G    11/2/18, 

Rjd. 11/5/18. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 


Marketta,  Pvt.  Pete— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Marshall,    Cook    Albert    K— Jd.    12/4/17,      AS. 

10/4/18. 
Marshall,  Sgt.  Howard— Jd.  9/23/17,   G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/1/18. 
Maslan,  Pvt.  Simon.— Jd.  10/11/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Matthews,    Pvt.    James    B.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Mays,  Pvt.  Roy— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/5/18. 
Meadow,  Cpl.  Paul— Jd.  3/4/18,  G.  8/16/18,  Rjd. 

12/10/18. 
Menna,  Pvt.  Francisco — Jd.  3/4/18. 
Miller,  Pvt.  Glover  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/5/18. 
Miller,  Sgt.  William  M.—Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Milleson,  Pvt.  Eddy  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 
Mincieli,  Pvt.  Frank.— Jd.  2/26/18,  AS.  9/21/18. 
Monaco,  Pvt.  Billy— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Montana,  Pvt.  F.— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  10/28/18. 
Mooney,    Pvt.    Donald    M.—Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/27/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Moore,  Cook  John  L.,  Jr.— Jd.  10/4/18. 
Moore,  Cpl.  Riley— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Moran,  Pvt.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  4/9/18. 
Morey,  Pvt.  Charles  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Morris,    Pvt.    William    M.—Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

10/28/18. 
Mucci,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Murphy,     PFC.     Thomas    L.— Jd.     3/18/18,   G. 

8/16/18,  Rjd.  8/20/18. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  Carl— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/2/18,  Rjd. 

2/18/19. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  Nels— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  10/18/18. 
Neser,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  4/13/18,   G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/22/18. 
Newkirk,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  3/1/18,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/11/18. 
Newman,  Sgt.  Edgar— Jd.  11/16/18,   AS.  2/6/19. 
Nielson,    Pvt.    Niels— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/6/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18,  AS.   3/9/19. 
Nielson,  Pvt.  Nils  P.— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  1/15/19. 
Noble,    Pvt.    Benjamin    A.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Nolan,  Pvt.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Nolen,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Nord,  PFC.  Ingman  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Norton,  Pvt.  Horace  G.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
O'Brien,  Pvt.  John  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,  DW.  10/8/18. 
O'Brien,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,  KA.  10/5/18. 
O'Toole,     PFC.     Thomas     A.— Jd.     3/18/18,  G. 

8/16/18. 
Ocheltre^,  Pvt.  Jack  R.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Orlando,  Pvl.  Ralph— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 


Ottolini,  Pvt.  Guiseppi— Jd.  9/23/18,   G.  10/2/18. 
Overstreet,   Pvt.    George   L.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd. 

10/3/18. 
Owens,  Pvt.  Clarence— Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  9/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18,  AS.  2/1/19. 
PanoflF,    Pvt.    Nicholas    B.— Jd.    12/5/17,     Wd. 

10/7/18,  Rjd.  11/8/18. 
Paradis,  PFC.  Richard  P.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/18/18. 
Park,  Pvt.  Ira  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18. 
Parsarge,  Sgt.  William— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Parton,  Pvt.  Druam— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  12/19/18. 
Patrick,   Pvt.   Bige— Jd.   9/23/18,    AS.    11/2/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Paxman,    Pvt.    Charles    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Pearce,  PFC.  John  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Tr.  12/20/18. 
Pecorello,  Pvt.  Gerardo— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/8/18. 
Perequin,  Pvt.  Ray— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18. 
Peters,  Pvt.  George  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/23/18. 
Petersen,  Pvt.  Charles  A.— Jd.  3/19/19. 
Peterson,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/30/18. 
Peterson,  Pvt.  Laurence— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/1/18. 
Petterson,  PFC.  Martin— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Peterson,  PFC.  Nels  T.— Tr.  3/1/19. 
Peterson,  PFC.  Peter  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Petran,  Pvt.  Fred,  Jr.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  11/6/18. 
Petrarca,  Pvt.  Pietro— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  9/29/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Pfeiffer,    Pvt.    Clarence    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

11/8/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Pierce,  CookTheron  E.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  5/29/18. 
Piranian,  Pvt.  Armenag— Jd.  3/26/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 10/22/18. 
Pohlman,  Sgt.  Robert  D.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/21/18. 
Portugal,  Pvt.  Jerome.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/27/18. 
Portugal,  PFC.  Louis.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Poulter,  Pvt.  Ephriam— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Prayton,  Cpl.  John  C— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/1/18. 
Proctor,  Pvt.  Roy  M.—Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/3/18, 

Tr.  3/1/19,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Pyritz,  Pvt.  John  M.—Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Quinlan,  Pvt.  Thos.  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Raison,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/1/18. 
Rastellino,  Pvt.  Pasquale— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Ratzersdorfer,     Pvt.     Robert— Jd.     3/4/18,      G. 

8/16/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Redford,     PFC.     Edwin    L.— Jd.     10/4/18    W 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Redmond,  Pvt.  Patrick  J.— Jd.  2/22/18,  G.  8/16/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


415 


Reece,  PFC.  Harold  E.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 9/26/18. 
Reed,  PFC.  John  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rees,  PFC.  Brigham— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Reformo,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Reichert,  Pvt.  Dan— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/26/18. 
Rhodes,  Pvt.   Daniel  M.,  Jr.— Jd.  3/19/18,  AS. 

9/24/18,  Rjd.  1/4/19. 
Richardson,  Pvt.  Fred  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Riggs,  Pvt.  Enos.— Jd.  2/26/18,  Wd.  11/7/18. 
Rizzo,  Pvt.  Frank.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  10/26/18. 
Roberts,  Pvt.  Charles  E.— Jd.  2/22/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Roberts,  PFC.  Raymond  J.— Tr.  3/1/19. 
Robertson,  Sgt.  George— Jd.   11/22/18. 
Romano,  Cpl.  L.  F.— Jd.  9/19/17,  KA.  10/5/18. 
Rones,  Pvt.  Gus— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/7/18. 
Rosen,  Pvt.  Isidore.— Jd.  10/12/17,  Mg.  10/5/18. 
Rosendahl,  PFC.  Adolph— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rotheim,  Pvt.  Leo.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18. 
Rothholz,  Pvt.  Gabriel— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/4/18, 

Rjd. 12/19/18. 
Rummel,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  2/22/18,  AS.  10/20/18. 
Ruvinsky,    Pvt.    Nathaniel    J.— Jd.    2/27/18,  G. 

8/15/18. 
Sabatino,  PFC.  Damiano.— Jd.  3/1/18,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 12/16/18. 
Saccato,  Pvt.  Lorenzo— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  12/26/18. 
Sacks,  Pvt.  Israel— Jd.  9/26/17,  G.  8/16/18,   Rjd. 

11/25/18. 
Safley,  Pvt.  Arley  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Santucci,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  3/18/18,   G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 11/5/18. 
Sauer,  Sgt.  Frederick  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Sayers,  Pvt.  Francis  M.- Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/31/18 
Scharfman,  PFC.  Benjamin.— Jd.   10/11/18,  Wd 

10/18/18. 
Scherman,     Pvt.     Samuel     D.— Jd.     3/18/18,  G 

8/16/18. 
Schindler,    Pvt.    Joseph    E.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA 

10/6/18. 
Schlereth,  PFC.  Adam  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/16/18 

Rjd. 1/19/19. 
Scholl,  PFC.  Charles.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  10/26/18 
Schroeder,   PFC.    Henry   A.— Jd.   9/23/18,     Wd 

10/4/18. 
Schwartz,  PFC.  Joseph.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/15/18 
Scozzafava,    Pvt.    Philip    J.— Jd.    9/19/17,     AS 

10/8/18,  Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Seaman,  Pvt.  Bertsall— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  10/6/18 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Seigman,    Pvt.   Benjamin,   Jr.— Jd.    9/19/17,     G 

8/17/18,    Rjd.   9/16/18,    Wd.   10/16/18,   Rjd 

12/16/18. 
Seltzer,  Pvt.  Roy  V.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18. 


Sevey,  Pvt.  Byron  D.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 

Shaw,  Cpl.  Clayton— Jd.  3/19/18. 

Shepherd,  Cpl.  Harold.— Jd.  2/22/18,  AS.  10/8/18. 

Sherner,  Pvt.  Mark  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Sigel,  Pvt.  John  E.— Jd.  9/23/17,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/19/18,    G.   11/1/18,    Rjd.   1/26/19. 
Silverstein,  Pvt.  Max.— Jd.  9/19/17,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Silvertsen,    Pvt.   Ingrald,   J.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

11/1/18. 
Simohn,     PFC.     Edward     C— Jd.     9/23/17,  G. 

8/16/18,    Rjd.    8/22/18,    AS.    8/29/18,    Rjd. 

12/14/18. 
Sindler,  Pvt.  Thomas  E.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  7/12/18. 
Siok,  Pvt.  Powel— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Sipe,  Pvt.  Russell  L.— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  1/4/19. 
Slack,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  9/23/18,   Wd.  10/5/18. 
Smith,  Cpl.  Joseph  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Simon— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Smith,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  3/1/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  1/19/19. 
Sorenson,      PFC.      William— Jd.      9/23/18,      W. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Soucek,  Cpl.  Joseph  C— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  7/1/18. 
Specht,  Cpl.  John.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Spencer,    Pvt.    William    H.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

10/28/18. 
Spielfogel,  Pvt.  Harry  I.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Spitzform,  PFC.  Arthur— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 10/26/18. 
Spozatta,  Pvt.  Angelo.— Jd.  12/8/17,  DW.  9/14/18. 
Spring,  Pvt.  Abe.— Jd.  10/12/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Stapleton,     Cpl.     George     F.— Jd.     3/18/18,  AS. 

10/1/18. 
Steele,  Pvt.  Washington— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/4/18. 
Stelling,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  12/8/17,    G.  8/15/18 
Stewart,    Pvt.    Edmund    J.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

3/11/19. 
Stewart,  Cpl.  Robert  F.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Stewart,     Pvt.     William     F.— Jd.     3/18/18,  Wd. 

10/1/18. 
Stoddard,  Sgt.'  Louis  A.— Jd.  4/9/18,  AS.  7/3/18, 

Rjd.  9/1/18. 
Suits,  PFC.  Joseph  S.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sullivan,  PFC.  Daniel  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sween,  Pvt.  Carsten  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/15/- 

18,  Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Swenson,  PFC.  Goodwin— Tr.  3/1/19. 
Tandy,  PFC.  John,  Jr.— Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Tannenbaum,    Cpl.    Jacob    S.— Jd.    9/23/17,     G. 

8/16/18,  Rjd.  12/1/18. 
Taylor,  Pvt.  Fred  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Taylor,  Pvt.  George-Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/1/18. 


416 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Taylor,  S^t.  Guy  E.— Jd.  11/22/18. 

Telley,  Sgt.  James  W  — Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  8/28/18, 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Templeton,  Pvt.  Lee  Parks— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Terkelsen,  Pvt.  Verner— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Tierno,  Pvt.  G.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Torre,  Pvt.  Domenico— Jd.  3/1/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Tosh,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/2/18. 
Townson,  Mec.  Benjamin  B.— Jd.    12/4/17,    AS. 

8/18/18,  Rjd.  9/8/18. 
Travers,  Pvt.  Paul  P.— Jd.  12/8/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Tucker,  Pvt.  Carey— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/1/18. 
Turiel,  Pvt.  Nis?im  C.— Jd.  4/6/18.    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  8/21/18.     . 
Twaddle,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Ufflemann,  Sgt.  Roy  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Urgo,  Pvt.  Jemmie— Jd.  4/9/18,  G.  8^5/18,  Rjd. 

11/25/18. 
Vairo,  Pvt.  Eugene  R.— Jd.  1/10/18,  AS.  10/26/18. 
Valentine,  PFC.  Arthur— Jd.  9/18/17. 
Van  Haughton,  Pvt.  Oscar  D.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS. 

1/7/19. 
Veneri,  PFC.  Andrew— Jd.  12/5/17,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 10/8/18. 
Ver  Cleyen,  Pvt.  Cyrielle— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Vick,  PFC.  George  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Vidnes,    Pvt.    Gerhard    R.— Jd.    10/23/18,     AS. 

11/11/18,   Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Villamena,     Cpl.    Michael    J.— Jd.    2/22/18,  G. 

8/16/18. 
Vitor,  Pvt.  Andrew.— Jd.  9/19/17,  G.  8/15/18. 
Von    Berlin,    Pvt.    Albert    G.— Jd.    12/5/17,  G. 

8/23/18. 
Votey,  Pvt.  Edward  W  — Jd.  3/1/18,   G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  1/19/19. 


Wade,  Pvt.  Homer  S.— Jd.  9/23/18,  KA.  10/11/18. 
Waldvogel,  PFC.  Clark  W.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Walsh,  1st  Sgt.  James  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,  Tr.  8/16/18. 
Ward,  Pvt.  Ercel— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Warren,  PFC.  Charles  E.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  8/16/18. 
Warshauer,  Cpl.  Edward.— Jd.  9/23/17,  G.8/16/18. 
Wasserbach,    Cpl.    Rudolph— Jd.    9/23/17.     AS. 

9/5/18,    Rjd.  12/1/18. 
Waters,  PFC.  Richard  J. 
Webb,  Pvt.  Arthur  J.— Jd.  3/18/18.    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd.  1/6/19. 
Weis,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  3/4/18,   AS.  9/5/18,   Rjd. 

1/27/19. 
Weis,  PFC.  Gottlib  D  — Jd.  9/23/18,  .\S.  12/4/18. 
Welter,  Pvt.  August.— Jd.  2/27/18.  G.  8/15/18. 
West,  PFC.  Charles  B.— Jd.  3/18/18,    G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 1/23/19. 
White,  Pvt.  Allan  C— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  9/30/18. 
Wiebalk,  PFC.  Charles  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 10/26/18. 
Wielson,  Pvt.  Wiels  B.— Jd.  9/23/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Williams,  Cpl.  Jack— Jd. 
Williams,    Pvt.    Robert    D.— Jd.    9/23/18,     KA. 

11/8/18. 
Williams,  PFC.  Sherman. 
Wyatt,  Pvt.  Haskell— Jd,  9/23/18,    AS.  9/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Yost,  Pvt.  Francis  M.— Jd.  9/23/18,  DW.  10/29/18. 
Zabel,  Pvt.  Fred.  R.— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  10/4/18. 
Zampos,    Pvt.    Michael    K.— Jd.    9/23/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  1/16/19. 
Zimmons,  Cook  John — Jd.  12/5/17. 
Zivitz,  PFC.  Samuel— Jd.  4/11/18,     G.  8/15/18, 

Rjd. 8/21/18. 
Zugnoin,  Pvt.  Battista— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd. 11/29/18. 


HEADQUARTERS  COMPANY 


Adams,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  9/20/17. 

Aden,  Pvt.  Paul  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Ahner,  PFC.  George  W.— Jd.  2/27/18. 

Allen,  PFC.  Herbert  R.— Jd.  8/8/18. 

Alowitz,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  12/9/17. 

Ander,  PFC.  John  W.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  10/16/18. 

Anderson,      Pvt.   Charles  E.— Jd.   9/10/17,    AS. 

8/13/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.  Edward  T.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Anderson,    Pvt.    William    S.— Jd.    4/12/18,    Wd. 

10/4/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Ansbro,  Pvt.  Harold  D.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  11/7/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Anthcs,  Pvt.  William  F.— Jd.  12/7/17. 
Appelbaum,  Pvt.  Paul  E.— Jd.  10/10/17. 


Appoldt,  Muse.  TC.  Charles  F.— Jd.  9/28/17. 

Arleth,  Pvt.  August— Jd.  4/10/18. 

Bahr,  Sgt.  William— Jd.  9/30/17. 

Bailey,  Pvt.  William  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Baker,  Cpl.  Kimber- Jd.  11/16/18. 

Balkcum,    Sgt.    Wellington— Jd.    9/20/17,      Tr. 

2/15/19. 
Barber,  PFC.  Byron  L.— Jd.  8/9/18. 
Bartges,  Muse.  TC.  Ward  W.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Bartosh,  Michael  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Basel,  Muse.  TC.  Francis  G.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Baur,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  10/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/8/18. 
Beck,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Beech,  Pvt.  George— Jd.  9/28/17. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


417 


Benda,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  12/8/17. 

Berge,  Pvt.  Richard— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Bergman,    Bnd.    Ldr.    Victor— Jd.    9/20/17,  Tr. 

4/14/19. 
Bemey,  Pvt.  Paul— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  3/18/19. 
Bernstein,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Martin— Jd.  9/19/18,  Tr. 

11/15/18. 
Berrian,    Muse.    TC.    Albert— Jd.    12/1/17,  Wd. 

10/11/18. 
Berrian,  Pvt.  William  E.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Bertram,  Pvt.  Frank  A.— Jd.  2/17/18,  AS.  8/13/18. 
Bicket,  Bnd.  Sgt.  John  S.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Billings,  Muse.  TC.  Jesse  A.— Jd.  2/26/18. 
Bisignano,  Pvt.  Salvatore— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Blanchard,  PFC.  Harry  W.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Bliss,  PFC.  Stanley  G.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Block,   Pvt.   John— Jd.   4/10/18,    AS.    10/16/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Blosveren,     Pvt.     Benjamin— Jd.     12/9/17,      Tr. 

5/27/18. 
Borzilleri,  Cpl.  Peter  R.—Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/18/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Bosforo,  Pvt.  Luigi— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Bowling,  PFC.  William  J.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Bowman,  Cpl.  Melvin— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Bown,  PFC.  Harold  S.— Jd.  2/27/17,  Tr.  9/23/18. 
Boyd,  Pvt.  Arthur  D.— Jd.  9/21/17,  Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd. 11/3/18. 
Boyle,  Pvt.  Edward  A.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Boyson,  PFC.  Floyd  G.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Bray,  PFC.  Patrick- Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  3/18/19. 
Breslaw,  PFC.  Philip— Jd.  9/30/17,  Tr.  6/15/18. 
Brilant,  Muse.  FC.  Saul— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Britzlmayr,  Cpl.  Robert— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Brodsky,  Cpl.  Morris— Jd.  10/6/18. 
Brudin,  Pvt.  Andrew  V.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  7/ 16/18. 
Bryant,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Buckner,  PFC.  Harry  S.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
BuUen,  Pvt.  Gerald— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/3/18. 
Bunney,  Sgt.  Daniel  J.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Burk,  Cpl.  Edmond— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  9/22/18. 
Burshell,  Sgt.  William  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Burton,  William  H.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  4/9/19. 
Butler,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/7/18. 
Butler,  Cpl.  William  J.— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  10/1/18. 
Buto,  PFC.  Harry  J.— Jd.  10/28/17,  AS.  10/28/18. 
Butz,  PFC.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/4/18. 
Caferri,  Muse.  TC.  Alfonso— Jd.  12/11/17. 
Cain,  Sgt.  Earl  H.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Cain,  Muse.  TC.  Edwin  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Campbell,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Alfred  L.-Jd.  10/22/18. 
Campbell,  Sgt.  Walter— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Carlson,    Mess    Sgt.    Alonzo— Jd.    9/30/17,    Wd. 

10/15/18,  Rjd.  11/3/18. 


Carreras,  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Carruth,  Pvt.   Benjamin  A.— Jd.   10/20/18,    AS. 

11/6/18.  Rjd.  12/27/18. 
Carruth,  Pvt.  Harrison  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Casey,  Pvt.  J.  T.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Caterino,  Pvt.  Charies  T.— Jd.  9/18/17. 
Cavanaugh,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  10/10/17,  Tr.  2/20/19. 
Chase,  Sgt.  Newton— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  8/1/18. 
Chasrian,  Pvt.  John  I.— Jd.  10/20/17. 
Chilberg,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  4/13/18. 
Chisholm,  Pvt.  Donald— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Christie,    Pvt.    George    A.— Jd.    2/28/17,     Wd. 

9/26/18,  Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Church,  Pvt.  Fred  J.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Clarkin,  Pvt.  Patrick  J.— Jd.  9/30/17,   G.  8/22/18, 

Rjd.  10/7/18. 
Cohen,  PFC.  David— Jd.  9/30/17,   Tr.  11/15/18, 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Cohen,    Pvt.    Sam— Jd.    2/25/18,     Wd.    11/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Connelly,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  9/20/17,  Wd.  11/8/18. 
Conzen,  Mee.  George  W.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Cooper,  Pvt.  Lee— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Coughlin,    Pvt.    George    W.— Jd.    9/20/17,     AS. 

7/19/18. 
Cowan,    PFC.    Benjamin    S.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

6/12/18. 
Cross,  PFC.  James— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cullinan,  Cpl.ThomasJ.— Jd.8/1/18,  AS.8/13/18. 
Curran,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Curran,  Pvt.  John  T.— Jd.  1/5/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Daly,  Pvt.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/4/18. 
David,  Pvt.  Herman— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Davidson,  Pvt.  Ira— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Davis,    Sgt.    Irving    Geo.— Jd.    9/20/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Davis,  Sgt.  Leonard  R.—Jd.  11/16/18. 
Decker,    Sgt.     Frederick— Jd.     9/20/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
De  Lade,  Cpl.  Fred— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Denemark,    Pvt.    Benjamin— Jd.    9/23/17,    Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Derringer,   Pvt.   William  P.— Jd.    10/10/17,    AS. 

9/22/18. 
De  Souza,  Pvt.  Alvin— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Diecke,    PFC.    Herman    G.— Jd.    12/5/17,     Mg. 

10/16/18. 
Doherty,  Pvt.  F.  j.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  8/21/18. 
Dolan,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Donnelly,  Pvt.  Paul— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS.  10/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Donovan,  Pvt.  John  F.  — Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.  11/8/18. 
Dorr,  PFC.  James  M.— Jd.  12/4/17. 


418 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Headquarters  Company  (Capt.  McAllister) 


Downing,  Pvt.  Herbert  M.— Jd.  6/17/18. 
Duncan,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  4/10/18,   AS.  9/25/18, 

Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Dunn,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  8/25/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Dwyer,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Claude  E.— Jd.  10/22/18. 
Eberth.  End.  Cpl.  Edwin  A.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Egan,  Pvt.  John  T.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Ehmann,  Pvt.  Frank  R.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Ehret,  Pvt.  Albert  W.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Eichell,  Pvt.  Burt  W.— Jd.  6/17/18,  AS.  2/7/19. 
Eigel,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  11/5/18. 
England,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Enos,  Bnd.  Cpl.  Melvin  L.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Eskin,  Sgt.  Jacob  S.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Evans,  Bnd.  Cpl.  Frederick  E.  Jr.— Jd.  9/18/17. 
Falcome,  Pvt.  Nicholas— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  10/13/18. 
Farrell,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/28/18, 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Faulkner,  Pvt.  Jewell— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Fayard,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  11/22/18,  AS.  2/7/19. 
Feeley,  Pvt.  Frank  A.— Jd.  2/27/18,  G.  11/1/18. 
Felder,  Sgt.  Frank— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Fenning,  Pvt.  James  G.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Ferry,  Sgt.  Christopher  V.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Fitzgibbon,  PFC.  John— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Fitzsimmons,  Wgnr.  Charles  J.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Foley,  Pvt.  Walter  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Fontana,  Muse.  TC.  Dominick— Jd.  1/15/18. 
Forli,  Christian— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  3/26/18. 
Fortier,  Muse.  SC.  Lee  J.— Jd.  1/15/19. 
Fox,  Cpl.  John  B.— Jd.  9/30/17,    AS.  11/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Fox,  Pvt.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  4/10/18. 
Frazee,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  2/27/18,    G.  10/14/18, 

Rjd.  10/19/18. 
Freeman,  Pvt.  Floyd  H.— Jd.  11/22/18. 


French,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  10/20/18. 

French,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  10/20/1,8. 

French,    Pvt.    William    D.— Jd.    11/22/18,      Tr. 

1/13/19. 
Friedberg,  Pvt.  Philip— Jd.  2/27/18,    AS.  9/3/18, 

Rjd.  9/29/18. 
Fruchtman,  Muse.  SC.  Harry— Jd.  9/30/17,   DD. 

2/9/19. 
Funderwhite,  Mec.  Charles— Jd.  8/19/18. 
Furey,  PFC.  William  A.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Furrer,  Pvt.  Jacob  F.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Gallagher,  Pvt.  James— ^d.  2/27/18,  AS.  9/25/18, 

Rjd.  10/26/18. 
Gallagher,  Cpl.  James  P.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  9/3/18, 

Rjd.  10/9/18. 
Galvin,  Hrshr.  John— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Garbarini,  Pyt.  John— Jd.  4/11/18. 
Gardella,    PFC.    August    M.— Jd.    9/28/17,     AS. 

,10/9/18,,  Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Gardner,  Cpl.  John  A.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Gash,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  8/1/18. 
Gates,  PFC.  F.  H.— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/12/18. 
Genmill,    Pvt.    Charles   W.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

10/26/18. 
Ceroid,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  9/21/18. 
Gervasi,  Pvt.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/23/17.' 
Giarratano,  Muse.  SC.  Guiseppe — Jd.  9/19/17. 
Gilbert,  PFC.  Royal  B.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  2/4/19. 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Gill,  Pvt.  Bernard— Jd.  10/10/17,  Wd.  10/13/18 
Ginn,  Pvt.  Earnest  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Gitlestad,  Pvt.  Bernt  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Gitlestad,  PFC.  John  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Glackemeyer,     Muse.     TC.     Ferdinand     F. — Jd. 

12/1/18. 
Colder.  Muse.  SC.  Melvin— Jd.  9/10/17. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,  ENLISTED  MEN    419, 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


Goldman,     Pvt.     Benjamin— Jd.     2/27/18,      Tr. 

9/3/18. 
Goldsmid,  Pvt.  Ernest  J.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Golhoffer,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  11/10/- 

17,  Tr.  9/22/18. 
Gorman,  PFC.  Grover— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Gotlib,  Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  10/1/18, 

Rjd.  1/21/19. 
Gottleib,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Leo  L.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Grabler,  Wgnr.  Gilbert  L.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Grazino,     Pvt.     Giovanni— Jd.     10/12/17,      AS. 

8/17/18. 
Green,  Pvt.  James  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Griggs,  PFO.  Elisha— Jd.  11/16/18,  AS.  3/29/19. 
Groncky,  PFC.  Stanley— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Gross,  Sgt.  John  H.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Gimderson,  Pvt.  Lamont  O.— Jd.    9/23/18,    AS. 

12/9/18. 
Guse,  PFC.  Frederick— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Gustafson,  Pvt.  Conrad— Jd.  11/18/18. 
Haab,  Pvt.  William  H.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Haentschke,  Bnd.  Cpl.  Frank  A.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Hammer,  Wgnr.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Hammond,  Pvt.  Otis  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Handte,  Bnd.   Cpl.  Frederick  G.— Jd.   10/10/17, 

AS.  4/28/19. 
Hannon,  Pvt.  Neal— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Harmon,   PFC.   Howard   L.— Jd.   9/23/18,     KA. 

11/4/18. 
Harper,    Joseph— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS.     11/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Hartmen,  Bnd.  Sgt.  Walter  H.— Jd.  9/23/17,     AS. 

11/4/18.  Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Hartnett,  PFC.  John— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  8/18/18, 

Rjd.  10/8/18. 
Hauck,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  9/21/17,  Tr.  4/9/19. 
Heatherington,  Pvr.  Edward— Jd.  11/18/18. 


Heine,  Pvt.  Henry  V.— Jd.  9/20/17. 

Heithoff,    Pvt.    Robert    W.— Jd.    9/30/17,     AS. 

8/18/18. 
Hermon,  Pvt.  Harold  G.— Jd.  7/23/18. 
Hervy,  Cook  Marcel— Jd.  10/10/17,  Tr.  6/27/18. 
Hession,  Pvt.  James  J.— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  10/13/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Hickey,  Pvt.  Michael  S.— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  10/12/18, 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Hissiger,  Sgt.  Henry  L.—Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.  10/29/18, 

Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Hodgeon,  Pvt.  Peter— Jd.  3/21/19. 
Hogan,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  6/2/18. 
Hollywood,  Pvt.   James  A.— Jd.   10/10/17,    KA. 

11/7/18. 
Holten,    PFC.    Herman    H.— Jd.    9/20/17,     AS. 

9/29/18,  Rjd.  10/27/18. 
Horan,  Pvt.  Samuel  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Hornback,  PFC.  Melvin— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Horowitz,  PFC.  Jacob— Jd.  9/21/17,  Tr.  8/9/18. 
Horton,  Pvt.  Robert  L.—Jd.  10/20/18. 
Howard,  PFC.  Hiram— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hubbell,  Pvt.  William  D.— Jd.  9/21/17,  Rjd.  9/8/18. 
Hudson,  Pvt.  James  M.— Jd.  10/20/17. 
Hudson,    Pvt.    James    N.— Jd.     10/20/18,     AS. 

1/13/19,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Huffman,  Pvt.  WilUam  V.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Huggins,  Cpl.  Cliffton— Jd.  7/21/18. 
Hughes,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Hughes,  Pvt.  Joseph  E.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  11/5/18. 
Hysko,  Pvt.  John  L.—Jd.  2/26/18. 
Impastato,  Muse.  TC.  Vincent  S.— Jd.  12/1/18. 
Trace,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  10/10/17,    AS.  10/21/18 

Rjd. 11/16/18. 
Isom,    Pvt.    Tom— Jd.    10/20/17,  AS.    11/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Iverson,  Pvt.  Sam  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  1/30/19. 


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A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Jeffery,  Pvt.  Marvin  E— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Jeffrey,  Pvt.  Bums  L.—Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  11/5/18. 

Johnson,  PFC.  Arnold  L.—Jd.  11/16/18. 

Johnson,  Pvt.  Carl  L.—Jd.  11/18/18. 

Johnson,    Pvt.    Hayden   H.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

11/7/18. 
Johnson,  PFC.  Martin  L.—Jd.  11/22/18. 
Jones,  Pvt.  Dossie  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Katz,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  1/4/19. 
Kehlenbrink,  Pvt.  Louis  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Kellersmann,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Kelley,  Pvt.  Perrin  S.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Wd.  9/7/18. 
Kelly,  Reg.  Sgt.  Maj.  Howard  A.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Kennedy,  PFC.  James  H.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Keman,  Cpl.  Edward— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Kiernan,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Kilmartin,  Cpl.  James  J.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
King,  Pvt.  James  B.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Kitchens,  Mec.  Bryant— Jd.  8/19/18. 
Koebbel,  Cpl.  Arthur— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Kohn,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Konchalsky,    Pvt.    Joseph    J.— Jd.    9/30/17,  AS. 

10/6/18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Kosak,  Cpl.  Samuel— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Kranz,  Pvt.  Louis  J.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Krubsack,    Bnd.    Cpl.    Carl— Jd.    1/15/19,     AS. 

2/1/19. 
La  Brecque,  Muse.  TC.  Joseph  H.— Jd.  10/23/18. 
Lageriede,  Pvt.  Olaf  I.— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  2/5/19. 
Lake,  Muse.  TC.  Earl— Jd.  1/6/19. 
Lanahan,  Pvt.  Arthur  D.— Jd.  2/27/18,    Tr.    4/9- 

19. 
Lamer,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/28/17,   Wd.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Leggett,    Pvt.    George    H.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

10/23/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Leinart,  PFC.  Robert— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Lempp,  Pvt.  Riehard  L.—Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  9/13/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Leslie,  Pvt.  Austin— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Leuenberger,  Pvt.  Fred  W.— Jd.  11/18/18. 
Levitan,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  10/12/17,  AS.  10/16/17, 

Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Lewandowski,  Muse.  SC.  Joseph  B.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lichenstein,  Cpl.  Nathan— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Lieberman,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Max— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr. 

7/24/18. 
Lindner,  Cpl.  Abe  S.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Link,  Cpl.  Frank— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Link,  Pvt.  Hiram  C— Jd.  10/20/18,   Wd.  11/8/18. 
Little,  Stab.  Sgt.  Arthur  C— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Livingston,  Pvt.  Lary  R.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Loew,  Sup.  Sgt.  Allan  A.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Lohas.  PFC.  George  C— Jd.  2/25/18   AS.  9/14/18. 


Lohr,  Pvt.  Arthur  L.—Jd.  10/20/18. 
Lovegrove,  Cpl.  John  J.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Lynch,  Cook  John— Jd.  9/30/17. 
McArdle,  PFC.  William  J.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
McCaffery,    Pvt.     Joseph— Jd.     10/10/17,      Wd. 

10/16/18. 
McCarthy,    Pvt.    Albert    F.— Jd.    2/27/18,     AS. 

6/4/18. 
McCarthy,  Pvt.  John  F.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  1/1/19. 
McCarthy,  Pvt.  Vincent  A.— Jd.  9/10/17,      AS. 

6/14/18,  Rjd.  10/8/18. 
McCauley,  Pvt.  Dan— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  11/8/18. 
McCoy,  Cpl.  William— Jd.  9/30/17,   AS.  6/18/18. 
McDermott,    Pvt.  Charles— Jd.  2/27/18. 
McElroy,  Cpl.  Malcolm— Jd.  2/27/18. 
McGarrh,  Pvt.  FranUin  S.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
McGauley,     Pvt.     Walter— Jd.     10/20/18,      AS. 

10/23/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
McGee,  PFC.  Charles  E.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
McGowan,  Cpl.  John  B.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
McGuire,    Pvt.    James    C— Jd.     10/20/18,      Tr. 

11/20/18. 
McGuire,  Pvt.  Lloyd  S.— Jd.  11/20/18. 
MeKinley,  Pvt.  John  B.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
McLemore,     Pvt.     Jonny— Jd.     10/20/18,      AS. 

10/30/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
McVarish,  Cpl.  Daniel— Jd.  2/17/18,   AS.  1/1/19. 
McVitty,  PFC.  William  T.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Magnetic©,  Muse.  FC.  Frank.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Maher,    1st    Sgt.    Joseph    D.— Jd.    9/30/17,     Tr. 

11/8/18. 
Maher,  1st  Sgt.  William  J.— Jd.  10/10/17,   Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Maiorano,  Cpl.  Pietro— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Malnitsky,  Cook  Harry— Jd.  6/23/18,    AS.  10/22- 

18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Malone,  PFC.  Edward  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
M'lloney,  Cpl.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Maloney,  Sgt.  Martin— Jd.  4/8/19. 
Mamola,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  9/24/18. 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Mann,  Pvt.  George  B.— Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd.  11/9/ 18. 
Martin,  PFC.  Charles  H.— Jd.  7/22/18. 
Mathis,  Pvt.  Thomas  H.— Jd.  1/12/19,  Tr.  4/9/19. 
Matten,  Mec.  Frank  J.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
May,  Pvt.  James  B.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Mays,  Pvt.  Elijah  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Meadows,  Pvt.  William  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Menkel,  Pvt.  Frederick— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  11/5/18, . 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Mensch,    Muse.   TC.    MUton- Jd.    12/9/17,  Tr. 

4/7/19. 
Mertz,  Pvt.  John  M.— Jd.  12/8/17,  AS.  8/28/18. 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


421 


Messer,  PFC.  Samuel— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  10/4/19. 

Meyer,  PFC.  Joseph  A.— Jd.  12/5/17. 

Meyers,  Reg.  Sgt.  Maj.  William  A.    Jd.  9/28/17. 

Miller,  Muse.  TC.  George  W.— Jd.  1/6/19. 

MQler,  PFC.  Hanford— Jd.  2/27/18. 

Mongan,  Reg.  Sgt  Maj.  Stephen  L.— Jd.  9/22/17, 

Tr.  11/8/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Moore,    Pvt.    J.    D.— Jd.    10/20/18,  G.    11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/5/18. 
Morey,  Cook  Harry  A.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Morin,  Pvt.  Arthur— Jd.  1/12/19,  Tr.  4/9/19. 
Morrisey,  Pvt.  James  G.— Jd.  9/19/17 
Moschetta,  Cook  Alesio— Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.  11/10- 

18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Mott,    Pvt.    William   H.   Jr.— Jd.    12/5/17,    AS. 

9/6/18. 
MuUaney,  Pvt.  James  A.— Jd.  2/27/ 18,  Tr.  2/20/19. 
Murphy,  Pvt.  Andrew— Jd.  6/29/18,  Tr.  10/22/18. 
Murphy,  PFC.  John— Jd.  2/26/18. 
Murphy,  Pvt.  Thomas  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Murphy,  Pvt.  Thomas  A.— Jd.  2/27/18,  Tr.  7/3/18. 
Murphy,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Murray,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Myers,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Naber,  Pvt.  Fred— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Nally,  Pvt.  WiUiam  B.— Jd.  9/20/17,  Tr.  8/4/18. 
Nelson,  Pvt.  John  M.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Nemec,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/17 
Newton,  1st  Sgt.  Paul  H.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Niemann.  Pvt.  Paul  A.  Jr.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Niemzik,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/16/18. 
O'Brien,  Pvt.  Dennis  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
O'Connell,  Sgt.  James  T.— Jd.  3/8/18. 
O'Donnell,  PFC.  Patrick  J.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
O'Mara,    Cpl.    Francis    A.— Jd.    9/28/17.     Wd. 

10/13/18. 
O'Shea,  Pvt.  Michael— Jd.  10/10/17. 
O'SuUivan,    Pvt.    Thomas   J.— Jd.    10/10/17,  AS. 

8/18/18,  Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Oelschlager,  Cpl.  Charles  A.— Jd.  9/10/17, 
Olmstead,  PFC.  Harry  L.— Jd.  8/4/18. 
Olsen,  Cpl.  Ralph  J.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Ostendorf,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Alfred  J  — Jd.  9/10/17. 
Pagliaro,  Pvt.  Albert— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Palmiter,  Sgt.  Fay— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Payes,  Pvt.  Kane— Jd.  9/30/17 
Payne,  Muse.  TC.  Arthur  E.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Peterson,    Pvt.    Adolph    G.— Jd.    9/20/17,      Tr. 

5/11/18. 
Petronella,  Bnd.  Sgt.  Anthony— Jd.  9/27/17. 
Phelps,  PFC.  Zona— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Pincus,  Muse.  TC.  Louis— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Pinkerton,  Pvt.  William  G.— Jd.  11/22^18. 


Pion,  PFC.  Isidor  H.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Post,  PFC.  Frank  C— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Powell,  Pvt,  James  J.— Jd.  9/26/17,  AS.  9/8/18, 

Rjd.  10/31/18,  AS.  11/9/18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Prager,  Sgt.  Bglr.  Barnett— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Pulawski,  Sgt.  Stephen  G.— Jd.  9/19/17, 
Quinn,    Sgt.    Charles    A.— Jd.    9/19/17.     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Rae,  Sgt.  Thomas— Jd.  4/1/19. 
Raff,  Cpl.  Elias— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Rauchman,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  9/30/17,  G.  10/14/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Ray,  Pvt.  Gordon  B.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Raynor,  Cpl.  Alvin  E.— Jd.  12/5/17, 
Recckia,  Muse.  TC.  Louis  R.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Reddish,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/4/18, 

Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Regan,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Reilly,  PFC.  Joseph  V.— Jd.  6/17/18. 
Resler,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Henry— Jd.  7/31/18. 
Richardson,  PFC.  Alphonzo  D.— Jd.  9/22/17,    AS. 

11/8/18,   Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Richardson,   Sgt.   Wilfred  L.— Jd.    1/21/19.     AS. 

6/21/18,  Rjd.  9/20/18. 
Rieken,  Pvt.  Ben  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Riddle,  Pvt.  Irwin  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Rider,  Sgt.  Ernest  W.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Ritholz,  Muse.  TC.  Harry— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Rosenquest,  Cpl.  Charles  F.— Jd.  10/10/17.    AS. 

10/5/18,   Rjd.  1/4/19. 
Ross,  Pvt.  Melvin  A.— Jd.  9/23/18, 
Rossi,  Muse.  SC.  Domenieo— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Rubin,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Isidore  Jacob— Jd.  2/27/18, 

Tr.  10/18/18. 
Ruf,  Sgt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Ryan,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  10/9/17,  Wd.  9/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/11/18. 
Samborski,  Muse.  FC.  Stanley  M.— Jd.  1/15/19. 
Santos,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  9/28/17,    G.  9/21/18. 
Sawhill,  PFC.  John  A.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  10/14/18. 
Seheller,  Sgt.  Otto— Jd.  9/21/17,  G.  8/16/18,  Rjd. 

1/16/19. 
Schierhorst,  PFC.  Conrad  D.— Jd.  12/5/17,    KA. 

10/12/18. 
Sehlereth,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Schmidt,  Sgt.  Herbert  E.— Jd.  9/22/18. 
Schmidt,  Pvt.  Nicholas— Jd.  9/30/17,  AS.  S/l/18, 

Rjd.  1/27/19. 
Schmidt,  Cpl.  William  J.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Schneider,  Pvt.  Henry  Jr.— Jd.  10/11/17, 
Sehopenfels,  Cpl.  Harry— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Schrage,  PFC.  Carl  E.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  8/12/18, 

Rjd.  4/11/19, 


422 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Schramm,   PFC.   Herbert   C— Jd.   2/27/18,    Tr. 

9/3/18. 
SchrinUer,  PFC.  Edward  A.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Schumacher,     Pvt.     Henry— Jd.     9/23/18,      AS. 

9/29/18. 
Schuster,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Sckalor,  Pvt.  David  D.— Jd,  10/10/17. 
Sclafani,  Muse.  SC.  August— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Seaman,  Pvt.  Silas  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sebylano,  PFC.  Angelo— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Shatzka,  Pvt.  Archie  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Sherman,  PFC.  Samuel— Jd.  9/23/17,   AS.  10/27- 

18,  Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Simms,  Muse.  TC.  John— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Simon,  Cpl.  WiUiam— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Sinardi,  Pvt.  Pasqualino— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Sinert,   PFC.   Aaron— Jd.   9/10/17,  AS.  9/20/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Sloan,  Pvt.  Robert  J.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Smith,  Asst.  End.  Ldr.  Fred  M.— Jd.  9/21/17,  Tr. 

11/26/18. 
Smith,  PFC.  John  J.— Jd.  9/22/18,  Wd.  11/10/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  WiUiam— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Soave,  Muse.  FC.  Ferdinando— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Sorensen,  Cook  Martin  S.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Stanton,  Pvt.  Robert— Jd.  10/20/18,  Tr.  3/17/19. 
Starr,  PFC.  Lester  D.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Steckler,    Sgt.    Alfred   Jr.- Jd.    10/9/17,     Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Stehl,  Asst.  End.  Ldr.  Richard  E.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Steiert,    PFC.    Charles    W.— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

8/18/18,  Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Steinberg,    PFC.    Mandel— Jd.    10/10/17,     KA. 

9/29/18. 
Stemm,  Pvt.  Raymond  R.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Steneck,  Sgt.  Henry  W.  Jr.— Jd.  9/20/17,    DW. 

10/2/18. 
Stocker,  PFC.  John  L.-Jd.  11/22/18. 
Stoeth,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Strauss,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  2/27/18,    Wd.  8/16/18, 

WD.  8/20/18. 
Stray,  Cpl.  WiUiam  J.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Wd.  11/5/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Sullivan,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Sutton,  Pvt.  Charles  C— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Sweeney,  Cpl.  John  V.— Jd.  10/10/17,  G.  8/18/18. 
Swickle,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  9/10/17,   Tr.  7/13/18. 
Tadona,  Pvt.  Mato— Jd.  2/16/18. 
Taylor,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/3/18. 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 


Temple,    PFC.    Robert    J.— Jd.     12/5/17,     AS. 

10/21/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Thompson,  Pvt.  Walter— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  6/14/18. 
Tipton,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Torres,  PFC.  Erminio  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Trinka,  PFC.  Frank— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Trower,  Cook  Charley— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Tuchansky,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Turley,  Pvt.  Thomas— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Van  De  Bogart,  PFC.  Chester  L.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Van  Praag,  End.  Sgt.  Edward— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Van    Siclen,    Pvt.    James    P.— Jd.    9/29/17,  AS. 

9/7/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Van  Wicklin,  Wgnr.  Eentley— Jd.   12/5/17,    AS. 

1/27/19. 
Vitale,  Muse.  TC.  Edward,  I.— Jd.  12/1/18. 
Vogt,  Pvt.  Joseph— J  d.  9/23/18. 
Voigt,  Pvt.    Max  C— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  11/4/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Wagner,  PFC.  Frederick  F.  Jr.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Walsh,  Pvt.  Daniel  A.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Walther,    Pvt.    Edward    E.— Jd.    12/8/17,     AS.' 

8/13/18. 
Wang,  Cpl.  Max— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Warner,    PFC.    Garrer    W.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 

9/24/18. 
Wasser,  Pvt.  Louis— Jd.  7/31/18. 
Weaver,  Pvt.  David  A.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Weinstein,  Cpl.  Nathan— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  8/30/18, 

Rjd.  10/16/18. 
Weir,  Pvt.  Alfred  H.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Welch,  Pvt.  Benjamin  S.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
WelUnghausen,  Bnd.  Cpl.  Albert  C— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Welsh,  PFC.  John  H.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Wennik,  PFC.  Sidney— Jd.  10/12/17. 
West,  Pvt.  Bert  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
West,  Sgt.  Charles  R.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
White,  Pvt.  CorneUus— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  9/28/18. 

Rjd.  1/4/19. 
White,  Sgt.  WilUam  J.  Jr.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Whitman,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  2/17/18,  AS.  11/5/18. 
Wieber,  PFC.  Andrew  C— Jd.  12/5/17. 
WUd,  Pvt.  Herman— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Wilder,  Sgt.  Charley— Jd.  11/22/18. 
WUevers,  Cook  Pierre— Jd.  10/9/17,  Tr.  1/4/19. 
WiUiams,  PFC.  Louis— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Williamson,  Pvt.  Irving  H.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Willis,  PFC.  Arthur  W.— Jd.  2/27/18,  AS.  11/1/18. 
WUson,  Wgnr.  John— Jd.  2/27/18. 
WincheU,  PFC.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  11/7/18. 
Wischart,    Pvt.    Raymond,— Jd.     12/6/17,     AS. 

8/23/18. 
Wiseman,Pvt.LeeE.—Jd.  10/20/18,  Wd  11/1/18. 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


423 


Wishnew,  Sgt.  Charles— Jd.  9/16/17. 
Wold,  Muse.  TC.  Alexander  T.— Jd.  12/1/18. 
Wolf,  Cpl.  Solomon  S.— Jd.  9/23/17,  Tr.  6/25/18. 
Worshan,  Pvt.  CharUe— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/29/18. 
Wowereit,    Pvt.    Charles    H.— Jd.     9/30/17,  AS. 
10/3/18,  Rjd.  12/19/18. 


Yeakle,  PFC.  Jacob  O.— Jd.  11/22/18. 
Yokubowski,  Pvt.  Stanley— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Zimmerman,  Cpl.  Louis— Jd.  9/23/17,  KA.  11/5/18. 
Zitnyar,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  10/20/ 18. 
Zoller,  Cpl.  Theodore  A.— Jd.  10/22/18. 


MACHINE  GUN  COMPANY 


Adickes,    PFC.    William    H.— Jd.    9/22/17,     AS. 

8/12/18,   Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Albertson,   Pvt.    Augustus   R.— Jd.    7/1/18,     AS. 

10/28/18,    Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Alpert,  Pvt.  Morris.— Jd.  9/10/17,   Wd.  10/4/18. 
Anderson,  PFC.   Gustav  W.— Jd.  9/10/17,    Wd. 

9/8/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Athy,  Pvt.  Michael  J.— Jd.  9/29/17,    G.  8/14/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Aue,  Bglr.  William  F.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Bagnasco,  Cpl.  John  P.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Baker,  PFC.  Salin.— Jd.  11/16/18,    AS.  11/25/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Baldwin,  PFC.  Jos.  C— Jd.  1/5/18,   Tr.  7/24/18. 
Ball,  Sgt.  Daniel.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Barber,  Pvt.  Homar.— Jd.  6/30/18,   KA.  9/26/18. 
Barnes,    Pvt.    Clarence    E.— Jd.    11/16/18,     AS. 

1/4/19. 
Barnes,  Pvt.  Floyd  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Baumann,  Pvt.  Charles  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
BedeU,  PFC.  Lester.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Bell,  Pvt.  Hubert  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Bennetti,  Pvt.  Thomas.— Jd.  6/30/18. 
Benson,  Pvt.  Arvid.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Beyer,  Pvt.  Carl.— Jd.  12/8/17,   Tr.  6/30/18. 
Brady,  Pvt.  George  F.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Braun,  Pvt.  Henry  C— Jd.  2/25/18,  Wd.  10/ 15/ 18. 
Browder,  Pvt.  Carl  B.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Brown,  Pvt.  Alva.— Jd.  10/20/18,    Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd. 12/20/18. 
Brown,    Sgt.     Charles    W.— Jd.     10/9/17,      Wd. 

9/27/18,  Rjd.  11/18/18. 
Brunson,  Pvt.  Howell  S.— Jd.  8/2/18,  AS.  8/23/18, 

Rjd.  10/7/18. 
Brusco,  Pvt.  Salvatore.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Bucher,  Sgt.  Lloyd  D.—Jd.  1/5/ 18,  Comd.  7/12/18. 
Bums,  PFC.  Hugh.— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Butts,  Pvt.  John  R.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Carr,  Sgt.  Jesse  G.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Case,  Pvt.  Henry  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  KA.  9/7/18. 
Chitwood,  PFC.  Isaac— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Cisch,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  12/8/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Clipperton,  Pvt.  Benjamin  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Close,  Sup.  Sgt.   Charles  F.— Jd.   12/4/17,    Wd. 

10/15/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 


Coffin,  PFC.  Albert  B.— Jd.  12/7/17,   Tr.  4/7/19- 

Cohen,  Sgt.  Nathan  A.— Jd.  1/5/18. 

CoUeran,  Pvt.  Jos.  P.— Jd.  2/26/18,    AS.  12/1/18. 

CoUino,  Pvt.  Jose.— Jd.  12/7/17. 

Collins,  Pvt.  Elmer  J.— Jd.  6/30/18,  AS.  10/15/ 18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Connelly,  Pvt.  James.— Jd.  1/12/18. 
ConneUy,  Pvt.  Joseph.— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  8/14/18. 
Cothren,  Pvt.  Francis  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Cozart,  Pvt.  Edd.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Cronin,  Pvt.  John  L.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Crump,    Pvt.    Emmett    J.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

11/10/18,   Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Currie,    PFC.    Raymond    J.— Jd.    10/8/17,     AS. 

9/6/18. 
Daley,  PFC.  James.— Jd.  10/8/17,    KA.  11/1/18. 
Davidson,  PFC.  Donald  G.— Jd.  1/5/18. 
Davis,  Cook  Herbert  A.— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Delaney,  Pvt.  James  K.— Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.10/5/17, 

Rjd.  3/18/18. 
De  Matte,  Pvt.  Angelo.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Dempsey,  Pvt.  Matthew  F.— Jd.  2/25/18,    Mg. 

10/3/18. 
Deseve,  Pvt.  Harold  J.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  11/8/18. 
Deutsch,  PFC.  John.— Jd.  6/30/18,   AS.  8/6/18. 
Dillon,  Pvt.  Peter.— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Dingey,  Pvt.  Sherman.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Disler,  Sgt.  Charles  J.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Donnelly,    Pvt.    Francis    R.— Jd.    2/27/18,     Wd. 

10/15/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Dowd,  Sgt.  Francis  J.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Dunn,  Joseph  P.— Jd.  10/7/17. 
Dykeman,  George. — Jd.  12/5/17. 
Eckhardt,     Pvt.     Walter.— Jd.     10/20/18,      DD. 

12/14/18. 
Eichhom,    Cpl.    George    E.— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

10/28/18,   Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Erickson,     Pvt.     Sigfried.— Jd.     10/20/18,      AS. 

11/8/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Eskin,    Pvt.    Max.— Jd.    9/10/17,     AS.    9/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Farrow,  Pvt.  Odell.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Fitzpatrick,  Sgt.  John  V.— Jd.  9/30/17,  G.10/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Flack,  Pvt.  John  C— Jd.  2/25/18,   KA.  11/1/18. 


424 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Machine  Gun  Company  (Capt.  McKay) 


Fontaine,  PFC.  Edmond.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Foss,  Pvt.  John  A— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA.  9/28/18. 
Fowler,  Pvt.  Harold.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  2/12/19. 
Frawley,  Pvt.  J.  F.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.   10/13/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Friedman,  PFC.  Louis.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Gamer,  Pvt.  Darlton  D.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Garrigan,  Cpl.  W.— Jd.  9/10/17,   AS.  1/4/19. 
Garrigan,    Cpl.    WilUam    A.— Jd.    9/10/17,      G. 

10/16/18,  Rjd.  11/16/18. 
Gee,  Sgt.  WilUam  A.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Geis,  Pvt.  Walter.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Gilbert,  Cpl.  Herbert.- Jd.  9/10/17,   G.  10/15/18, 

Rjd. 11/29/18. 
Gray,  Pvt.  John.— Jd.  6/30/18. 
Griffen,  Pvt.  Charles  R.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Griffin,    Pvt.    Carlton    E.— Jd.     10/11/17,     AS. 

6/1/18. 
Griffin,  Pvt.  Thomas.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  10/28/18. 
Griffith,  Pvt.  J.  A.— Jd.  9/30/17,   KA.  7/18/18. 
Guido,  Pvt.  Saverio— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Hager,  Pvt.  George.— Jd.  6/30/18,   Tr.  7/13/18. 
Hall,  Pvt.  George  W.— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA.  9/6/18. 
Hamel,  PFC.  Leo  A.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  10/21/18, 

Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Hare,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  9/13/18, 

Rjd.  12/5/18. 
Harms,  PFC.  Frederick.— Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  1/14/19. 
Harms,  Pvt.  John  W.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  1/4/19. 
Harper,  Pvt.  Howard  J.— Jd.  12/8/17,  Wd.  10/5/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 


Hartigan,  PFC.  Patrick.— Jd.  9/30/17. 

Harvey,  Cpl.  William  B.— Jd.  1/5/18,  Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Haskamp.  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hastings,  Pvt.  Edward.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hausch,  Pvt.  John  M.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Haynes,  Pvt.  E.  N.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  2/13/19. 
Helmond,  Pvt.  C,  Jr.— Jd.  9/30/17,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Henle,  Mec.  John  J.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Henn,  Cpl.  A.  G.— Jd.  12/4/17,  Wd.  8/25/18. 
Hickox,  Pvt.  Jesse.— 10/20/18,  AS.  10/20/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Higginbotham,  Pvt.  Jos.  L.— Jd.  10/20/18.  DW. 

10/27/18. 
Hobby,  Pvt.  James  L.— 10/20/18,  Wd.  11/1/18; 
Hodge,  Pvt.  Bert  G.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Hooker,  Pvt.  Harry.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Horton,  Pvt.  Guy  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Hudspeth,  Pvt.  Silas.— Jd.  7/26/18,  KA.  9/26/18. 
Hughes,  Pvt.  George  A.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Hynes,  Pvt.  Edward.— Jd.  7/26/18,  Wd.  9/28/18. 
Inmon,  Mec.  Edgar.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Jackson,  PFC.  George  A.— Jd.  7/26/18,  Wd. 

11/1/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Jacobson,  Pvt.  Harry  H.— Jd.  2/26/18,  DW. 

11/25/18. 
Jause,  Pvt.  Charles  F.—Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  5/29/18, 

Rjd.  9/2/18,  AS.  10/22/18,  Rjd.  11/4/18. 
Jennings,  Cpl.  Homer  E.— Jd.  7/26/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  John  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Miles  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Johnson,  Pvt.  Richard  A.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Johnston,  Pvt.  Patrick.— Jd.  10/10/17. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


425 


at   Camp  Upton,  N.   Y. 


Jones,  Cpl.  Albert  N.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Jones,  Pvt.  WilUam  G.— Jd.  10/20/18. 

Jordon,    Pvt.    Thomas    W.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

1/11/19. 
Justice,  Pvt.  Jim.  C— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Kacin,  Pvt.  William.— Jd.  9/23/18,    G.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  1/12/19. 
Kadane,  Pvt.  William  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Kammerer,  Cpl.  Anton  T.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Kaplan,  Pvt.  Harry.— Jd.  12/5/17,   AS.  10/28/18, 

Rjd.  12/24/18. 
Keatting,  Pvt.  James.— Jd.  9/29/17,  DW.  11/9/18. 
Kelley,  PFC.  Herbert.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kenzie,    Cpl.     Charles    H.— Jd.    6/30/18,      Wd. 

10/3/18,  Rjd.  10/5/18. 
Kerley,  Pvt.  J.  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,   Wd.  9/27/18. 
Kimbrell,  PFC.  Albert  W.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kincheloe,  Pvt.  David  E.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
King,  Pvt.  Calvin  B.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Kinney,  Bglr.  Daniel  A.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Kipple,    Pvt.    William    H.— Jd.    10/20/18,     Wd. 

11/1/18. 
Kock,  Cook  Charles  P.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Kocoles,  Pvt.  George  D.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Kurz,  Cpl.  William.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Lachia,  PFC.  Samuel.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Lamphier,  Pvt.  Fred  J.— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA.  11/1/18. 
Landman,  Pvt.  Jacob.— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA.  9/26/18. 
Lane,  Pvt.  Robert  P.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
La  Terella,  Cpl.  Charles  A.— Jd.   10/8/17,    Wd. 

9/26/18. 
Lavelle,   Sgt.    Francis   M.— Jd.   9/30/17,     Comd. 

7/12/13. 


Leonard,    Pvt.    Michael    J.— Jd.    9/23/17,     AS. 

8/1/18,   Rjd.  8/21/18. 
Lifshitz,  PFC.  Barnett.— Jd.  9/30/17,  Wd.  9/3/18, 

10/26/18. 
Long,  Pvt.  Jackson.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Lucas,  Pvt.  Ira  S.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Lutmer,  Pvt.  Frank.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Lyons,  Pvt.  Arthur.— Jd.  9/21/17,    G.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  11/29/18. 
McCourt,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
McCue,  Pvt.  Joseph  E.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  9/10/18. 
McDonough,  Cpl.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  9/19/17,    Wd. 

9/3/18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
McGloin,  Pvt.  Edward.— Jd.  9/29/17, 
McGuire,  James  C— Jd.  11/20/18. 
McGuire,  Lloyd  S.— Jd.  10/20/18,   Tr.  11/20/18. 
McKay,  Francis  J.— Jd.  9/21/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
McMahon,   Pvt.  Andrew    A.— Jd.    9/23/17,    AS. 

10/15/18. 
McNeil,  Pvt.  Lloyd  C— Jd.  9/23/18. 
McNemar,  Pvt.  Thomas.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Maddox,    Pvt.    David    A.— Jd.    10/20/18..      AS. 

11/10/18,   Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Magee,  PFC.  Edwin  W.—Jd.  12/5/17,  G.  10/15/18, 

Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Maguire,  Pvt.  Edward.— Jd.  10/8/17,  Wd.11/10/18. 
Maguire,  Pvt.  Robert.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Margetes,  Pv£.  Roy.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Marllin,  Pvt.  David.— Jd.  6/30/18,  Wd.  10/18/18. 
Marry,  PFC.  J.  F.— Jd.  10/7/17,    G.  10/16/18. 
Marshall,  Pvt.  Lee.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Martens,  Frank  D.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Martin,  Pvt.  Colon  C— Jd.  10/20/ 18. 


426 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Maslanik,    Pvt.     Abraham.— Jd.    9/20/17,      AS. 

1/2/19. 
May,  Pvt.  Edgar  R.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Melary,    PFC.    Joseph    L.— Jd.    9/23/18,      KA. 

11/8/18. 
Merritt,  Hrshr.  Charles  E.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Mertens,  Sgt.  Jacob  J.— Jd.  1/5/18,  Comd.7/12/18. 
Meyers,  John.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Mills,  Pvt.  Willie  B.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Moats,  Ira.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Moon,  Pvt.  Walter  L.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Moore,  Pvt.  James.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Moriarty,    Pvt.    James    A.— Jd.     10/10/17,      G. 

10/16/18,  Rjd.  1/16/19. 
Morris,    Pvt.    Webster    H.— Jd.    12/5/17,     Wd. 

9/9/18. 
Morrison,  Sgt.  Duncan,  Jr. — Jd.  9/10/17,    Comd. 

7/12/18. 
Morse,  Pvt.  Howard  J.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Morton,  PFC.  Roy.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Murphy,  Bruce  L.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Murray,    Cpl.    Hawkins,    I.— Jd.    9/10/17,     AS. 

1/31/19. 
Musgraves,   Pvt.   Harry   C— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

11/8/18,  Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Myers,  PFC.  William.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Neuberger,  Sgt.  Charles.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Newton,  PFC.  Charles  O.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Nirmaier,  Pvt.  Carl.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
O'Donnell,  PFC.  Alexander  J.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
O'Donnell,    PFC.    Charles.— Jd.    10/9/17,      KA. 

9/7/18. 
O'Hare,  Pvt,  Joseph  A.— Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  9/6/18. 
Oliver,  Pvt.  David  H.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
O'Neill,  Pvt.  George  R.— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Orange,  Pvt.  George  H.— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  8/6/18, 

Rjd.  3/21/19. 
Ostendorf,  Bn.  Sgt.  Maj.  Alfred  J.— Jd.  9/10/17, 

Comd.  7/12/18. 
Owen,  Pvt.  Guy.— Jd.  2/26/18,   KA.  9/26/18. 
Panker,  Pvt.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  9/12/17,  AS.10/6/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Pappas,  Pvt.  William.— Jd.  12/4/17,    G.  10/16/18, 

Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Patterson,  PFC.  Albert  L.— Jd.  10/11/17. 
Pawl,  Pvt.  George.— Jd.  9/19/17,    AS.  9/27/18, 

Rjd. 12/23/18. 
Peacock,  Pvt.  Joseph  E.— Jd.  6/30/18. 
Peavler,  PFC.  George  R.— 11/16/18. 
Penton,  Pvt.  Nelson  N.—Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.1/30/19. 
Perhab,    Pvt.    Rudolph    R.— Jd.    9/23/18,     AS. 
•     10/15/18,   Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Pierce,  Pvt.  Dudley  P.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Pinkus,  Pvt.  Alex.— |d.  6/30/18. 


Pitzolonti,  Pvt.  John.— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.  11/7/18. 
Plakakis,  Pvt.  John.— Jd.  9/28/17.  KA.  11/1/18. 
Plompis,  Pvt.  John  P.— Jd.  10/20/18,   AS.  2/8/19, 

Rjd.  2/18/19. 
Portanova,  Pvt.  Dante.— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  8/6/18, 

Rjd.  9/26/18. 
Pruett,  Pvt.. Roy  H.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Quagliariello,  Sdlr.  Carmine.— Jd.  10/15/18,    AS. 

8/6/18,  Rjd.  10/13/18. 
Quinn,  Pvt.  Edgar.— AS.  1/1/19. 
Reda,  Pvt.  James.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 
Reggentine,  Pvt.  Rudolph  W.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Reilly,  Pvt.  Andrew.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Reilly,  Pvt.  Matthew.— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Renyard,  Cook  Charles  E.— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Rialson,  Pvt.  George  E.— Jd.  11/15/18. 
Richardson,  Pvt.  Mark.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Riddler,  PFC.  Forest.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Riese,  Mess.  Sgt.  Andrew  J.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Robinson,  Pvt.  Lester.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  3/29/19 
Roe,  Pvt.  Zachary  F.— Jd.  10/9/17. 
Rohr,  Harry  J.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Rosha,  PFC.  Charles.— Jd.  9/30/17,   AS.  1/1/19. 
Sadler,  Pvt.  Frank  J.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Salleto,  Pvt.  Vincenzo.— Jd.  10/9/17,  AS.  11/7/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Sandlin,  PFC.  George.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Sauter,  PFC.  C.  B.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Wd.  10/28/18. 
SaviUe,  PFC.  Arthur  L.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Schmelter,  Pvt.  Otto.— Jd.  12/5/17,   KA.  9/7/18. 
Schultz,  Pvt.  Harry.— Jd.  9/23/18,    AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/8/18. 
Schultz,  PFC.  Roy  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Schutzmann,    Pvt.   Herman.— Jd.   9/23/17,     Wd. 

9/9/18. 
Scott,  Pvt.  Robert  R.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/30/18, 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Scranton,  PFC.  Irving  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Shanahan,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Shea,  Pvt.  Patrick.— Jd.  9/20/17,   K.\.  11/5/18. 
Sieg,  Pvt.  John  R.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Sievers,  Pvt.  WiUiam.— Jd.  9/22/17,    KA.  9/7/18. 
Silleck,  Pvt.  Herbert.— Jd.  10/9/17,    AS.  8/14/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Benjamin.— Jd.  7/1/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Charles  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Samuel  S.— Jd.  9/28/17,  Wd.  9/10/18. 
Smith,     Cpl.    Thomas    A.— Jd.     12/5/17,      Wd. 

11/10/18,   Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Smoot,  PFC.  Tilford.— Jd.  11/16/18,  Tr.  4/8/19. 
Spalding,    Pvt.    William    N.—Jd.    2/25/18       G. 

8/14/18,   Rjd.  9/20/18. 
Spanos,  PFC.  Nicholas  N.—Jd.  11/16/18 
Spitelnick,    Pvt.    Michael.— Jd.    10/10/17      Mg. 

9/28/18. 


REGIMENTAL     ROSTER,     ENLISTED     MEN 


427 


Stamm,  Sgt.  John  F.— Jd.  9/30/17. 

Stewart,  Pvt.  Harry  E.— Jd.  9/23/18. 

Stolar,  Pvt.  Ira.— Jd.  10/10/17,   AS.  8/23/18. 

StubenvoU,  Pvt.  Harry.— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  6/30/18. 

SuhrhofE,  Sgt.  Louis  A.— Jd.  9/23/17. 

Thompson,  PFC.  Earl.— Jd.  11/16/18. 

Tighe,  Pvt.  WilUam  M.— Jd.  9/29/17,  Wd.  9/8/18, 

Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Tigue,  Pvt.  Frank  A.— Jd.  9/22/17,    Wd.  9/8/18, 

Rjd.  10/7/18. 
Timm,  Cpl.  Arnold  E.— Jd.  2/27/18,   AS.  11/5/18, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Tobin,  PFC.  Patrick.— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Tonry,  Pvt.  Joseph  P.— Jd.  9/28/17,   AS.  5/11/18. 
Triantos,   Pvt.   Theodore   A.— Jd.   9/23/18,     AS. 

11/2/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Tryfonas,  PFC.  Peter.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Tucker,  PFC.  Morton.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Turner,  PFC.  John  H.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Ubaldo,  Pvt.  Luca.— Jd.  3/18/18,   AS.   1/29/19, 

Rjd.  3/18/19. 
Van  Wicklen,   Pvt.  Lester  B.— Jd.   12/5/17,    G. 

9/13/18,  Rjd.  10/7/18. 
Vatsakis,   PFC.   Emmanouel.— Jd.   9/23/18,     AS. 

10/21/18,    Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Verity,  Pvt.  Robert  S.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Vigil,   PFC.  Julio.— Jd.   9/23/18,    Wd.   11/1/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Von  Urff,  Mec.  Julius  S.— Jd.  9/30/17. 
Voorhis,  Pvt.  Lester  L.— Jd.  9/23/ 18,  AS.  10/14/ 18 . 
Walter,  Sgt.  Arthur.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Comd.  7/12/18. 


Walters,  Pvt.  John  H.— Jd.  9/23/18,  Wd.  9/27/18. 
Walton,  John  A.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Waters,  Sgt.  William  R.— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  9/19/18. 
Weatherford,    Pvt.   Jeff   D.— Jd.    10/20/18,     AS. 

10/30/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Weaver,    PFC.    Howard    T.— Jd.    12/4/17,     AS. 

10/30/18,   Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Weidenbaum,  Pvt.  Abraham.— Jd.  9/28/17,    Wd. 

10/16/18. 
Weiner,  PFC.  Louis  J.— Jd.  9/30/17,   G.  10/15/18, 

11/16/18. 
Welch,  Pvt.  Stephen  H.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Welsh,  PFC.  Laurence.— Jd.  9/23/18. 
Whalen,    Pvt.    William    H.— Jd.    12/5/17,     KA. 

11/1/18. 
Whelton,    Cpl.    George    B.— Jd.    3/18/18,     Wd. 

9/26/18. 
White,  Pvt.  William  B.— Jd.  None,   AS.  11/21/18. 
Wilder,  Pvt.  Hudson B.—Jd.  9/23/18,  G.  10/15/18. 
Wilenski,  Pvt.  Waclaw.— Jd.  6/30/18. 
Wilkin,  Sgt.  Robert  J.— Jd.  10/7/17. 
WilUams,     Pvt.     Robert.— Jd.     10/20/18,      KA. 

11/8/18. 
Wilson,  Pvt.  Winfield.— Jd.  11/16/18. 
Wolfmeyer,  Pvt.  Wilbert  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Wood,  Pvt.  James  O.— Jd.  10/20/18,  AS.  10/30/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Wooley,  Joe  F.— Jd.  10/20/18. 
Wyland,  PFC.  Claud.— Jd.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/15/18, 

12/17/18. 
Zucchi,  PFC.  Louis  J.— Jd.  12/5/17,   Wd.  9/8/18. 

11/25/18. 


SUPPLY  COMPANY 


Althisar,  Pvt.  Philip  G.— Jd.  12/4/17,  AS  1/23/19. 
Augustin,    Wgnr.    Frank   Jr.— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

7/29/18,  8/14/18. 
Baker,  Pvt.  Merle  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  1/25/19. 
Barrett,    Wgnr.    Edward    F.— Jd.    3/18/18,     AS. 

9/30/18,   Rjd.  11/29/18. 
Bennetts,  Pvt.  Frederick  J.— Jd.  12/5/17, 
Berg,  Sdlr.  Emil— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Bloomfield,  Wgnr.  John  S.— Jd.  11/4/18. 
Bouchard,  Pvt.  OliverA.— Jd.  9/21/17,  DW.  7/15/18. 
Bowers,  Pvt.  James  A.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Bradish,  Wgnr.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Brady,  Wgnr.  Patrick  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Brayson,  Wgnr.  James  H  — Jd.  1/6/19. 
Brennen,  Wgnr.  Edward — Jd.  11/4/18. 
Brodie,  Sgt.  Daniel  H.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Buck,  Pvt.  Harrison  H.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Bumeal,  Pvt.  Anthony  J.— Jd.  2/27/18. 
Byrne,  Wgnr.  Peter  F.— Jd.  12/5/17. 


Byrnes,  Pvt.  Alfred  A.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Cantor,  Wgnr.  Louis— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Cashin,  Wagnr.  Edward  F,— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Choquette,  Wgnr.  Mederic  H,— Jd.  1/6/19. 
Cobb,  Wgnr.  Leslie  A.— Jd.  12/8/17,   AS.  9/2/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18,  Tr.  4/5/19. 
Coffey,  Wgnr.  Joseph  J.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Colbert,  Wgnr.  Francis— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  10/14/18, 

Rjd.  3/19/19. 
CoUender,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  9/28/17,  AS.  2/4/19, 

Rjd.  2/17/19. 
Condon,  Pvt.  Thomas  F.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Cook,  Wagnr.  Eugene— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Coyle,  PFC.  James  P.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Gumming,  Reg,  Sup.  Sgt.  John— Jd.  9/10/17,  Tr. 

10/18/18,  Rjd.  1/24/19. 
De  Angelis,  Wgnr.  Daniel— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Dede,  Wgnr.  John  A.— Jd.  9/19/17. 


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De  Gruttola,  Wgnr.   Guiseppe— Jd.   9/28/17,   G. 

9/26/18,  Rjd.  1/29/19. 
Delpersio,  Wgnr.  James— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Dema,  Wgnr.  Tony— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Dent,  Pvt.  Edward  F.—Jd.  9/21/17,  AS.  9/17/18, 

Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Dolan,    Hrshr.    Edward    T.— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

8/31/18,  Rjd.  10/24/18. 
Dowd,  Cpl.  Joseph— Jd.  9/20/17. 
DriscoU,  PFC.  Michael  P.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Dube,  PFC.  Frank  N.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Dunn,  Wgnr.  Robert  J.— Jd.  9/20/17,    AS.  11/30- 

18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Eidlen,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  9/22/17,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Eisenkraft,  Pvt.  Hyman— Jd.  12/20/17,  AS.  2/6/19. 
Elber,  Wgnr.  Joseph— Jd.  9/23/17,    AS.  10/24/18, 

Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Elliott,  Wgnr.  James— Jd.  9/19/17,   KA.  10/15/18. 
English,  Wgnr.  William  H.— Jd.  ft/ 10/ 17. 
Enright,  Wgnr.  Philip— Jd.  12/5/17,  Wd.  10/15/18, 

Rjd. 10/23/18. 
Epp,  Wgnr.  William— Jd.  11/16/17. 
Erb,  Cpl.  Henry  D.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Erdman,  1st  Sgt.  Albert  C— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Etter,  Wgnr.  Charles— Jd.  9/24/18. 
Farrell,  Wgnr.  Edward— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Farum,   Cook   Louis— Jd.   9/22/17,  Tr.   8/25/18, 
Fineberg,  Pvt.  Jacob— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Finley,  Pvt.  John  F.—Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  7/20/18. 
Finnegan,  PFC.  John  Patrick— Jd.  9/10/17,  KA. 

10/23/18. 
Fitzgerald,  Wgnr.  Nicholas— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Fitzpatrick,  Pvt.  Philip  C— AS.  2/8/19. 


Supply  Company   (Capt.  Brittner) 

Fladderman,  Wgnr.  Henry- Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  3/26- 

19. 
Flynn,    Pvt.   Martin   Francis— Jd.   3/18/18,    AS. 

2/4/19. 
Flynn,  Wgnr.  Thomas  F.—Jd.  12/5/17. 
Forbes,  Mec.  Charles  E.— Jd.  2/25/18,  AS.  6/7/18, 

Rjd.  6/30/18,  AS.  8/18/18,  Rjd.  8/21/18,  AS. 

9/2/18,  Rjd.  9/6/18. 
Forkell,  PFC.  John  Jos.— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  12/1/18. 
Fosberg,  Wgnr.  Arthur  E.— AS.  3/26/19. 
Frost,  Wgnr.  Francis  G.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Gagnon,  Cpl.  Emile  J.— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Gaiius,  Wgnr.  Zigmunt— Jd.  9/24/18. 
Garvey,  Wgnr.  John— Jd.  9/27/17. 
Gerald,  Wgnr.  John  H.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Goodwin,  Wgnr.  William— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Gorman,  Wgnr.  John— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Grande,  Wgnr.  Francisco — Jd.  12/5/17. 
Greenberg,  Pvt.  Isidore— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Hadden,  Wgnr.  Fenton— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Hancock,  Wgnr.  William  F.—Jd.  3/18/18. 
Hanley,  Wgnr.  William  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Hartnett,  Pvt.  Lester  W.— Jd.  3/21/19. 
Hasbrouck,  Wgnr.  Emery— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Henderson,  PFC.  Charles  F.—Jd.  9/19/17. 
Hervy,  Cook  Marcel— Jd.  6/27/17. 
Heubel,  Wgnr.  Alfred— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Hodgson,  Pvt.  Peter  M.— Jd.  9/18/17,  Tr.  3/21/19. 
Holmes,  Wgnr.  Wesley  W.— Jd.  11/4/18. 
Hor,  Pvt.  Lee— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Howard,  Wgnr.  Thomas— Jd.  9/29/17. 
Hughes,  Wgnr.  Michael  J.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Hutzelman,  Wgnr.  John— Jd.  12/5/17,  Tr.  9/24/18. 


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429 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


Hyland.  Hrshr.  James  A.— Jd.  12/5/17. 

Jones,  Wgnr.  Edward— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  1/29/19. 

Kane,  Pvt.  Edward  Michael— Jd.  12/5/17,    Wd. 

10/25/18. 
Karvinin,  Mec.  Peter— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Katz,  Pvt.  Julius— Jd.  9/19/17,  Tr.  1/4/19. 
Kearns,  Wgnr.  Martin  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Kennedy,  Wgnr.  John— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Kernan,  Stab.  Sgt.  CHfton  S.— Jd.  9/10/17,    AS. 

10/20/18,  Rjd.  1/19/19. 
Kiersted,    Wgnr.    Thomas    F.— Jd.    9/19/17,  Tr. 

7/20/18. 
Klein,  Pvt.  Sol  Herbert— Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Kounovsky,  Wgnr.  James — Jd.  11/4/18. 
Xozelka,  Cook  Louis— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Lachmund,    Sgt.    Arnaud   F.— Jd.    12/5/17,     AS. 

10/30/18,  Rjd.  12/8/18. 
Landy,  Wgnr.  Edwin— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Lathrop,  Wgnr.  Albert— Jd  7/20/18. 
Leavy,  Pvt.  Jack— Jd.  11/4/18. 
Xeden,  Wgnr.  Tracy  B.— Jd.  9/27/17,  AS.  10/3/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Linsky,  Wgnr.  Patrick— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Lister,  Pvt.  Wilmot  C— Jd.  1/6/19. 
Little,  Wgnr.  James— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Lopes,  Pvt.  Luseno— Jd.  11/4/18. 
Lopresto,  Cook  Charles — Jd.  12/5/17. 
McCabe,  Cpl.  Lawrence— Jd.  12/5/17. 
MacDermott,  Cpl.  Raymond  G.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
McDonald,  Cook  Charles  W.— Jd.  8/21/18,     AS. 

10/1/18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
McDonald,  Wgnr.  Thomas  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
McGuigan,  PFC.  Henry  T.—Jd.  9/23/17. 


McHugh,  Wgnr.  John  J.— Jd.  3/18/18,  AS.  10/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
McManus,  Wgnr.  Joseph  F.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
McSherry,  Hrshr,  Lawrence  J.— Jd.  7/20/18. 
Maher,  Wgnr.  James  J.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Mahiitsky,  Cook  Harry— Jd.  9/22/17,  Tr.  6/23/18. 
Mann,  Reg.  Sup.  Sgt.  Clarence— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Manning,  Wgnr.  Harry  G.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Mauro,  Wgnr.  Caneo— Jd.  10/8/17. 
Miller,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Miller,  Wgnr.  Fred— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Mingino,  Pvt.  James— Jd.  9/20/ 17. 
Murphy,  Wgnr.  Frank— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Murphy,  Wgnr.  Thomas— Jd.  9/20/17,  AS.  10/24- 

18,  Rjd.  2/4/19. 
Murphy,  Wgnr.  William  A.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Navins,  Wgnr.  Patrick— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Nelson,  Wgnr.  WiUiam  P.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
O'Brien,  Wgnr.  Fred  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Ornas,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Pappas,  Cook  Thomas  G.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Phaneuf,  Wgnr.  Moses  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Phelan,  Wgnr.  Joseph— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Raflfo,  Pvt.  Vincent— Jd.  9/19/17,    AS.  2/4/19. 
Raspanti,  Pvt.  Joseph— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Raynor,  Wgnr.  John  W.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Reddy,  PFC.  James  J.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Reilling,    Wgnr.    Edward    A.— Jd.    9/19/17,  AS. 

9/29/18,  Rjd.  12/20/18. 
Rein,  Wgnr.  James— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Reynolds,  Wgnr.  George  E.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Reynolds,  Wgnr.  James  E.— Jd.  3/18/18. 


430 


A    HISTORY    OF    THE    305th    INFANTRY 


Rhebergen,    Wgnr.    Clarence— Jd.     2/24/18,     AS. 

4/12/19. 
Roach,  Mec.  John  E.— Jd.  2/25/18. 
Rogg,  Wgnr.  Conrad— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Roper,  PFC.  Alfred  C— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Rosalia,  Pvl.  Charles— Jd.  2/27/18,  DD.  8/28/18. 
Roth,  PFC.  Henry  N.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Ryan,  Hrshr.  William— Jd.  12/4/17. 
Salerni,  Sdlr.  Angelo— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Santi,  Cpl.  Anthony— Jd.  9/10/17,   Wd.  10/15/18, 

DW.  10/22/18. 
Schapp,  Reg.  Sup.  Sgt.  Irving— Jd.  9/10/17,    Tr. 

7/24/18,  Rjd.  9/26/18. 
Schneider,  Mess  Sgt.  Henry— Jd.  9/24/ 18. 
Schneyer,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Schuetz,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  9/29/17,  AS.  10/27/18. 
Scott,  Sgt.  James  M.— Jd.  10/10/17. 
Seaman,  Wgnr.  John  F.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Sherman,  Wgnr.  Howard  F.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Shouldis,  PFC.  Richard  A.— Jd.  9/20/17. 
Smith,  Pvt.  Charles  W.— Jd.  2/22/18. 
Smith,  Wgnr.  Guy-Jd.  2/25/18,   AS.  10/6/18,  Rjd. 
11/29/18. 


Sanitary    Detachment    (Capt.    Morton) 

Smith,Hrshr.JohnL.—Jd.  12/5/17,  AS.  10/27/18, 

Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Snyder,  PFC.  Geo.— Jd.  4/10/19. 
Sta:Jey,  Wgnr.  Brack— Jd.  11/4/18. 
Stimson,  Sgt.  Arthur  M.— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Sullivan,  Wgnr.  Frank— Jd.  9/21/17. 
Swilkey,  Wgnr.  David— Jd.  9/19/18. 
Synan,     Pvt.     Henry     D.-Jd.  3/18/18.      AS.   7/ 

30/18. 
Totolo,  Mec.  John— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Trakas,  Pvt.  Frank— Jd.  11/4/18. 
Trim,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  1/6/19. 
Van  Tassel,  Wgnr.  Samuel— 12/5/17. 
Van  Tassell,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Wagner,  Wgnr.  Crawford— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Wallace,  Mec.  Blaine  J.— Jd.  3/18/18. 
Weaver,  Reg.  Sup.  Sgt.  Russell— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Weiss,  Wgnr.  Peter— Jd.  9/23/17. 
Wilwers,  Cook  Pierre — Jd.  1/4/19. 
Winans,  Sgt.  Charles  D.— Jd.  9/19/17. 
Woodhouse,  Sgt.  Spencer  Ed.— Jd.  3/18/18.  DD. 

3/1/19. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,  ENLISTED  MEN 


431 


at  Camp  Upton,  N.  Y. 


ORDNANCE  DETACHMENT 


Fisher,  Pvt.  Raymond  P.— Jd.  12/5/17. 
Froida,  Ord.  Sgt.  Joseph— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Peyser,  Pvt.  Robert  S.— Jd.  9/10/17. 


Schweickert,     Pvt.     Herman— Jd.     9/23/17. 
Shaw,  PFC.  Frederick— Jd.  9/22/17. 
Stonebridge,  Cpl.  Herbert— Jd.  10/8/17. 


SANITARY  DETACHMENT 


Abbas,  Pvt.  Hemmo  E.— Jd.  10/18/18,  Tr.  1/2/19. 
Abelson,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  10/16/18,  Tr.  4/7/19. 
Alexander,  Pvt.  Cecil  H.— Jd.  10/16/18. 
Ambrosen,  Pvt.  Eddie.— Jd.  10/18/18,  Tr.  1/2/19. 
Anderson,    Pvt.    Arthur    W.— Jd.    7/11/18      AS. 

2/10/19. 
Anderson,   Pvt.    Claude    C— Jd.    10/18/18,     Tr. 

1/2/19. 
Assink,  Pvt.  Harry.— Jd.  10/16/17,   Wd.  11/1/18. 
Backlar,  Pvt.  Samuel  B.— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  9/2/18, 

Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Baker,  Sgt.  Edwin  O.— Jd.  9/27/17,  AS.  10/13/18. 
Banawalker,  Pvt.  Raghunath— Jd.  2/25/18,  G.  10- 

16/18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Baronsky,     Pvt.     Samuel.— Jd.     11/22/17,      AS. 

10/31/18,  Rjd.  3/19/19. 


Bearman,  PFC.  Alexander  A.— Jd.  12/14/17,   Wd. 

8/17/18. 
Beck,  Pvt.  Edward— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  8/16/18,  Rjd. 

8/20/18,  Wd.  10/3/18,  Rjd.  10/27/18. 
Beckman,  PFC.  Bernard  A.— Jd.  9/28/17. 
Benson,    Pvt.    Edward    W.— Jd.    9/20/17,      AS. 

11/12/18. 
Bernstein,  PFC.  Benjamin  B.— Jd.  9/10/17,    G. 

8/16/18. 
Bohrer,  Pvt.  William,  Jr.— Jd.  9/ 10/17,  AS.  10/4/18, 

Rjd.  11/3/18. 
Carson,    PFC.     Claude    D.— Jd.    9/10/17,      AS. 

10/27/18. 
Cassidy,  Pvt.  Theodore— Jd.  12/9/17,  AS.  10/15  18. 

Rjd.  12/19/18. 
Clary,  Sgt.,  Hugh  V.— Jd.  11/24/18. 


432 


A    HISTORY     OF    THE     305th    INFANTRY 


Cohn,  Pvt.  Benjamin— Jd.  11/13/18. 

Conrey,  PFC.  Allen  D— Jd.  12/5/17. 

Coorman,  PFC.  Harry  J.— Jd.  9/10/17. 

Cotter,    PFC.    Arthur    C— Jd.    9/10/17,     Wd. 

10/15/18. 
Coyle,  PFC.  John  Joseph.— Jd.   12/14/17,    Wd. 

10/10/18. 
Cunningham,  Sgt.  Lewis  C. — Jd.  3/2/19. 
Davidson,  PFC.  Jacob— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Davidson,  Pvt.  James.— Jd.  11/24/18,  AS.  1/1/19. 
Dillon,  Pvt.  Davis.— AS.  11/3/18. 
Downing,  PFC.  Geo.  V.— Jd.  7/20/18,   Tr.  3/7/19. 
Earger,  Pvt.  Max— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Einhom,  PFC.  Joseph— Jd.  9/10/17,   G.  8/16/18, 

AS.  10/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18,  Tr.  4/7/19. 
Elmendorf,    Pvt.    Elbert   L.— Jd.    10/30/18,     Tr. 

3/18/19. 
Feinberg,    Pvt.    Charles   A.— Jd.    12/14/17,     Tr. 

10/21/18. 
Feriman,  Pvt.  GeorgeW.— Jd.ll/24/18,Tr.  1/2/19. 
Fletcher,  Pvt.  George.— Jd.  9/20/17,    G.  8/16/18. 
Freberg,  Pvt.  Harold  J.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Galinauskas,  PFC.  Constantine.— Jd.  9/20/17,  KA. 

10/4/18. 
Gates,  Pvt.  Earl  E.— Jd.  11/25/18,   Tr.  1/2/19. 
Geiger,  Pvt.  Morris  A.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Gerdis,  Pvt.  John.— Jd.  10/28/17,   Wd.  11/8/18. 
Giordano,  Pvt.    Fortunate   E.— Jd.   3/18/18,    AS. 

9/3/18,  Rjd.  11/25/18. 
Glover,  Pvt.  Charles  M.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  10/14- 

18,  Rjd.  12/14/18. 
Goldenberg,  Sgt.  FC,   Isidor— Jd.   9/28/17,    AS. 

10/23/18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Gondola,  Pvt.  John  J.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  10/19/18. 
Grace,  Pvt.  Francis.— Jd.  11/6/18,   AS.  11/14/18. 
Grace,  Pvt.  Frank.— Jd.  9/10/17,  Wd.  11/5/18. 
Gulick,  Pvt.  Jay  D.— Jd.  10/30/18. 
Hauser,  PFC.  Gerald— Jd.  7/20/18. 
Henley,  Sgt.  Ernest— Jd.  3/3/19. 
Herbstritt,  Pvt.  Harry— Jd.  9/29/18. 
Hess,  PFC.  William  H.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Hill,  Pvt.  Raymond  C— Jd.  10/8/18,  Tr.  1/2/19. 
Hoffman,  Pvt.  Harry.- Jd.  10/10/17,  AS.  1/31/19, 

Rjd.  3/28/19. 
Houck,  Pvt.  Paul  B.— Jd.  10/16/18,  AS.  4/6/19. 
Janzick,  Pvt.  John.— Jd.  10/8/18,   Tr.  1/2/19. 
Kanaratos,  Pvt.  George.— Jd.  10/28/18,  Tr.1/2/19. 
Kanstiener,  Pvt.  Frank.— Jd.  9/29/18,  Tr.  1/2/19. 
Kipp,  PFC.  John  A.— Jd.  9/10/17,   AS.  11/3/18. 
Klose,  Sgt.  Arnold  G.— Jd.  12/31/18. 
Koenigsfest,  Pvt.  Joseph  M.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Kornacker,    Pvt.     Frank    L.— Jd.    2/25/18,  AS. 

10/16/18,  Rjd.  12/31/18. 
Koslosky,  Pvt.  Stanley.— Jd.  10/28/18,  Tr.  1/2/19. 


Kroencke,  Pvt.  Henry— Jd.  10/12/17,   AS.  10/16- 

18,  Rjd.  12/6/18. 
Krossman,  Pvt.  Joseph  H.— Jd.  9/29/18. 
Larson,  Pvt.  Elmer— Jd.  9/29/18. 
Ledyard,    PFC.    Harold   L.— Jd.    6/27/18,     Wd. 

8/16/18,  Rj.  9/23/18,  AS.  10/2/18,  Rjd.  11/25- 

18. 
Lee,  PFC.  Harry  J.— Jd.  9/29/17,    AS.  9/11/18, 

Rjd.  10/9/18,  AS.  10/10/18,  Rjd.  11/17/18. 
Levy,  PFC.  Irving— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Liebman,  Pvt.  Joshua— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  11/1/18, 

Rjd.  12/23/18. 
Lishansky,  Pvt.  David— Jd.  9/10/17,    G.  9/6/18, 

Rjd.  10/9/18. 
McHenry,  Pvt.  Paul.— Jd.  9/29/18,    Tr.  1/2/19. 
Maibauer,   Pvt.   William   W.— Jd.    10/9/17,     Tr. 

1/2/19. 
Markowsky,  PFC.  Harry- Jd.  9/10/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  1/9/19. 
Martczak,    Pvt.     Abraham.— Jd.     10/9/17,      AS. 

11/8/18. 
Maus,  PFC.  Edward  G.—Jd.  7/8/18,  AS.  10/26/18, 

Rjd.  12/28/18. 
Mintz,  Pvt.  William.— Jd.  9/23/17,  AS.  11/25/18. 
Mohr,  Pvt.  Cameron  O.— Jd.  8/26/ 18,  AS.  10/8/18. 
Murphy,  Pvt.  William  P.— Jd.  9/29/18. 
Newsome,  Sgt.  TroisN.— Jd.  9/10/17,  AS.  11/7/18. 
Nuzum,  Sgt.George  R.— Jd.  9/19/17,  AS.10/13/18. 
Paff,  Pvt.  Herman.— Jd.  9/29/18,   KA.  10/3/18. 
Panzo,  Pvt.  Dominico— Jd.  3/4/18,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  9/25/18. 
Quinlan,  Pvt.  Daniel  W.— Jd.  9/28/17,  G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 8/20/18. 
Rivers,  Pvt.  Edward  J.— Jd.  11/24/18,  Tr.  1/2/19. 
Robertini,     Pvt.     Pasquale.— Jd.    11/24/18,      Tr. 

1/2/19. 
Satterfield,  Pvt.  Andy— Jd.  3/4/18,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd. 8/29/18. 
Schineller,  Pvt.  John— Jd.  12/8/17. 
Schlesinger,  Pvt.  William— Jd.  8/23/18,  AS.  9/23- 

18,  Rjd.  1/12/19. 
Schwager,  PFC.  Emanuel— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Seigel,  Pvt.  Morris— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Seigman,  Pvt.  Samuel— Jd.  9/21/17,    G.  8/16/18, 

Rjd.  8/20/18,  AS.  9/28/18,  Rjd.  12/16/18. 
Sellner,  Pvt.  Arthur  D.— Jd.  11/3/18,   Tr.  1/2/19. 
Sine,  Pvt.  Jesse  T.— Jd.  8/19/17,   Wd.  9/29/18. 
Southworth,  Sgt.  Christopher.— Jd.  9/10/17,    KA. 

11/4/18. 
Walter,  Pvt.  Frederick.- Jd.  11/24/18,  Tr.  1/2/19. 
Wechsler,  PFC.  Harry.— Jd.  11/24/18,  Tr.  2/25/19. 
Weltchek,  Pvt.  Lawrence  L.— Jd.  11/24/18. 
Wild,  Pvt.  Henry  J.,  Jr.— Jd.  9/10/17. 
Wilson.  PFC.  Charles  F.— Jd.  2/27/18. 


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